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Flying Colors: STAGEFRIGHT

One of the most popular Hot Wheels castings from the 1970s is the Stagefright. Living in Hot Wheels collecting lore, most collectors love the oddity of the funky 1978 Flying Colors Stagefright. Designed as a replica to Jack Keef’s 1849 Concord Stagecoach hotrod, it took a collaborative effort between Hot Wheels […]

New Hot Wheels Pop Culture: Peanuts

08/08/2016 — The folks at Carl’s Car Shack unveiled one of the latest Hot Wheels Pop Culture series: Peanuts. The Peanuts characters and Hot Wheels are no strangers to each other as they have been done before in previous years of the #Pop Culture line. This mix is slated for […]

BROOKFIELD, WI: Summer Diecast Mania

A brand-new convention for all things diecast will be taking place in Southeastern Wisconsin in 2 weeks! For more information, visit the convention’s website at: http://www.summerdiecastmania.com/. Basic details are below. When: August 18 – 21, 2016 Where: Embassy Suites 1200 South Moorland Rd Brookfield, WI 53005

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Pop Culture: Almond Joy SMOKIN’ GRILLE

Speed, power and performance. If there are three things the Hot Wheels brand does better (through design) than anyone else, its these elements. So leave it to Hot Wheels designer Abe Lugo to take this food truck to the next level. Abe, who also designed the Matchbox Food Truck, gave this […]

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All Stars Series: FERRARI 599XX

How often does one of your favorite Hot Wheels castings become popular, then hoarded, making it hard to find at times? That was the #Ferrari 599XX for me! Sure, its a beautifully designed #Exotic #Race Car, so I don’t mind that other collectors share my liking of it. […]

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2003 First Editions: 8 CRATE

The year was 2003 and out of the forty-two #2003 First Editions, there weren’t many that excited the general collecting community. No rush to the pegs to hoard all of one #First Edition … it was kind of nice. Of course that was then and its 13 years later […]