Rarest Cars
Rarest regular production Grand Prix car
Lola GT70 in red enamel or hot pink; green enamel McLaren (< 5 known)

Rarest regular production Spoiler
Sugar Caddy in magenta (13 known)

Rarest regular production Spoiler variation
Boss Hoss, brown with black roof (less than 5 known)

Rarest regular production Heavyweight
Scooper or Ambulance in white enamel

Rarest multi-car set
“Sizzlin’ Six Set 3”, only 1 known (contains 6 redlines from 1970)

Rarest redline button
Plastic Ferrari 312P; mag wheel button.

Rarest regular market Snake and Mongoose car
(tie) 1973 Snake II in yellow, 1973 Mongoose II in red

Rarest international market Snake and Mongoose car
The CIPSA toy company of Mexico obtained a license to manufacture Mattel products
for a short period, and among others, made the following cars which only 1-2 of each
are known:

1. Mexican Snake II in green
2. Mexican Snake in enamel orange
3. Mexican Mongoose II in purple
4. Mexican rear-engine Snake in brown

Rarest prototype/pre-production Snake and Mongoose car
(tie) hand-painted brass Mongoose, aqua Mongoose prototypes
Most Valued Cars by Year
Only regular production cars considered:

1968: Custom VW no sunroof; Custom Barracuda, olive; Custom Firebird, creamy pink
1969: Custom AMX, blue with Ed Shaver decals
1970: Red Baron, red with white interior; Nitty Gritty Kitty, blue with black roof; Seasider, purple
1971: Olds 442, purple
1972: Open Fire, red
1973: Superfine Turbine, pink; Show-Off, pink; C111, orange
1973 Shell Promo: Bugeye, pink
1974: Roger Dodger, blue
1975: Porsche Carrera P911, white
1976: Olds 442 staff car, olive drab
1977: Z-whiz, white

Notes - I view the brown Charger, white enamel Camaro, rear-loading Beach Bombs, Mad
Mavericks, Cheetahs, light green Buzz-Off, and orange headlight Peeping Bombs, as cars that
were not for general retail sale.