The Demon (1970)

The Demon was produced in 1970-71 and was based on
the 1957 Li'l Coffin show car.

All Demons were produced in Hong Kong and had a black painted roof.
Most of these cars were
produced with black or white interiors. The white interior is less
common and therefore
increases the
value of the car. Demons with tan and grey interiors also
have been reported.
Demons were
packaged with either a metal or a plastic collector button.
A similar casting named the Prowler was produced in 1973. All
1973 Prowlers had enamel paint,
not spectraflame like the Demon, and lacked the black roof. Apparently,
leftover bases from
the Demon
casting were used to produce a large number of Prowlers. In fact,
Prowlers with Demon bases are
probably more
common than a Prowler with a Prowler base!

A 1973 red
enamel Prowler

Bottom view of
a Prowler showing the Demon base.
Color chart
HK COLORS:
|
COMMENTS:
|
blue
|
common
|
aqua |
common
|
green |
common
|
light green
|
common
|
red |
common
|
olive |
uncommon
|
purple |
uncommon
|
copper
|
uncommon
|
yellow
|
uncommon
|
orange
|
uncommon
|
brown
|
hard-to-find
|
magenta
|
rare
|

Blue Demon

Aqua Demon

Green Demon

Light green Demon

Red Demon

Olive Demon

Purple Demon

Copper Demon

Yellow Demon

Orange Demon

Dark brown Demon (Courtesy of Jack
Clark)

A magenta Demon with white
interior!

John Macko's complete white interior
Demon
rainbow!

A Mattel employee's cherry red
Demon: the paint appears double-coated and it has a stainless base.
Photo
& info credits: John
Macko

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