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Street RoaderMainlines, California Customs and Beach Patrol

The orange Roarin’ Rods Street Roader has black tiger stripes across its body and a high, open stance. The orange wheel centers in this photo are worth recording alongside the paint and printed pattern.

1995 Roarin’ Rods Street Roader, item 13290. Photo: South Texas Diecast.

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The 1995 release is collector #303, item 13290. Its catalog entry specifies orange paint, black tiger stripes, black interior, tinted glazing and an unpainted Malaysia base.

Orange-centered and standard chunky-tire versions are documented. The carded photograph shows orange centers; record the actual wheels on another example rather than assuming every orange car matches.

Look behind the cab

Check the exposed rear framework for broken or repaired sections. A side view can hide the far side. Ask for a rear and overhead photograph before judging the complete body.

Inspect the wheel arches for chips and tire rubbing. On a loose example, check the axles and stance on a flat surface without pressing down on the body.

Different stripes, different casting

The white zebra-striped Roll Patrol is another Roarin’ Rods vehicle. Keep its casting and release details separate from this Street Roader.

Use the loose-car checklist to record repaints, replaced wheels and other repairs.

White number 73: start with the graphics

White Street Roader with black interior, blue and red stripes, black graphic panels and 4x4 lettering — Early white mainline with black replacing magenta in the graphics. Photo: Peter Kistler / Hot Wheels Newsletter.

The black cabin and large 4x4 markings separate this from the white California Custom below. Look at the actual stripe colors as well as the wheel faces; early white examples have more than one combination.

Item 1470 appears in 1989 Trailbusters and number-73 packaging, with the numbered release also cataloged for 1990. A loose white car alone cannot prove which card it came from.

White California Customs: orange wheels are only part of the match

White and blue Street Roader with orange interior, orange wheel centers and black Cal Custom windshield script — Orange interior and orange-centered chunky tires. Photo: Hot Wheels Newsletter.

White and blue Street Roader with pink interior, silver-colored wheel centers and yellow windshield script — Pink interior combination with yellow Cal Custom script. Photo: Hot Wheels Newsletter.

These item-1287 cars use confetti-style graphics and windshield script. Record the interior, truck bed, script color and wheel centers together. White paint plus orange wheels is not a complete identification.

Orange, red and pink interior combinations are documented for this California Custom family. The two photographs show their own configurations; they are not evidence that every listed color and wheel combination exists.

Orange body, pink interior

Orange Street Roader California Custom with pink cabin and truck bed, blue zigzag decoration and chunky tires — Orange California Custom, cataloged for 1991; the photograph renders the paint yellow-orange. Photo: Hot Wheels Newsletter.

The pink parts are the cabin and bed, not a separate pink body color. Compare the blue zigzag and scattered decoration with the white customs. Lighting can shift the orange paint considerably in a photograph.

The older references also distinguish rear decoration on orange versions. Ask for a straight rear view before recording that detail; this front three-quarter view cannot settle it.

Green collector number 218

Metallic-green Street Roader with gray interior and 4x4 side graphics in number 218 packaging — Item 4318, cataloged for 1993. Photo: South Texas Diecast.

The gray cabin and bed go with a metallic-green body and colored 4x4 graphics. It is a useful comparison with the black-interior white mainline. The carded image shows the side decoration well, but glare obscures parts of the windshield.

White Beach Patrol number 252

White Street Roader with blue cabin, pink and blue side graphics and a grille-detail inset in number 252 packaging — Beach Patrol item 12344; the reference includes a close view of the grille. Photo: South Texas Diecast.

Blue interior parts, a blue-tinted windshield and Beach Patrol hood lettering distinguish this white release. Check the grille directly when identifying examples with or without Suzuki lettering; the printed side pattern is not enough.

South Texas Diecast and the older Newsletter study list the first Beach Patrol version for 1995. The current Newsletter catalog groups its white entries under 1994. Keep the packaging with a year-specific record, and compare the wheel style before grouping later versions together.