1968 Custom Firebird


General information

The Custom Firebird was based on the 1967 Pontiac Firebird. The Pontiac counterpart of the Chevy Camaro, the '67 Firebird was another competitor in the U.S. pony car market.



Mattel's Custom Firebird was made at both the US and HK plants. US cars have a clear windshield and can be found with three interior colors: white, dark brown, and gold varying to silver-gray. HK Firebirds have a slightly "trimmer" body and can be found with brown, silver, white, red or blue interiors and a black steering wheel.


 HK (red) and US (blue) Custom Firebirds.

Early-production run HK cars were painted in red and blue with a matching color interior. Most HK Firebirds have a blue-tinted windshield although the early run cars have a clear windshield. US cars came with the silver bearing wheels, while HK cars came with chrome bearing wheels. The early run HK cars often have deep dish wheels on the front axle.


 Early run HK Firebirds in blue and red. Note the clear glass, front deep dish wheels and interior colors.

A rare late-run casting variation is the presence of door lines on some US Firebirds. This is likely a result of a slight modification of the die tool as a prelude to creating the 1970 Light My Firebird casting that was part of the "Spoilers" series. Most door line Firebirds have brown interiors although gold interiors are often seen in red cars. Perhaps obviously, door line Firebirds are much less common than Firebirds without door lines.


