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Racing Rigs
Hot Wheels Lakester 2009
The Hot Wheels Lakester was released in 2009 in the “Racing Rigs” series, toy number N3976. It is a special release outside the numbered mainline and therefore has no collector number.
- 2009
- N3976
- Toy #
- N3976
- Series
- Racing Rigs
- Year
- 2009
- Product line
- Special release (outside the numbered mainline)
- Casting
- Lakester
- Designer
- Gary Saffer
- Color
- Metalflake Gold · gold
- Tampo
- Dark Red, White & Black tampos, "Hot Wheels Special", "31 1/2"
- Base
- Metalflake Dark Red / Metal
- Window
- Red tint
- Interior
- Chrome
- Wheels
- Gold 5SP · 5 Spoke
- Country
- Malaysia
- Status
- Regular
- Notes
- Base code(s): · Lakester
Paint: Metalflake Gold; wheels: Gold 5SP (5 Spoke); made in Malaysia.
The Lakester casting first appeared in 1998 and has 13 releases in our database, most recently in 2009.
The Racing Rigs series of 2009 has 15 castings, listed here in 16 releases.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the toy number of the Hot Wheels Lakester?
The toy number is N3976 (2009). It is printed on the back of the card.
Which series is the Hot Wheels Lakester from?
It was released in 2009 as a special release outside the numbered mainline, series “Racing Rigs”.
Is the Hot Wheels Lakester a Treasure Hunt?
No, it is a regular release.
Has Wheel Wonderland unboxed the Lakester?
Not yet – you can request it on this page.
Lakester: 13 versions
The 10 closest versions – see all on the casting page.
| No. | Model | Series | Series # | Toy # | Color | Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 053 | Lakester26375 · Metalflake Green TH | 2000 Treasure Hunts | 5/12 | 26375 | Metalflake Green | 2000 | ||
| 168 | Lakester27134 · Black | Virtual Collection | 27134 | Black | 2000 | |||
| 066 | Lakester50101 · Olive Green & Tan Camouflage | Rod Squadron Series | 2/4 | 50101 | Olive Green & Tan Camouflage | 2001 | ||
| – | Lakester50072 · Silver | Hot Rods 5-Pack | 1/5 | 50072 | Silver | 2001 | ||
| 178 | Lakester57169 · Yellow | Alt Terrain | 7/10 | 57169 | Yellow | 2003 | ||
| – | Lakester57012 · Orange | T-Wrecks 5-Pack | 1/5 | 57012 | Orange | 2003 | ||
| – | LakesterL6997 | Hot Wheels 5 5-Pack | 2/5 | L6997 | 2007 | |||
| – | LakesterK6175 · Brown | Hot Wheels Pirates 5-Pack | 5/5 | K6175 | Brown | 2007 | ||
| – | LakesterK7371 · Orange | Wal-Mart 20-Pack & Hot Wheels 5 | K7371 | Orange | 2007 | |||
| – | LakesterN3976 · Metalflake Gold | Racing Rigs | N3976 | Metalflake Gold | 2009 |
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