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2003 Hot Wheels Firefly · toy 17992
This is the documented 2003 Charawheels Ultimate Edition Firefly, a miniature of the tracked rescue vehicle from Thunderbirds. Its yellow body, red accents and plastic treads distinguish it from ordinary wheel-driven Hot Wheels.
The Firefly is a licensed character vehicle, and its tread system is part of the casting’s defining design. The toy number 17992 identifies this release in collector catalogs.
Release details
- Brand
- Hot Wheels · Mattel
- Vehicle
- Firefly
- Release year
- 2003
- Series
- Charawheels Ultimate Edition
- Toy number
- 17992
- Color
- Yellow with red accents
- Base
- Black plastic
- Running gear
- Plastic treads
- Designer credit
- Bandai
- Country
- China
- Scale
- 1:64 in collector catalogs
Release photograph
How to identify this Firefly
Check for the yellow body, red accents and black base fitted with plastic tread belts. Confirm toy number 17992 and the Charawheels Ultimate Edition release rather than relying on the name alone.
The tread system sets this model apart from ordinary wheeled cars. The source character is the tracked Firefly rescue machine from Thunderbirds, not an unrelated Hot Wheels fantasy vehicle.
Research notes
Wheel Wonderland’s 2003 release record and the Hot Wheels Wiki Firefly entry agree on the year, Charawheels Ultimate Edition series, yellow color, red accents, black plastic base, plastic treads, toy number 17992, China and Bandai design credit. The cataloged release list contains one Firefly entry.
The scale is listed as 1:64 in collector catalogs. No second colorway or verified exact-release photograph was found for this record.