1990 Hot Wheels ’40s Woodie Turquoise #36: Panel & Wheel Guide

The turquoise 1990 Hot Wheels ’40s Woodie #36 combines wood-style brown side panels with a tan cabin and whitewalls. Match those details before treating another turquoise wagon as the same release.

Featured reference photo: turquoise Cal Custom version. Photo: South Texas Diecast Collectors.

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Identify the turquoise #36

The ’40s Woodie catalog records 1990 item 3197 with the turquoise body, brown side panels, tan interior and unpainted Malaysia base. Whitewalls distinguish this entry from several nearby blackwall configurations. The casting history begins before 1990.

Inspect the side panels in full

Ask for a straight photograph from each side, plus a roof and rear view. Check the complete wood-style decoration for scratches, rubbed areas or touch-ups. A single front-quarter image may hide most of the panel that matters to this casting's appearance.

Ask whether the body was repainted or the panel graphics restored. Brown side decoration is part of the model's finish, not evidence that a toy contains real wooden structural panels.

Check the cabin, glazing and wheels

Request a view through the windows that shows the tan interior clearly. Look for scratches, cracks and missing components. A shadowed cabin should not be assigned a different factory color without better photographs.

Compare all whitewall faces and ask about replaced wheels, axles or an opened base. A neat wheel swap may be an attractive display upgrade, but it needs a custom description rather than an original-factory claim.

Keep similar colors in separate records

The reference includes a white-body Canadian edition and a later turquoise #196. Their package years and wheel choices should not be merged into one generic turquoise Woodie description. For an exact-year purchase, request readable front-and-back package images.

When the car is loose and its package history is unknown, record the observed components accurately and qualify the original retail-year claim. A loose wagon beside a detached card does not establish their original pairing.

Choose a classic wagon or a custom project

Browse loose Hot Wheels for individually described vehicles. For another classic-wagon project, compare the Nomad DIY kit. It is a different casting and an unfinished donor, not an original ’40s Woodie.

Review the kit's components and arrange your finishing supplies and custom wheel upgrades separately. For already-completed aftermarket displays, explore finished custom Hot Wheels.

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Reviewed September 22, 2026. Current stock and exact offers are on product pages.

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