The 2004 Collection
Some of the most exciting Hasbro releases occurred in 2004 with the addition of officially licensed vehicles from Ford and Chrysler (Dodge). Unfortunately, these collections were once again not released in the USA resulting in seriously limited production. Nearly all 2004 sets are difficult to find. (The rarest appears to be Ford collection #3 with only 2 known sealed sets.) A total of 8 different collections were released including some Deluxe vehicles interestingly. Note: These sets appear to have been sold in both 2004 and 2005. (An error set with Flame Racers II vehicles on a City Streets II card is known and included below.)
Some of the most exciting Hasbro releases occurred in 2004 with the addition of officially licensed vehicles from Ford and Chrysler (Dodge). Unfortunately, these collections were once again not released in the USA resulting in seriously limited production. Nearly all 2004 sets are difficult to find. (The rarest appears to be Ford collection #3 with only 2 known sealed sets.) A total of 8 different collections were released including some Deluxe vehicles interestingly. Note: These sets appear to have been sold in both 2004 and 2005. (An error set with Flame Racers II vehicles on a City Streets II card is known and included below.)
2004 12-Vehicle Bonus Pack Collections
These dramatically different packaging style collections were only released in Canada and the UK it appears with very low production making them exceedingly rare to find sealed or even loose such as the Dodge Ram which is unique to this release. In fact, a number of unique vehicles are only found in these sets generating serious collector interest. There are subtle packaging differences between the UK and Canada (includes French text) shown below.
These dramatically different packaging style collections were only released in Canada and the UK it appears with very low production making them exceedingly rare to find sealed or even loose such as the Dodge Ram which is unique to this release. In fact, a number of unique vehicles are only found in these sets generating serious collector interest. There are subtle packaging differences between the UK and Canada (includes French text) shown below.
2004 Magic Box International Collections
Blind bags were released in 2004 with 13 known base vehicles, however, not in the USA. These were labeled as Magic Box International. Sticker options and collector cards were included along with the vehicle in each bag. All 13 vehicles were released in the UK, but only 8 of the 13 were released in Italy. The 8 vehicles are found in baggies with Italian writing. (All 8 are shown below as decos with the original green Hasbro Standard tags.) The remaining 5 appear to be rarer than the first 8 since they were a more limited regional release (possibly only in the UK). An additional 5 vehicles were not released. These were acquired in Guangdong, China and shown below. It is believed these unreleased 5 represent the intended pieces for the Italian market, but were scrapped and are extremely rare as a result. A group of vehicles with stickers applied is shown for reference since that is how these are typically found in loose lots.
Blind bags were released in 2004 with 13 known base vehicles, however, not in the USA. These were labeled as Magic Box International. Sticker options and collector cards were included along with the vehicle in each bag. All 13 vehicles were released in the UK, but only 8 of the 13 were released in Italy. The 8 vehicles are found in baggies with Italian writing. (All 8 are shown below as decos with the original green Hasbro Standard tags.) The remaining 5 appear to be rarer than the first 8 since they were a more limited regional release (possibly only in the UK). An additional 5 vehicles were not released. These were acquired in Guangdong, China and shown below. It is believed these unreleased 5 represent the intended pieces for the Italian market, but were scrapped and are extremely rare as a result. A group of vehicles with stickers applied is shown for reference since that is how these are typically found in loose lots.
2004 Street Glow Collections
These larger than normal Micro Machines vehicles lit up with strong light displays. They were not available in the USA unfortunately making them very difficult to collect. Separate foreign packaging exists for this series identified by the card color and language text. Additional planned vehicles for this series exist as prototypes/test shots and pictures of those will be added shortly.
These larger than normal Micro Machines vehicles lit up with strong light displays. They were not available in the USA unfortunately making them very difficult to collect. Separate foreign packaging exists for this series identified by the card color and language text. Additional planned vehicles for this series exist as prototypes/test shots and pictures of those will be added shortly.
2004 Carabinieri Collections (Italy Only)
The Carabinieri series was released again in 2004 with the same vehicles as in 1999/2000/2003, but as a flat pack style with art variation from 2003. While the vehicles are fairly easy to find for this series, this packaging style can be difficult to locate and was only released in the Italian market.
The Carabinieri series was released again in 2004 with the same vehicles as in 1999/2000/2003, but as a flat pack style with art variation from 2003. While the vehicles are fairly easy to find for this series, this packaging style can be difficult to locate and was only released in the Italian market.