Title:
Mazda Mini Spy White
Description:
”Motorized Transformers” toys (see ”Notes” below) came packaged with re-releases of the 1984 Mini-Cars in early 1985. Motorized Transformers were the first toys to debut with heat-sensitive rubsigns, and the only way to determine whether a given Motorized Transformer toy was an Autobot or Decepticon was by rubbing said rubsign. They also use a pull-back motor to zip along smooth surfaces. They’re just packed with gimmicky goodness, especially considering that they were freebie pack-ins.There are four different Motorized Transformer molds, known by the unofficial names 4WD Type (or Jeep Type), Buggy Type, FX-1 Type (based on the Toyota FX-1 concept car), and Porsche Type (based on the Porsche 928). Each was available in blue, white or yellow plastic, and as either an Autobot or Decepticon, making for a total of twenty-four different combinations.Sealed specimens that have survived to the modern day suggest that the color apparently depended on the figure they were packed with (it’s possible that the faction also depended on the Mini-Car figure, but that’s almost impossible to tell at this point):
White came with Bumblebee and Cliffjumper
Yellow came with Brawn and Gears
Blue came with Huffer and Windcharger
On top of that, each model has three multi-part variations centered around the pull-back assembly:
The seemingly most common version of each toy has an angled motor casing with 8-spoke rear hubcaps and ”DUNLOP”-branded tires.
Rarer variants have rounded casing with a shallower, more complicated hubcap pattern and ”GOODYEAR”-branded tires. This matches the pre-Transformers versions of the toys previously released by Takara (see ”Notes” below).
Rounded-casing versions may also have blank tires with no branding whatsoever. It is uncertain at this point which is the rarer round-casing version.
That’s a whopping seventy-two potential Motorized Transformer variations! Good luck, completionists! (We say ”potential” because we have not yet specifically confirmed that both rounded-casing tire variants can be found in each model/color/allegiance, but odds are pretty dang good that this is in fact the case.)These toys seem especially susceptible to yellowing... yes, even the yellow ones often end up turning a nastier, darker-tinged yellow. Why is unclear, but it’s very possible they used a less durable/chemically-stable plastic than the normal Transformers toys made out of, what with being fairly complex freebies added to already-not-expensive offerings, likely produced at different factories than normal Transformers toys by the ”Koma” company (see ”Notes” below, again).
White came with Bumblebee and Cliffjumper
Yellow came with Brawn and Gears
Blue came with Huffer and Windcharger
On top of that, each model has three multi-part variations centered around the pull-back assembly:
The seemingly most common version of each toy has an angled motor casing with 8-spoke rear hubcaps and ”DUNLOP”-branded tires.
Rarer variants have rounded casing with a shallower, more complicated hubcap pattern and ”GOODYEAR”-branded tires. This matches the pre-Transformers versions of the toys previously released by Takara (see ”Notes” below).
Rounded-casing versions may also have blank tires with no branding whatsoever. It is uncertain at this point which is the rarer round-casing version.
That’s a whopping seventy-two potential Motorized Transformer variations! Good luck, completionists! (We say ”potential” because we have not yet specifically confirmed that both rounded-casing tire variants can be found in each model/color/allegiance, but odds are pretty dang good that this is in fact the case.)These toys seem especially susceptible to yellowing... yes, even the yellow ones often end up turning a nastier, darker-tinged yellow. Why is unclear, but it’s very possible they used a less durable/chemically-stable plastic than the normal Transformers toys made out of, what with being fairly complex freebies added to already-not-expensive offerings, likely produced at different factories than normal Transformers toys by the ”Koma” company (see ”Notes” below, again).
Theme:
1985
Manufacturer:
Hasbro
Year:
1984
Country:
United States
Series:
Mini Spy
Model Number:
White Car
Automatic Estimated Date:
2024-01-25
Date Added:
2021-03-09 09:00:45
