Hot Wheels of the Day ’07 Ford Shelby GT500 Speed Machines RELEASE YEAR: 2010 • CASTING DESIGNER: Phil Riehlman In a matter of weeks, the triumphant return of the Hot Wheels #Speed Machines will be upon us. This time, Speed Machines will be part of the much celebrated […]
Adding a #Toy Fair model is often the crowning achievement in any Hot Wheels casting collection. There is typically only one Hot Wheels Toy Fair release per year and, since this is an internal event at Mattel for vendors & employees, these can sell for quite a lot […]
The Hot Wheels #Elite 64 line has just kicked off here at the start of the #2023 Hot Wheels year. The first car is one of the most popular choices for a #Drift Car in the #’96 Toyota Chaser JZX100. Before we get to the car itself, let’s […]
Recently I was asked by the Mattel Creations team at Mattel to write an article that reflected back on the 20+ years of the Red Line Club and HotWheelsCollectors.com for the RLC 20th Anniversary. I was also asked to give my TOP 3 HWC/RLC releases of all-time. While […]
Hot Wheels of the Day ’70 Camaro Road Race Super Treasure Hunt / HW Performance Series RELEASE YEAR: 2012 • CASTING DESIGNER: Dave Weise There is a lot to love about the #’70 Camaro Road Race Super #Treasure Hunt from 2012. First things first: notice how it got […]
One of the things I love about collecting Hot Wheels and having this site is that I get to meet others that share the same passion. Last year I wrote a pure passion article about one of my favorite Hot Wheels originals castings: the #Deora II. Upon the […]
Caution! Reading more will make you want this piece… The #’57 Buick from the 2010 RLC #sELECTIONs series is often a forgotten release in Red Line Club lore. This charismatic casting from the mid-2000s was a #Larry Wood Design that — outside of this and its first release […]
So… I did an unboxing, my first! Mattel sent over a brand new product this week: the 2023 Hot Wheels Black Box. This box will be an #Amazon Exclusive and retail for $24.99. Inside are 16 first appearance vehicles from the latest Hot Wheels mix — this one […]
This isn’t only a tale of two Hot Wheels Corvairs — but also a comparison of pre-2012 premium with the modern era. When Hot Wheels designer #Mark Jones designed the #Vairy 8 for the 2003 model year, he went all-out with a super-raked take on Chevrolet’s classic Corvair. […]
When I returned from the Hot Wheels convention two weeks ago, I was proud of myself for sticking to one of my goals: fills holes in the collection without overspending. I had some good scores in the room-to-room buying, but didn’t have that huge score like I had […]
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