Mardi Gras Cars
Mardi Gras Cars2012
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Mardi Gras Cars
Hot Wheels Phaeton Metallic Violet 2012
The Hot Wheels Phaeton was released in 2012 in the Special lines line, in “Mardi Gras Cars” (Mardi Gras), toy number X5951.
- 2012 · Special lines
- X5951
- Toy #
- X5951
- Series
- Mardi Gras Cars
- Year
- 2012
- Colors of this release
- 2 in our data
- Product line
- Special lines · Mardi Gras
- Casting
- Phaeton
- Designer
- Gary Saffer
- Color
- Metallic Violet
- Tampo
- White, Yellow, Green, Orange Design, Large Fleur-de-lis.
- Base
- ZAMAC
- Window
- Tinted (Yellow)
- Interior
- Black
- Wheels
- Chrome OH5 · Open Hole 5-Spoke (our own reading)
- Country
- Thailand
- 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 Metallic Violet. All of them are listed further down on this page – counted by us, not a figure from the wiki.
Paint: Metallic Violet; wheels: Chrome OH5; made in Thailand.
The Phaeton casting first appeared in 1999 and has 37 releases in our database, most recently in 2014.
The Mardi Gras Cars series of 2012 has 5 cars.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the toy number of the Hot Wheels Phaeton?
The toy number is X5951 (2012). It is printed on the back of the card.
Which series is the Hot Wheels Phaeton from?
It was released in 2012 in the Special lines line, series “Mardi Gras Cars”.
Has Wheel Wonderland unboxed the Phaeton?
Not yet – you can request it on this page.
Phaeton: 37 versions
The 10 closest versions – see all on the casting page.
| No. | Model | Series | Series # | Toy # | Color | Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | PhaetonN8997 · Metalflake Dark Orange | Cop Rods | 5/26 | N8997 | Metalflake Dark Orange | 2009 | ||
| – | PhaetonN9031 · Metalflake Gold & Beige | Fire Rods | 13/26 | N9031 | Metalflake Gold & Beige | 2009 | ||
| – | PhaetonN9821 · Metalflake Light Olive | Military Rods Series (2009) | 22/26 | N9821 | Metalflake Light Olive | 2009 | ||
| – | PhaetonX5951 · Metalflake Violet | Mardi Gras Series (2012) | X5951 | Metalflake Violet | 2012 | |||
| – | PhaetonX5951 · Metallic Violet | Mardi Gras Cars | X5951 | Metallic Violet | 2012 | |||
| 182 | PhaetonX1834 · Black | American Turbo | X1834 | Black | 2013 | |||
| 182 | Phaeton · color 2X2034 · Red | American Turbo | X2034 | Red | 2013 | |||
| 182 | Phaeton · color 3X1985 · Metalflake Purple | American Turbo | X1985 | Metalflake Purple | 2013 | |||
| – | PhaetonBDL04 · Orange | Easter Series (2014) | 6/8 | BDL04 | Orange | 2014 | ||
| – | PhaetonBDL04 · Orange | Happy Easter! Series (2014) | 6/8 | BDL04 | Orange | 2014 |
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 | Toy # | Color | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PhaetonX5951 · Metalflake Violet | Mardi Gras Series (2012) | X5951 | Metalflake Violet | ||
| PhaetonX5951 · Metallic Violet | Mardi Gras Cars | X5951 | Metallic Violet |
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