1995 Hot Wheels ’67 Camaro 13828: Casting Info & Complete Collector’s Guide

The 1995 FAO Schwarz Gold Series II Camaro

FAO Schwarz’s Gold Series Collection II brought together 16 Hot Wheels cars in a retailer-exclusive set. The ’67 Camaro carries toy number 13828. Collector catalogs list the collection as a 1995 release and report that the set was limited to 4,000.

The car’s identity comes from the combination of details: gold-chrome body, Gold PC5 wheels, smoke-tinted windows, white interior and the red-and-black FAO Schwarz logo on the trunk. “Gold Camaro” alone is too broad; several other ’67 Camaro releases use gold or chrome finishes.

This is the established Hot Wheels ’67 Camaro casting, rather than the differently tooled ’67 Camaro introduced decades later. Its long hood, compact cabin and short rear deck give the casting its familiar first-generation Camaro shape.

How this release differs from other ’67 Camaros

The 1995 ’67 Camaro family includes several releases that can be confused in a loose-car tray. The FAO Schwarz car is gold chrome and wears a red-and-black FAO Schwarz mark on the trunk. Its Gold PC5 wheels and white interior complete the combination.

• 1995 Treasure Hunt, toy 13351: pearl-white body, orange stripes and orange interior.
• 1995 FAO Schwarz Gold Series II, toy 13828: gold chrome, Gold PC5 wheels, smoke windows, white interior and FAO Schwarz trunk logo.
• 1995 Service Merchandise Classic American Car Collection, toy 14021: chrome body with a red Hot Wheels logo on the rear window.

Use the decoration and wheel design together with the body finish. A gold-looking car or a seller’s “FAO” title by itself does not settle the match.

Physical details to check on toy 13828

Start at the rear: the red-and-black FAO Schwarz logo is the most distinctive release mark. Then check that the gold-chrome finish continues across the body and that the wheels are the Gold PC5 type. The windows are smoke tinted, with a white interior visible through them.

Turn the car over and check the Malaysia country mark. The base is useful supporting evidence, but it does not identify this color by itself. Compare it with the upper-body decoration and wheels before deciding that a loose example is the FAO release.

On a well-kept example, inspect the chrome across the hood, roof and trunk for rubbing, spotting or bubbling. Look closely at the small trunk logo and wheel faces; these areas can show wear even when the car still looks bright from the side.

The FAO Schwarz Gold Series II set

Reference catalogs place toy 13828 in the 1995 FAO Schwarz Gold Series Collection II, a 16-car set reported as limited to 4,000 sets. It was a set release, rather than a standard individually numbered blister-card issue.

A loose Camaro can be matched by its casting details, but the car alone cannot prove that a particular box or display originally belonged to it. When a complete set is being documented, keep the set packaging and the individual cars visible in the same record, and compare the collection name and car count against collector references.

The gallery shows loose-car views only. No package image is used as a stand-in for the original set.