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Popular Hot Rodding · 3/4
Hot Wheels Mercury Cougar Red
The Hot Wheels Mercury Cougar was released in the Special lines line, in “Popular Hot Rodding” (3/4) (100% Preferred), toy number 56581.
- Special lines
- 56581
- Toy #
- 56581
- Series
- Popular Hot Rodding · 3/4
- Colors of this release
- 2 in our data
- Product line
- Special lines · 100% Preferred
- Casting
- Nitty Gritty Kitty
- Designer
- Ira Gilford
- Color
- Red
- Country
- China
- Status
- Regular
Further special lines such as 100% Hot Wheels, Showcase, Flying Colors, Pull-Back Speeders, RacerVerse and Legends Tour.
Our data holds 2 different paint colours for this release; this one is Red. All of them are listed further down on this page – counted by us, not a figure from the wiki.
Paint: Red; made in China.
The Nitty Gritty Kitty casting first appeared in 1970 and has 17 releases in our database, most recently in 2009.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the toy number of the Hot Wheels Mercury Cougar?
The toy number is 56581. It is printed on the back of the card.
Which series is the Hot Wheels Mercury Cougar from?
It belongs to in the Special lines line, series “Popular Hot Rodding” (3/4).
Has Wheel Wonderland unboxed the Mercury Cougar?
Not yet – you can request it on this page.
Nitty Gritty Kitty: 17 versions
The 10 closest versions – see all on the casting page.
| Model | Series | Series # | Toy # | Color | Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitty Gritty Kitty | Spoilers | 1970 | |||||
| Mercury Cougar56581 · Orange | Popular Hot Rodding | 3/4 | 56581 | Orange | |||
| Mercury Cougar56581 · Red | Popular Hot Rodding | 3/4 | 56581 | Red | |||
| Mercury Cougar85627 · Baby Blue | Sweet Rods | 2/6 | 85627 | Baby Blue | |||
| Nitty Gritty KittyL0736 · Aqua | Hot Wheels Classics Series 3 | 8/30 | L0736 | Aqua | |||
| Nitty Gritty KittyL0736 · Red | Hot Wheels Classics Series 3 | 8/30 | L0736 | Red | |||
| Nitty Gritty KittyL0736 · Yellow | Hot Wheels Classics Series 3 | 8/30 | L0736 | Yellow | |||
| Nitty Gritty KittyL0736 · Green | Hot Wheels Classics Series 3 | 8/30 | L0736 | Green | |||
| Nitty Gritty KittyL0736 · Magenta | Hot Wheels Classics Series 3 | 8/30 | L0736 | Magenta | |||
| Nitty Gritty KittyP2200 · Spectraflame yellow | N/A | P2200 | Spectraflame yellow |
2 paint colors of this release
Same toy number, same name, same release year – different paint. We grouped these ourselves; the wiki does not number them.
| Model | Series | Series # | Toy # | Color | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury Cougar56581 · Orange | Popular Hot Rodding | 3/4 | 56581 | Orange | ||
| Mercury Cougar56581 · Red | Popular Hot Rodding | 3/4 | 56581 | Red |
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This page last changed: Sep 30, 2026. The Hot Wheels database behind it is our own and is updated daily – releases from 1968 onwards plus our own unboxing videos.