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Hot Wheels Tall Ryder Metalflake Silver 1987 7530
The Hot Wheels Tall Ryder was released in 1987 in the Special lines line (Trailbusters), toy number 7530.
- 1987 · Special lines
- 7530
- Toy #
- 7530
- Series
- Trailbusters
- Year
- 1987
- Colors of this release
- 2 in our data
- Product line
- Special lines · Trailbusters
- Casting
- Tall Ryder
- Designer
- Larry Wood
- Color
- Metalflake Silver · silver
- Tampo
- Purple, Red and Yellow "Tall Ryder" tampos
- Base
- ZAMAC
- Window
- Black
- Interior
- Unseen
- Wheels
- CT · Construction Tires (Type 1) (our own reading)
- Country
- Malaysia
- Status
- Regular
- Notes
- Purple stripe
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 Metalflake Silver. All of them are listed further down on this page – counted by us.
Paint: Metalflake Silver; wheels: CT; made in Malaysia.
The Tall Ryder casting first appeared in 1985 and has 12 releases in our database, most recently in 1998.
The Trailbusters series of 1987 has 7 castings, listed here in 9 releases.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the toy number of the Hot Wheels Tall Ryder?
The toy number is 7530 (1987). It is printed on the back of the card.
Which series is the Hot Wheels Tall Ryder from?
It was released in 1987 in the Special lines line, series “Trailbusters”.
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Tall Ryder: 12 versions
The 10 closest versions – see all on the casting page.
| No. | Model | Series | Series # | Toy # | Color | Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | Tall Ryder7530 · Gray New | – | 7530 | Gray | 1985 | |||
| – | Tall Ryder7530 · Metalflake Silver | Trailbusters | 7530 | Metalflake Silver | 1987 | |||
| – | Tall Ryder7530 · Gray | Trailbusters | 7530 | Gray | 1987 | |||
| – | Tall Ryder1440 · Lime Green | Color Racers 3-Pack | 1440 | Lime Green | 1987 | |||
| – | Tall Ryder4600 · Chrome | 20th Anniversary 3-Pack | 4600 | Chrome | 1988 | |||
| – | Tall Ryder4601 · Chrome | 20th Anniversary 3-Pack | 4601 | Chrome | 1988 | |||
| 43 | Tall Ryder | Mainline | 43/76 | 1989 | ||||
| – | Tall Ryder7530 · Metalflake Silver | Trailbusters | 7530 | Metalflake Silver | 1989 | |||
| – | Tall Ryder7530 · Metalflake Silver | – | 7530 | Metalflake Silver | 1990 | |||
| 481 | Tall Ryder16050 | Hot Wheels | 16050 | 1996 |
2 paint colors of this release
Same toy number, same name, same release year – different paint. We grouped these ourselves; our sources do not number them.
| Model | Series | Toy # | Color | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tall Ryder7530 · Metalflake Silver | Trailbusters | 7530 | Metalflake Silver | ||
| Tall Ryder7530 · Gray | Trailbusters | 7530 | Gray |
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