MUNCLE MIKES COLLECTOR GUIDE
2010 Taxi ’07 Cadillac Escalade R7534HW City Works · R7534
Huge TAXI lettering makes this yellow Escalade hard to miss. Black checker details run low along the doors, and yellow wheel rims carry the body color down to the pavement. It is a cheerful departure from the casting’s luxury-SUV roots.
- Year
- 2010
- Toy code
- R7534
- Series
- HW City Works
- Finish
- Pearl yellow
An Escalade working the taxi rank
This HW City Works release dresses the ’07 Escalade as a taxi, with a small round door emblem, bold black lettering, and fleet number KT-1215 toward the rear. The yellow paint and dark windows give the side graphics a clear backdrop. Black wheels with yellow outer rims complete the treatment.
The package pictured here shows toy code R7534 at the lower left and HW City Works 01/10 near the top. Its collector number reads 117/214. Keep the numbering tied to this package rather than assuming every regional card uses the same total.
The details to look for
| Casting | ’07 Cadillac Escalade |
|---|---|
| Year | 2010 |
| Toy code | R7534 |
| Series number | 01/10 |
| Pictured card number | 117/214 |
| Decoration | TAXI lettering, checker graphics, round emblem, KT-1215 |
| Wheels | Black wheels with yellow outer rims |
Buying this Escalade
The yellow rings around the wheels are thin enough that a rubbed section can be easy to miss. A straight side photograph helps you see whether each ring still goes all the way around.
Look along the black lettering and checker pattern for rubbed printing. The roof, front corners, and tops of the wheel arches are useful places to check for paint chips on a loose taxi. For a carded one, examine the blister around the SUV’s front and rear ends.
Collector questions
Where is the toy code on the pictured package?
R7534 is printed at the lower left. That is separate from the collector number at the lower right.
Is this a custom taxi conversion?
The pictured car is a packaged HW City Works release with its taxi decoration. A loose example should retain the same lettering, checker pattern, and wheel treatment.
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