An antifreeze US Custom Firebird with door lines.
Variations: 55
Sort: Label   Toy number   Year   Name  
B1 Aqua - HK
Hong Kong flag
6212 1968
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C1 Blue - HK, Blue Int
Hong Kong flag
6212 1968
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C3 Blue - HK, White Int.
Hong Kong flag
6212 1968
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C7 Blue - US
United States flag
6212 1968
Blue - US
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E1 Brown
Hong Kong flag
6212 1968
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F2 Copper- HK, Grey Int
Hong Kong flag
6212 1968
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F3 Copper- HK, White Int
Hong Kong flag
6212 1968
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G2 Gold - HK, White Int.
Hong Kong flag
6212 1968
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G4 Gold - US, White Int.
United States flag
6212 1968
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H1 Green - US
United States flag
6212 1968
Green - US
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H2 Green - HK, White Int.
Hong Kong flag
6212 1968
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H3 Green - US
United States flag
6212 1968
Green - US
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H4 Green - US - DL
United States flag
6212 1968
Green - US - DL
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H5 Green - US, White Int.
United States flag
6212 1968
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I2 Olive - HK, Grey Int
Hong Kong flag
6212 1968
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I3 Olive - HK, White Int
Hong Kong flag
6212 1968
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I5 Olive - US - Doorlines
United States flag
6212 1968
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J2 Orange - HK, White Int.
Hong Kong flag
6212 1968
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L1 Purple - HK, Grey Int.
Hong Kong flag
6212 1968
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L2 Purple - HK, White Int.
Hong Kong flag
6212 1968
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L4 Purple - US, White Int
United States flag
6212 1968
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M1 Red - HK, Grey Int.
United States flag
6212 1968
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M3 Red - HK, White Int
Hong Kong flag
6212 1968
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M7 Red - US, Red Int.
United States flag
6212 1968
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M8 Red - US, White Int.
United States flag
6212 1968
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O1 Yellow - US
United States flag
6212 1968
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Related Castings: 1
Image Toy # Casting Variation Country Year Wheels Inventory
Antifreeze - US, Dark Brown Int. 6212 Custom Firebird A1: Antifreeze - US, Dark Brown Int. United States 1968 rlb
Antifreeze - US - Doorlines 6212 Custom Firebird A2: Antifreeze - US - Doorlines United States 1968 rlb
Antifreeze - US, Light Brown Int. 6212 Custom Firebird A3: Antifreeze - US, Light Brown Int. United States 1968 rlb
Antifreeze - US, White Int. 6212 Custom Firebird A4: Antifreeze - US, White Int. United States 1968 rlb
Aqua - HK 6212 Custom Firebird B1: Aqua - HK Hong Kong 1968 rlb
Aqua - US, Dark Brown Int., Door Lines 6212 Custom Firebird B2: Aqua - US, Dark Brown Int., Door Lines Hong Kong 1968 rlb
Blue - HK, Blue Int 6212 Custom Firebird C1: Blue - HK, Blue Int Hong Kong 1968 rlb
Blue - HK, Light Brown Int 6212 Custom Firebird C2: Blue - HK, Light Brown Int Hong Kong 1968 rlb
Blue - HK, White Int. 6212 Custom Firebird C3: Blue - HK, White Int. Hong Kong 1968 rlb
Blue - US, Brown Int, Store display 6212 Custom Firebird C4: Blue - US, Brown Int, Store display United States 1968 rlb
Blue - US, Light Brown Int 6212 Custom Firebird C5: Blue - US, Light Brown Int United States 1968 rlb
Blue - US, Dark Brown Int 6212 Custom Firebird C6: Blue - US, Dark Brown Int United States 1968 rlb
Blue - US 6212 Custom Firebird C7: Blue - US United States 1968 rlb
Blue - US, Dark Brown Int, Door Lines 6212 Custom Firebird C8: Blue - US, Dark Brown Int, Door Lines United States 1968 rlb
Light Blue - US, Dark Brown Int 6212 Custom Firebird D1: Light Blue - US, Dark Brown Int United States 1968 rlb
Light Blue - US, Dark Brown Int, Door Lines 6212 Custom Firebird D2: Light Blue - US, Dark Brown Int, Door Lines United States 1968 rlb
Brown 6212 Custom Firebird E1: Brown Hong Kong 1968 rlb
Copper- HK, Dark Brown Int 6212 Custom Firebird F1: Copper- HK, Dark Brown Int Hong Kong 1968 rlb
Copper- HK, Grey Int 6212 Custom Firebird F2: Copper- HK, Grey Int Hong Kong 1968 rlb
Copper- HK, White Int 6212 Custom Firebird F3: Copper- HK, White Int Hong Kong 1968 rlb
Gold - HK, Dark Brown Int. 6212 Custom Firebird G1: Gold - HK, Dark Brown Int. Hong Kong 1968 rlb
Gold - HK, White Int. 6212 Custom Firebird G2: Gold - HK, White Int. Hong Kong 1968 rlb
Gold - US, Light Brown Int. 6212 Custom Firebird G3: Gold - US, Light Brown Int. United States 1968 rlb
Gold - US, White Int. 6212 Custom Firebird G4: Gold - US, White Int. United States 1968 rlb
Green - US 6212 Custom Firebird H1: Green - US United States 1968 rlb
Green - HK, White Int. 6212 Custom Firebird H2: Green - HK, White Int. Hong Kong 1968 rlb
Green - US 6212 Custom Firebird H3: Green - US United States 1968 rlb
Green - US - DL 6212 Custom Firebird H4: Green - US - DL United States 1968 rlb
Green - US, White Int. 6212 Custom Firebird H5: Green - US, White Int. United States 1968 rlb
Olive - HK, Dark Brown Int 6212 Custom Firebird I1: Olive - HK, Dark Brown Int Hong Kong 1968 rlb
Olive - HK, Grey Int 6212 Custom Firebird I2: Olive - HK, Grey Int Hong Kong 1968 rlb
Olive - HK, White Int 6212 Custom Firebird I3: Olive - HK, White Int Hong Kong 1968 rlb
Olive - US, Dark Brown Int. 6212 Custom Firebird I4: Olive - US, Dark Brown Int. United States 1968 rlb
Olive - US - Doorlines 6212 Custom Firebird I5: Olive - US - Doorlines United States 1968 rlb
Orange - HK, Dark Brown Int. 6212 Custom Firebird J1: Orange - HK, Dark Brown Int. Hong Kong 1968 rlb
Orange - HK, White Int. 6212 Custom Firebird J2: Orange - HK, White Int. Hong Kong 1968 rlb
Orange - US, Light Brown Int. 6212 Custom Firebird J3: Orange - US, Light Brown Int. United States 1968 rlb
Creamy Pink - HK, Dark Brown Int. 6212 Custom Firebird K1: Creamy Pink - HK, Dark Brown Int. Hong Kong 1968 rlb
Creamy Pink - HK, Grey Int. 6212 Custom Firebird K2: Creamy Pink - HK, Grey Int. Hong Kong 1968 rlb
Creamy Pink - HK, White Int. 6212 Custom Firebird K3: Creamy Pink - HK, White Int. Hong Kong 1968 rlb
Purple - HK, Grey Int. 6212 Custom Firebird L1: Purple - HK, Grey Int. Hong Kong 1968 rlb
Purple - HK, White Int. 6212 Custom Firebird L2: Purple - HK, White Int. Hong Kong 1968 rlb
Purple - US, Dark Brown 6212 Custom Firebird L3: Purple - US, Dark Brown United States 1968 rlb
Purple - US, White Int 6212 Custom Firebird L4: Purple - US, White Int United States 1968 rlb
Red - HK, Grey Int. 6212 Custom Firebird M1: Red - HK, Grey Int. United States 1968 rlb
Red - US, Dark Brown Int. 6212 Custom Firebird M2: Red - US, Dark Brown Int. United States 1968 rlb
Red - HK, White Int 6212 Custom Firebird M3: Red - HK, White Int Hong Kong 1968 rlb
Dark Red - HK, Dark Brown Int 6212 Custom Firebird M4: Dark Red - HK, Dark Brown Int Hong Kong 1968 rlb
Red - US, Dark Brown Int., Door Lines 6212 Custom Firebird M5: Red - US, Dark Brown Int., Door Lines United States 1968 rlb
Red - US, Light Brown Int. 6212 Custom Firebird M6: Red - US, Light Brown Int. United States 1968 rlb
Red - US, Red Int. 6212 Custom Firebird M7: Red - US, Red Int. United States 1968 rlb
Red - US, White Int. 6212 Custom Firebird M8: Red - US, White Int. United States 1968 rlb
Rose - US, Dark Brown Int 6212 Custom Firebird N1: Rose - US, Dark Brown Int United States 1968 rlb
Rose - US, Dark Brown Int, Door lines 6212 Custom Firebird N2: Rose - US, Dark Brown Int, Door lines United States 1968 rlb
Yellow - US 6212 Custom Firebird O1: Yellow - US United States 1968 rlb
Blue FCM77 Custom Firebird (retool) A1: Blue China 2018 rlb
Blue - Original 16 set Custom Firebird (retool) B1: Blue - Original 16 set China 2018 rlb
Red - Original 16 Rally Case Set JCP66 Custom Firebird (retool) C1: Red - Original 16 Rally Case Set China 2025 ncrl
Red - Original 16 Rally Case Set, Prototype JCP66 Custom Firebird (retool) C2: Red - Original 16 Rally Case Set, Prototype China 2025 ncrl