Takara Micro-Change

The Takara Micro-Change MC-04 mini-vehicles were the point of origin for the toys that would become the G1 Transformers mini-vehicles. Chibi versions of actual cars, like all toys in the Microchange line they were supposed to be 1:1 replicas of children's penny racer toys, likely a self-reference to Takara's existing Choro-Q line of pull-back penny racers. (The Volkswagen/Bumblebee, Porche/Cliffjumper and Mazda/Bumblejumper designs appear to be heavily based on the Choro-Q designs, with the Windcharger, Tailgate, Brawn and Huffer designs possibly having come from a previous line of toys called The Mysterians from Knickerbocker Toys in 1982.

MC-04 01 Porche Turbo 924

MC-04 02 Mazda Familia 1500 XG Beetle

MC-04 03 Volkswagen Beetle

MC-04 04 4WD

MC-04 05 Jeep

MC-04 06 Tans Am

MC-04 07 Truck