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In 1983 Takara tried to release their Diaclone line in Mexico without the assistance of any other toy maunfacturer. Impressed with the huge Japanese sales that came with slapping a set of police lights on top of a Diaclone Car Robo, they decided to release ALL of their Diaclones in Mexico as police versions. But since Mexican police are so corrupt, all the poor little Mexican kids hated the toys because they represented the cops that put their daddies in jail. Only ten cases of toys were ever shipped, and nine of them were used in 'Lucky Draw' pinatas. Sadly, those toys were smashed to bits when the pinata they were in was repeatedly beat with a stick. Attempts to revive sales by introducing 'US border patrol' versions were unsuccesssful as well. The line folded and Takara would not return to Mexico, instead opting to let Mexican toymaker Iga do it years later. The surviving Diaclone 'Mexican Police' toys are the rarest pre-Transformer toys in all existence next to the Taco Bell Terrorcons. |
 The absolute rarest of the Mexican police Diaclones is the J59 Mexican Marines SuperJeep. Unfortunately, quality control at Takara's Diaclone production facility was very bad because the Mexican workers knew no Japanese and had a hard time understanding Takara's assembly instruction manuals, which were written entirely in Japanese. So the J59 Mexican Marines SuperJeep was made entirely out of green clay and aluminum foil. Packed only one to every 25 cases, it usually melted in its package in the hot Mexican desert while in transit to the stores. |
 Even rarer than the J59 Mexican Marines Jeep, the Mexican Police Diaclone Ice Cream Van sold the most units of all Mexican Police Diaclones. Also known in American circles as 'Red Ratchet', what is not commonly known is that a super rare variant version exists, built without the police lights. That one was worth over $2,500 Mint in Mint Pinata, but legend has it that the owner opened it and sold it loose. Since it is impossible to differentiate from the Hasbro Transformer 'Ironhide', the variant's whereabouts are unknown to this day. |
 A tremendous fan favorite, the Mexican Police LP 500S Supercool Reallyfast sold more units than the Mexican Police Diaclone Ice Cream Van and is even rarer, making it the rarest Mexican Police Diaclone in existence. Known in American circles as 'Evil Black Police Sideswipe', it had a pull back-and-go motor, working lights and sound, it could walk by itself, it had a self-transformation gimmick that was activated by voice command, and its horn played 'La Cucaracha'. Unfortunately Hasbro decided to remove all these features in a cost cutting measure when the mold was released to the US in 1984. |
 The most common of the Mexican Police Diaclones is the Familia XP-500G Carrito Chiquito. In an odd manufacturing quirk, the police lights are affixed atop what appears to be a sticker of some sort. Members of the Diaclone High Holy Circle of All-Knowing All-Seeing Master Wizards cannot agree on what exactly the sticker is, but they have come to the consensus that it is defenitely NOT an Autobot insignia because that would make it 'just another common Transformer'. None survive to this day. But since everybody remembers owning one, its value if found nowadays would be 300,000 Mexican pesos, or $5 US. |
 To the right is the absolute rarest damn Transformer toy you will ever see in the best condition you will ever see it. Enough said. |
 The Mexican Diaclone 'Police Police' is perhaps the worst example of quality control in the history of the line. Every one of these had backwards stickers, two sets of Police lights, and a Trailbreaker head. |
 In a strange attempt to cross-merchendise the Mexican Diaclone Police with an outside manufacturer, Takara produced 'Absolut Convoy' giftset, a tractor trailer outfitted with police lights and a 20 oz bottle of Tequila. 'Absolut Convoy' giftset came with stickers on the sides of the trailer and a worm named 'Roller'. Nobody can remeber whether they had a grey or a blue roller, but after all those Tequila shots that's the last thing on your mind, baby! |
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