Title:
Prowl 4th 1984 Cars Robot Mode Project
Description:
Prowl (Autobot Car, 1984/1985)
Takara ID number: 09
Accessories: ”Acid pellet gun”, left & right missile launchers, 3 ”wire-guided missiles”
Originally a Diaclone ”Police Car Fairlady Z”, Prowl was one of the original assortment of Autobot Cars released in 1984. He transforms into a Datsun 280ZX Turbo sports car (known in Japan as a ”Fairlady Z”) decorated in police car livery; the original figure featured the word ”Diaclone” on the police badges that decorate his shoulders and chest, but these were naturally removed for the Transformers version of the toy. He is armed in robot mode with a silver-chromed hand-held acid pellet gun, and two shoulder-mounted missile launchers. The spring-loaded firing mechanism for these launchers was disabled by Hasbro, but remained intact on the Takara release of the figure.In 1985, a heat-activated rubsign was added to the front of Prowl’s hood. That same year, his Mexican release featured a more startling variation: this release of the figure rendered his helmet, arms, and boots black, plus his ”POLICE” decals became ”POLICIA”. There was also a widely available running change variant (or just factory error) that left out the black paint on his car hood.Prowl’s toy has been reissued as part of the Classic Heroes line in 1990, The Transformers Collection in 2002, and the Commemorative Series in 2003. See below for individual entries on these releases.This mold was retooled to create the simultaneously-released Bluestreak, and again for Smokescreen.
Takara ID number: 09
Accessories: ”Acid pellet gun”, left & right missile launchers, 3 ”wire-guided missiles”
Originally a Diaclone ”Police Car Fairlady Z”, Prowl was one of the original assortment of Autobot Cars released in 1984. He transforms into a Datsun 280ZX Turbo sports car (known in Japan as a ”Fairlady Z”) decorated in police car livery; the original figure featured the word ”Diaclone” on the police badges that decorate his shoulders and chest, but these were naturally removed for the Transformers version of the toy. He is armed in robot mode with a silver-chromed hand-held acid pellet gun, and two shoulder-mounted missile launchers. The spring-loaded firing mechanism for these launchers was disabled by Hasbro, but remained intact on the Takara release of the figure.In 1985, a heat-activated rubsign was added to the front of Prowl’s hood. That same year, his Mexican release featured a more startling variation: this release of the figure rendered his helmet, arms, and boots black, plus his ”POLICE” decals became ”POLICIA”. There was also a widely available running change variant (or just factory error) that left out the black paint on his car hood.Prowl’s toy has been reissued as part of the Classic Heroes line in 1990, The Transformers Collection in 2002, and the Commemorative Series in 2003. See below for individual entries on these releases.This mold was retooled to create the simultaneously-released Bluestreak, and again for Smokescreen.
Theme:
1984
Manufacturer:
Hasbro
Year:
1984
Country:
United States
Series:
G1
Model Number:
White Car
Date Added:
2023-10-06 20:48:34
Automatic Estimated Date:
2024-01-25
Date Added:
2023-10-06 20:48:34
