The Hot Wheels Baja Breaker is a 4×4 version of the third generation Ford Econoline van. It was first released in 1978 and is still going strong with over 50 variations produced. Originally cast with a plastic opening hood, the Baja Breaker was retooled in 1989 with a closed hood. This 1983 example from the Real Riders series is another of my Wichita eBay finds.
Other Baja Breakers in my collection include a nice example of the 1978 first release, the 1979 Motocross Team van from the Scene Machines series, both the Malaysia-cast green 1980 model and the 1980 Hong Kong casting, and the orange version from 1983. I have the 1984 blackwall variation of A-Team inspired model, the same version from the 1984 Real Riders series, and another A-Team inspired model from 1989 with construction tires. I also have a mint example from the 1989 Trailbusters series and a China-cast late-blackwall version from 1997.
Hot Wheels | 1983 Real Riders | 4360 | Baja Breaker | metalflake orange with yellow, blue and white Baja Breaker tampo, plastic hood opens, blue tint windows, black interior, unpainted metal base | Malaysia | gray hub Real Riders
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