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1973 Fireworks — Matte green
The green Fireworks is listed as a separate 1973 color release. Match the paint to the 4943 casting and Fat Daddy Sizzlers chassis when identifying a loose example.
This is one of four recorded color releases of the 1973 Fireworks casting. The shared casting number is 4943; the body color and finish distinguish this entry from its siblings.
Release details
- Brand
- Hot Wheels
- Vehicle
- Fireworks
- Release year
- 1973
- Series
- Fat Daddy Sizzlers
- Casting number
- 4943
- Color and finish
- Matte green
- Base
- Black plastic
- Windows
- Black
- Interior
- None listed
- Wheels
- Fat Daddy
- Country
- United States
- Scale
- 1:64 in collector catalogs
Release photograph
How to identify this color release
The green Fireworks is listed as a separate 1973 color release. Match the paint to the 4943 casting and Fat Daddy Sizzlers chassis when identifying a loose example.
Use the body color as a variation clue, then confirm the Fireworks shape and 4943 casting number. The Fat Daddy wheels and black plastic base identify the Sizzlers chassis. The 1973 date stamped on a toy should be read as a casting or manufacturing mark only when that is what the base states; the release itself is identified through the cataloged series and variation.
Research notes
Collector release lists record four 1973 Fireworks colors: matte blue, matte green, enamel hot pink and matte yellow. The casting number, Fat Daddy Sizzlers series, black plastic base, black windows, no separate interior, Fat Daddy wheels and United States origin follow the cataloged Fireworks entry. The finish attached to this color is matte green.
Exact-release photography is still needed to verify fine paint and chassis details on a physical example.