1971 Bye Focal


General information

Casting : Bye Focal



Years of Production:

1971


Country of Origin:

Hong Kong Only


Casting Variations:

Fuel Injection on Engine is absent on some examples


Interior Colors:

Black Interior
Blue Glass
Blue or Clear plastic Hood


Paint Colors and Variations:

HK COLORS:
 COMMENTS:
aqua
 common
magenta common
blue uncommon
light green
 uncommon
green (no injectors) hard to find
green
 very hard to find
magenta (no injectors)
 very hard to find
blue (no injectors)
 very hard to find
aqua (no injectors)
 very hard to find
red
 rare
light blue
 very rare
yellow
 very rare
purple
 extremely rare
red (no injectors)
 extremely rare


Other versions of same Casting:

1973 Show Off



Comments:

The Bye Focal designed by Larry Wood, was based on a fanciful two-engine version of the 1970 Dodge Challenger.



The 1970 Dodge Challenger

This MOPAR muscle car was the basis for the Bye Focal design.




Stickers

The Bye Focal came with one of the stickers applied at the factory. The other was loose in the blister.




The base of the 1971 Bye Focal




Fuel Injector Variation

The magenta example is the "No injectors" variant. It is known in four colors and was more common in Canada.
The blue example has the clear plastic hood whereas the magenta example has the blue plastic hood. Most hoods are blue plastic.




Crumbled Example of the Bye Focal

The Bye Focal is one of the few castings that is subject to "crumbling disease".
Crumbling Disease refers a condition where the ZAMAC Alloy actually decomposes, causing the car to literally fall apart into metallic dust.




1971 Bye Focal in Light Green




Super Rare Purple - Common Magenta - Rare Ice Blue




Rare Colors in BP



PREPRODUCTION



No Injectors Variant in Red and a Blank Base Bye Focal in Red, Courtesy Robert Rosas

Although not easy to see, the hood on the left has some part numbers molded in the plastic.
An epoxy sample piece of the Bye Focal is known but it is broken into two pieces.


Photos and text by Mark Axelson and TN Gray

Variations: 5
Sort: Label   Toy number   Year   Name  
A1 Aqua
Hong Kong flag
6187 1971
Aqua
Packaging
Inventory: 0
B1 Blue
Hong Kong flag
6187 1971
Packaging
Inventory: 0
C1 Green - No Injectors
Hong Kong flag
6187 1971
Green - No Injectors
Packaging
Inventory: 0
D1 Light Green
Hong Kong flag
6187 1971
Packaging
Inventory: 0
E1 Magenta
Hong Kong flag
6187 1971
Magenta
Packaging
Inventory: 0
Related Castings: 3
Main line: Bye Focal (retool) (3)
A1 Silver
China flag
B2199 2003
Packaging
Inventory: 0
B1 Blue
China flag
L2112 2007
Packaging
Inventory: 0
Main line: Show Off (retool) (2)
Main line: Show-Off (4)
A1 Dark Blue
Hong Kong flag
6982 1973
Packaging
Inventory: 0
B1 Dark Green
Hong Kong flag
6982 1973
Packaging
Inventory: 0
C1 Orange
Hong Kong flag
6982 1973
Orange
Packaging
Inventory: 0
D1 Red
Hong Kong flag
6982 1973
Red
Packaging
Inventory: 0
Image Toy # Casting Variation Country Year Wheels Inventory
Aqua 6187 Bye Focal A1: Aqua Hong Kong 1971 rlc
Blue 6187 Bye Focal B1: Blue Hong Kong 1971 rlc
Green - No Injectors 6187 Bye Focal C1: Green - No Injectors Hong Kong 1971 rlc
Light Green 6187 Bye Focal D1: Light Green Hong Kong 1971 rlc
Magenta 6187 Bye Focal E1: Magenta Hong Kong 1971 rlc
Silver B2199 Bye Focal (retool) A1: Silver China 2003 ncrl
Blue L2112 Bye Focal (retool) B1: Blue China 2007 rr5sp
Pink - 5th Nationals, RLC Party H9272 Bye Focal (retool) F1: Pink - 5th Nationals, RLC Party China 2005 rlx2
Silver - Rewards P9095 Show Off (retool) A1: Silver - Rewards Thailand 2010 ncrl
Gold - RLC Real Riders V0484 Show Off (retool) B1: Gold - RLC Real Riders China 2011 rr
Dark Blue 6982 Show-Off A1: Dark Blue Hong Kong 1973 rlx
Dark Green 6982 Show-Off B1: Dark Green Hong Kong 1973 rlx
Orange 6982 Show-Off C1: Orange Hong Kong 1973 rlx
Red 6982 Show-Off D1: Red Hong Kong 1973 rlx/rlc