Who's That Hot Rod?

[Towers_Spy]

Hey guys, one of my friends just pulled this figure out of his childhood toybox where he says its been stashed unceremoniously under a bunch of hot wheels cars for years..
Just wondering if anyone knows what kind/year this Hot Rod is, I'm thinking a reissue but Giles (born in 1987) says he had it when he was like, 4 or 5.

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Its almost perfect condition considering its treatment

(apologies for the bad photos..)

[1AZRAEL1]

Without a closer shot of the engine, IMO it could either be Normal Hot Rod or Targemaster Hot Rod. TM Hot Rod has a larger hole in the top of the engine to accomodate for the TM.

[Sky Shadow]

If it was bought for him at that time first-hand and he's literally had it since he was four or five then it would have to be an unsold toy left on the shelves for five or six years (there was no 1992ish Chinese reissue of Hot Rod.) If he actually got it later than that and he's misremembering by about a decade then Hot Rod was reissued here at Toys 'R' Us around 2002.

We'd need to see a photo of the fist peg holes to know if it's the Targetmaster version.

[kup]

I am inclined to think its the Targetmaster version given the plastic toes and the very rough time estimate in which it was bought. However it could be the plastic variation of normal Hotrod too.

A photo of his fist peg holes would help much in the identification. If he is the Targetmaster version, try to look for Firebolt within the toy box.

[Towers_Spy]

If he actually got it later than that and he's misremembering by about a decade then Hot Rod was reissued here at Toys 'R' Us around 2002

I doubt he got it that late, he's not the toy-appreciating-after-childhood type.

I tried taking some pics of the engine hole and fist pegs but my camera couldn't cooperate with the small subject matter, but they all measure just on 4mm diameter. Dont know if that helps at all with the diagnosis

[Sky Shadow]

I doubt he got it that late, he's not the toy-appreciating-after-childhood type.

I tried taking some pics of the engine hole and fist pegs but my camera couldn't cooperate with the small subject matter, but they all measure just on 4mm diameter. Dont know if that helps at all with the diagnosis

Then it's the second version of original 1986 Hot Rod with plastic toes. That's the only thing it can be, actually, so that's the answer to your question. (Thus he's missing two guns.)