02/07/2018 — Toss it up to Tesla/SpaceX CEO Elon Musk being a showman, but he may be the first person to have officially launched a Hot Wheels car into space. No, that wasn’t the reason behind the Falcon Heavy being launched into space, but the fact that Musk […]
02/04/2018 — Thanks to Fabien Souchon from France, we know that the series collectors are calling “Replica Redlines” is landing in Europe. This series has a U.S. release date of May 19th — the week of Hot Wheels 50th Birthday — so collectors in the U.S. and other […]
02/01/2018 — Hot Wheels is once again partnering with the big box retailers to offer promotional vehicles for buying cars at retail. So far, Walmart and Kmart (yes, there are still a few Kmarts that exist) have been announced as promotional partners for 2018 mail-ins, and there remains a […]
01/19/2018 — The #2018 Hot Wheels #Car Culture line is off to a crazy start with #Japan Historics 2 flying off the pegs — even at the new $5.50 price-point here in the United States. It will be interesting to see if the demand sustains through the next […]
01/18/2018 — Muazli Marzuki is at it again, showing us the latest case of Hot Wheels mainline cars — the 2018 “G” case assortment. Below are the contents he pulled. Breakdown of the contents shown in the video above: *NEW TO CASE / *FROM PREVIOUS CASE Blitzspeeder • […]
01/11/2018 — The #Walmart Exclusive #ZAMACs are back for 2018, and the first three have been revealed courtesy of HotWheels.com. It looks as though these will be part of the #2018 Hot Wheels “E” case assortments which should be hitting stores very soon. One interesting thing to note is […]
01/04/2018 — If you’ve been using our 2018 Treasure Hunts Tracker, you know that since the 2018 Hot Wheels “E” case assortment started showing up in Malaysia on December 4th, we have been unable to successfully uncover what the regular Treasure Hunt is for that mix. Well, I’m […]
01/03/2018 — Several months ago, collectors joined Petrolicious “…For A Deep Dive Into The Hot Wheels Design Process“. The Q&A article with Hot Wheels Designers Jun Imai and Ryu Asada was amazing, and the photography was jaw-dropping. Months later — after Petrolicious finally allowed collectors to pick their […]
12/19/2017 — Earlier today, @ShellUSJ7 on Instagram posted some 2018 “F” case finds. Now, our Malaysian friend, Muazli Marzuki has once again obtained this latest case of Hot Wheels mainline cars. Below are the contents he pulled. Breakdown of the contents shown in the video above: *NEW TO […]
12/19/2017 — The coolest gas station ever — to diecast car collectors, anyways — just got the latest 2018 “F” cases in. Shell USJ 7 (located in Malaysia) serves as a gas station AND a diecast shop. For more on the shop, check out their Facebook page. Below […]