09/10/2017 — Though, it took a while to officially announce, the next Kmart Collector’s Day will be next Saturday, September 16 at 9:00AM (local time). Cases went on sale earlier this morning (via Kmart.com) and were sold out in only a couple of hours. No word on if […]
It was such a pleasant surprise to see the #Track Trucks line return to retail as this line had primarily been released internationally upon its debut in 2015. Two years later, the line that featured the a Custom Volkswagen Hauler — reminiscent of the #Volkswagen Drag Bus — […]
One of the more recent castings that I have started collecting is the Hot Wheels #Turbine Time. Designed by Larry Wood and first released in 2015, this truck with a wind-powered #Jet Engine has seen five releases for a cumulative seven colorways, in just three years — with […]
09/05/2017 — Floating around social media last week were images of 5 (of the 6) new cars from the Hot Wheels #Pop Culture Star Wars Bounty Hunters Series — which appear to have originated from Carl’s Car Shack on Facebook. Obviously the new ’60s Ford Econoline Pickup with […]
As a collector of Hot Wheels for over 20 years, its easy to look back and reminisce how the hobby has changed — and how is hasn’t — over that time period. It seems like just yesterday I was writing down my cars that I had accumulated in […]
09/01/2017 Hitting Stores Now! U.S. collectors have reported finding the “P” case assortment of Hot Wheels mainline cars. Toys R Us has been getting special cases for a week, but Targets nationwide have started to put out their new sidekicks with the newest Red Edition cars today. Also, a […]
Part of the reason why I love Hot Wheels so much is the brand’s ability to capture all types of car culture at the retail price of $1. Take for instance what I have heard typically referred to as #Donk culture. Popular with U.S. inner-city, donks usually originate […]
Enter the #Subaru Impreza — a casting that appeared in a little known series (at the time) called the #FIA World Rally Championship Series (WRC) which was a subset of the #Hot Wheels Racing line in 2004. I don’t believe the series hit any of the big box […]
08/25/2017 — With the 2017 Hot Wheels coming to a close, 2018 is right around the corner with the cases already appearing in Malaysia. With that said, images of presumptive 2018 Treasure Hunts are being leaked through a variety of sources. ONE THING TO NOTE THIS YEAR: All of […]
08/24/2017 — Well, 2018 is here and our guy Muazli Marzuki on YouTube has once again scored the latest case of Hot Wheels — the “A” Case Assortment. Him and the other collectors in Malaysia (the home country of the mainline factory) can expect to see these showing up at retail […]