’59 Chevrolet El Camino casting guide · 2003 variation

2003 Hot Wheels ’59 El Camino 56595 — Blue, Custom Classic Trucks #1/4

Blue body with white roof and bed, black interior, black metal base and five-spoke Real Riders. This blue release shares the 56595 toy number and series position with the red version; color is the distinguishing exterior detail. Some catalog sources place this series with 2002, while current HWC Garage and South Texas references list 2003. This is one of ten documented releases of the 21694 Hot Wheels casting.

Release year2003*
Toy number56595
Series / setCustom Classic Trucks · #1/4
Scale / origin1:64 · China

Release identification

Model Hot Wheels ’59 Chevrolet El Camino
Shared casting 21694 · Larry Wood · first issued 1999
Paint / tampo Blue body with white roof and bed
Body / base details Blue body with white roof and bed, black interior, black metal base and five-spoke Real Riders. This blue release shares the 56595 toy number and series position with the red version; color is the distinguishing exterior detail. Some catalog sources place this series with 2002, while current HWC Garage and South Texas references list 2003.
Wheels Real Riders
Country China

Release photo

2003 Hot Wheels ’59 El Camino 56595 blue Preferred Custom Classic Trucks
2003 · Blue body with white roof and bed · loose casting

Collector identification

Blue body with white roof and bed, black interior, black metal base and five-spoke Real Riders. This blue release shares the 56595 toy number and series position with the red version; color is the distinguishing exterior detail. Some catalog sources place this series with 2002, while current HWC Garage and South Texas references list 2003.

Use the combination of color, graphics, toy number and series/set marking to file this car correctly. The 26791 and 56595 numbers each appear on more than one color in this casting family, so the paint and package name matter as much as the number.

Date note: Collector references differ on whether the Preferred 56595 pair should be dated 2002 or 2003. Current HWC Garage and South Texas listings use 2003; the older Hot Wheels Newsletter reference places it in 2002. The series name, 1/4 marking and 56595 number are the stable identifiers.

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