2004 Hot Wheels General Mills Cereal Promos

The first Hot Wheels General Mills cereal box promotion happened in 1997. That year, there were only four different castings available inside select packages of your favorite cereals. When the Hot Wheels General Mills cereal box promotion was brought back in 2004, it had a Richard Petty theme. There were 10 different variations of 8 different castings found inside boxes – all decorated with a version of the number 43 racing livery – and there were two different Volkswagen Drag Buses that could be ordered through the mail for $9.99. (All of the cars were also included in that year’s General Mills Salute to Richard Petty set.) My friend and fellow collector, Brad, sent me these two examples from the 2004 promotion.

The Hot Wheels ’64 Plymouth Belvedere was first released – with Richard Petty livery, a metal base, and wearing Goodyear Eagle white-letter 10-spoke wheels – in the 1999 Pro Racing Hall of Fame series. The cereal box promo version that you see here has blacked-out windows with no interior, a gray plastic base and black lace wheels, but it’s still a fun representation of the car that Petty used to win his first Dayton 500.

Hot Wheels | 2004 General Mills Cereal Promo | ’64 Plymouth Belvedere | light blue with 43 racing tampo, black tint windows, gray plastic base | Thailand | black lace wheels

The Hot Wheels ’71 Plymouth GTX was first released in the 2001 First Editions and has been produced in at least 36 different variations and counting. Like the Belvedere above, this 2004 cereal promotion has a plastic base and blacked-out windows with no interior.

Richard Petty did win the 1971 NASCAR Grand National Championship driving a ’71 Plymouth (Road Runner), but I’m pretty sure it wasn’t painted red with Lucky Charms decorations.

Hot Wheels | 2004 General Mills Cereal Promo | ’71 Plymouth GTX | red with 43 and Lucky Charms tampo, black tint windows, black plastic base | Thailand | 5-spoke wheels

These promo cars also include a little Salute to Richard Petty emblem on the trunk lid.

2022 Hot Wheels Classic TV Series Batmobile 1:50 Scale Variations

The Hot Wheels Batman 1:50 Scale Series originated in 2008 and ran until 2012. In 2016, the series made a return and has continued through 2022. This line of vehicles features a wide variety of different Batmobiles (from cartoons, TV shows and movies) with an occasional vehicle from one of Batman’s allies or an enemies. There are at least 12 different variations of the Classic TV Series Batmobile in this series, although only a few of them seem to have obvious differences outside of the packageing. My friend and fellow collector, Brad, sent me this 2022 release. This larger scale allows for some nice detailing and these models feature chrome plastic wheels with rubber tires. To add to the fun, this Batmobile has a tow hook to pull the Batboat, which is one of the other vehicles included in the series.

The back of the package shows some of the other vehicles available in the 1:50 series.

DKL23 | 2022 Batman 1:50 Scale | Classic TV Series Batmobile | black with red and white Batman logo on doors, red pinstripes, clear windows, black and red interior, black plastic base | Vietnam | chrome plastic wheels with rubber tires

I have one other loose example of the Hot Wheels 1:50 scale Classic TV Series Batmobile, and, although it has a different county of origin, it is appears to be identical to the 2022 release. It does have the X4033 code stamped on the base, which I believe identifies it as the 2012 release.

X4033 | 2012 Batman 1:50 Scale | Classic TV Series Batmobile | black with red and white Batman logo on doors, red pinstripes, clear windows, black and red interior, black plastic base, trailer hitch | 1:50 | China | chrome plastic wheels with rubber tires

Click here to see a bunch of my 1:64 scale Hot Wheels 1966 TV Series Batmobiles. Click here to compare to the Playart 1966 Batmobile from my childhood. And click here to see my Corgi Juniors 1966 Batmobile.