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The Volkswagen Beach Bomb was a casting from the 1969 Hot Wheels line-up. It featured removable surfboards mounted on the sides, and it can be found with a dark brown or white interior. The Volkswagen Beach Bomb is one of the most valuable redline castings to-date. It is only beaten by its unreleased predecessor, the Rear-Loading Beach Bomb Prototype. Although it had a very small factory test production of an estimated 200, the Rear-Loading Beach Bomb was not mass-produced and shipped to stores because its' high center of gravity made it prone to tipping off the track, and it was too narrow for the Supercharger to grab its sides and propel the casting properly.

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  • Volkswagen Beach Bomb
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  • The Volkswagen Beach Bomb was a casting from the 1969 Hot Wheels line-up. It featured removable surfboards mounted on the sides, and it can be found with a dark brown or white interior. The Volkswagen Beach Bomb is one of the most valuable redline castings to-date. It is only beaten by its unreleased predecessor, the Rear-Loading Beach Bomb Prototype. Although it had a very small factory test production of an estimated 200, the Rear-Loading Beach Bomb was not mass-produced and shipped to stores because its' high center of gravity made it prone to tipping off the track, and it was too narrow for the Supercharger to grab its sides and propel the casting properly.
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  • #6274
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  • 1969(xsd:integer)
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  • Volkswagen Beach Bomb
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  • 1969(xsd:integer)
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  • The Volkswagen Beach Bomb was a casting from the 1969 Hot Wheels line-up. It featured removable surfboards mounted on the sides, and it can be found with a dark brown or white interior. The Volkswagen Beach Bomb is one of the most valuable redline castings to-date. It is only beaten by its unreleased predecessor, the Rear-Loading Beach Bomb Prototype. Although it had a very small factory test production of an estimated 200, the Rear-Loading Beach Bomb was not mass-produced and shipped to stores because its' high center of gravity made it prone to tipping off the track, and it was too narrow for the Supercharger to grab its sides and propel the casting properly. At the time period, track sets and superchargers were hot-sellers and every kid had one. The Beach Bomb not being able to make it through them was a big deal. As a result, the casting was sent back to the drawing board and modified with two pods on the sides (disguised as surfboard holders) to widen it so the supercharger would grab it. A large square chunk of solid metal was molded into the middle of the base to keep the van weighed-down, and a large portion of the roof was removed and turned into a plastic sunroof to further lower the center of gravity.
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