The waves began naming with H, seemingly picking up from Wave G at the end of the Matchbox 2005 series. The wave names come from the box designation: G5550-H is called wave H. The Superfast 2005 series started with G5550-A. Although, Mattel appears to have skipped over Wave I and has released Wave J on the heels of the Wave H. That is because the box would be G5550-I which could be mis-identified as G5550-1. The Wave O will also probably be labeled wave P because of this.
Matchbox Streakers were new in the 1975 catalog. They were especially decaled and their boxes had the word Streakers in special type. This type has been recreated for some special Streakers models for the 2006 series. There will probably be two Streakers models in each wave of twelve, and one in the final wave for a total of thirteen. There will be probably two chase cars in each wave. Chase cars are split 7,750 each in their run of 15,500 with two different color/wheel combinations. For example, in Wave H the Scion xB will have either White or Dark green paint.
More models with 5 spoke wheels (5SW) appear; these are my favorites.
Wave H#3 1956 Cadillac El Dorado (Black & Grey)
#8 1965 Ford Mustang GT (White) (Streakers)
#23 Dodge Viper GTS (metallic red)
#26 1956 Ford F-100 (metallic purple)
#31 Ambulance (White)
#32 Lincoln Navigator (bluish Grey)
#38 Volvo XC90 (Black)
#45 Ford Sunliner (Black & White)
#56 Porsche Boxter (Metallic Silver or Metallic red chase car)
#64 Scion xB (White or Green chase car)
Wave H ships with two models duplicated for 10 unique models in total. This wave was supposed to have the Ford GT, but it was moved to Wave J. Also the Tractor Cab was supposed to appear. A package change caused the models to be held out.
Wave I was skipped in the naming convention Wave J#2 2004 Ford F150 Lightning SVT (white chase car)
#16 1965 Shelby Cobra 427 SC (red chase car) with 5SW
#20 2001 Porsche 911 Turbo (white)
#28 1999 Ford Falcon Police (black and white)
#29 1998 Jeep Wrangler with Equipment (gold with black top)
#34 2003 Nissan 350Z (burnt gold)
#39 1987 GMC Wrecker (Silver/Black)
#41 2004 Ford GT (red Streaker)
#44 976 Corvette T Top (red Streaker)
#51 Land Rover Discovery (black)
#55 2004 Mitsubishi Eclipse (white Streaker)
#69 London Taxi with 5SW (grey with black roofline)
There are three Streakers in this wave. The Mercury cougar and Chevy Van were preliminarily scheduled for this wave, but were replaced by the Mitsubishi Eclipse and Ford GT. Also apparently with the London taxi, there are two runs of different wheel/color combinations of 7,750 each, making it the chase car. Dealers are calling the SVT and Shelby chase cars, I am not sure this is the case. Check out the box for the 55 Eclipse to see if it printed as a reverse image!
Here are the preliminarily scheduled other waves and their models:
Wave KPorsche 959
Porsche Cayenne
70 Cuda Hemi Silver
Chevy Silverado SS
BMW 3 Series Cabrio
Lincoln Premiere
1970 El Camino
GMC Bucket Truck
City Bus
Transporter Vehicle Rocket
Ford Focus
Chevrolet Corvette C6
Wave L1957 Ford Thunderbird
VW GTI
1967 VW Transporter Bus
Extending Ladder Fire Truck
BMW X5
Checker Cab
1971 Chevy Camaro Z-28
Chevrolet SSR
Land Rover Ninety
Mercedes SL55 AMG
1969 Camaro SS
Refuse Truck
Wave M
Pontiac Solstice
1971 Chevelle SS
Dirt Hauler
Ford Model A
1961 Dodge Dart Phoenix
Hummer H3
1968 Ford Mustang 428
Chevy Blazer 4x4
Chevy K-1500 Pick up
Ford GT
Mini Cooper S
Mercedes Benz E-Class Taxi
Wave NJeep Liberty
Ford Mustang GT Concept
4x4 Chevy Van
Jeep 4x4
To Be Determined
Jeep Hurricane
Dodge Charger
Mercedes Benz CLS
To Be Determined
06 VW Golf GTI
BMW Z8
Ford Explorer Sport Trac
Wave O (Possibly called Wave P)
2006 Crown Victoria
Range Rover Sport
Mitsubishi Eclipse
(along with any others missed like the two in wave A)
See also these other Group29.com articles about Matchbox Superfast new releases from 2004 and 2005 (35th anniversary and Series 2).
The Group29 Matchbox Die Cast cars topic Superfast 2006 Autobahn set Matchbox Superfast for 2005 Matchbox Superfast 35th anniversary (2004)