1989/1990 Hot Wheels Big Rig 1790 A3: Casting Info & Complete Collector’s Guide
A3 marks a casting revision: two rear sleeper struts are absent and the hitch shape changes. The Hot Wheels Newsletter digital catalog groups A3 with 1989; its detailed Big Rig notes associate the revised #76 release with 1990. Keep that date difference visible when cataloging the truck. The rear of the sleeper and the hitch distinguish this revision from the earlier black entries.
This release is part of the Hot Wheels Big Rig family. The year, release label and physical clues are shown together because numbers and names can recur across related truck issues.
Release identification
A3 marks a casting revision: two rear sleeper struts are absent and the hitch shape changes. The Hot Wheels Newsletter digital catalog groups A3 with 1989; its detailed Big Rig notes associate the revised #76 release with 1990. Keep that date difference visible when cataloging the truck.
Physical Details
The black 1790 A3 has the revised rear sleeper and hitch: two sleeper struts are absent and the hitch shape changes. Catalogs differ on whether this entry is dated 1989 or 1990.
Packaging Details
The sources preserve both 1989 and 1990 dates for A3. No unique package artwork is confirmed here; retain the source date attached to the toy record.
Big Rig release web
Use these cards to compare all 12 documented Big Rig records. The Newsletter digital catalog lists nine; its detailed notes also identify A4, B2 and the D1 HO5 wheel version.
- 1989 · 1790 · A1 · BlackBlack body with red-over-orange stripes, blue side detail and blackwall wheels.
- 1989 · 1790 · A2 · BlackBlack A-series truck with the orange and red stripes reversed from A1.
- 1989 / 1990 · 1790 · A3 · BlackRevised sleeper struts and hitch; source records differ on year.
- 1990 · 1790 · A4 · BlackA3 tooling with orange-over-red stripes; listed in detailed Newsletter notes.
- 1991 · 1790 · A5 · BlackComplete rear fenders and changed hitch; blackwall wheels.
- 1995 · 1790 · A6 · BlackBlack A-series Big Rig with 7-spoke wheels.
- 1995 / 1997 · 1790 · A7 · BlackBlack A-series truck with DW3 wheels; source records differ on year.
- 1990 · 1790 · B1 · YellowBig Rigger Stunt Show version with stars-and-stripes side graphic.
- 1990 · 1790 · B2 · YellowBig Rigger Stunt set version without the side decal; detailed-note entry.
- 1999 · 18837 · C1 · YellowRace Team Crew 5-pack truck with Hi Bank Racing graphics.
- 1998 · 17456 · D1 · White · 5SPAction News Team 5-pack with the documented 5-spoke wheel version.
- 1998 · 17456 · D1 · White · HO5Action News Team 5-pack with HO5 wheels, listed in detailed notes.
Collector notes
This is a casting and release identification page, not a value estimate. Record the toy number, year, series or set name, wheel type and visible wear together. A loose example may be missing its companion vehicle or original packaging, so document those pieces separately.
Collector FAQs
Which details separate this release from similar trucks?
Revised sleeper and hitch; the year is listed as 1989 in the digital catalog and as 1990 in the detailed notes. The rear of the sleeper and the hitch distinguish this revision from the earlier black entries.
Where are the other releases?
Big Rig casting guide links all 12 documented records in this family.
Return to the casting guide · Hot Wheels casting index
Value Research
For A3, compare the missing pair of rear sleeper struts and changed hitch shape with the A1/A2 tooling. Record the year conflict: the digital catalog lists 1989, while the detailed notes identify the revised truck as 1990.
Compare condition, completeness and original package or set context with this exact record. This guide does not assign a price.