Title:
G1 Cliffjumper Reissue
Description:
Cliffjumper (Mini Vehicle, 1984/1985)
Takara ID number: 13
Part of the original 1984 range of Autobot Mini Vehicles, Cliffjumper began life as a Microchange ”MC-04 #01 Porsche 924 Turbo”, a super deformed ”Penny Racer”-style representation of the real car. Though broadly similar in construction to Bumblebee and commonly called a redeco/retool of him by fans, Cliffjumper is actually an entirely different mold that just uses the same transformation scheme. This confusion was not helped by the fact that both Cliffjumper and Bumblebee were released in both red and yellow during the first two years of the Generation 1 toyline; a move designed to ”make the line look bigger” according to former Hasbro R&D Vice President George Dunsay.[1]
In 1984, Cliffjumper and the other Mini Vehicles came packaged in vehicle mode; in 1985, they were switched to come in robot mode, a change preceded by the addition of a picture of their vehicle modes to the front of their cards. The same year, the Autobot insignia on Cliffjumper’s roof/chest was replaced with a heat-activated rubsign. Later in 1985, Cliffjumper and the Mini-Vehicles came packaged with Mini-spies.
When he was released in Japan in 1985, ”Cliff” came in a small box rather than a card. He was available in both red and yellow, both versions having the rubsign rather than the foil faction symbol.
Cliffjumper was also sold in several countries south of the US in a wide variety of colors, which are covered in individual entries below (simply to keep this entry from getting too cluttered).
This mold was also used to make ”Optimus” Carrera, and was retooled to make Hubcap.
A yellow version of the Microchange ”MC-04 Mini CAR Robo 02 Familia 1500XG” mold was also available packaged on Cliffjumper cards. As an entirely different mold, this toy was not regarded as a variant of Cliffjumper, but rather as a separate character that the fandom christened ”Bumper”.
Takara ID number: 13
Part of the original 1984 range of Autobot Mini Vehicles, Cliffjumper began life as a Microchange ”MC-04 #01 Porsche 924 Turbo”, a super deformed ”Penny Racer”-style representation of the real car. Though broadly similar in construction to Bumblebee and commonly called a redeco/retool of him by fans, Cliffjumper is actually an entirely different mold that just uses the same transformation scheme. This confusion was not helped by the fact that both Cliffjumper and Bumblebee were released in both red and yellow during the first two years of the Generation 1 toyline; a move designed to ”make the line look bigger” according to former Hasbro R&D Vice President George Dunsay.[1]
In 1984, Cliffjumper and the other Mini Vehicles came packaged in vehicle mode; in 1985, they were switched to come in robot mode, a change preceded by the addition of a picture of their vehicle modes to the front of their cards. The same year, the Autobot insignia on Cliffjumper’s roof/chest was replaced with a heat-activated rubsign. Later in 1985, Cliffjumper and the Mini-Vehicles came packaged with Mini-spies.
When he was released in Japan in 1985, ”Cliff” came in a small box rather than a card. He was available in both red and yellow, both versions having the rubsign rather than the foil faction symbol.
Cliffjumper was also sold in several countries south of the US in a wide variety of colors, which are covered in individual entries below (simply to keep this entry from getting too cluttered).
This mold was also used to make ”Optimus” Carrera, and was retooled to make Hubcap.
A yellow version of the Microchange ”MC-04 Mini CAR Robo 02 Familia 1500XG” mold was also available packaged on Cliffjumper cards. As an entirely different mold, this toy was not regarded as a variant of Cliffjumper, but rather as a separate character that the fandom christened ”Bumper”.
Theme:
G1 Reissue
Manufacturer:
Hasbro
Year:
1984
Country:
United States
Size:
3 in
Series:
Mini bots
Model Number:
Red Car
Date Added:
2021-01-05 12:22:35
Automatic Estimated Value:
~$97.95
Automatic Estimated Date:
2025-09-05
Date Added:
2021-01-05 12:22:35
