Its official! Beatlemania has hit the Hot Wheels Collecting world here in 2016. Last week, the dump bins for The Beatles Yellow Submarine 6-car series started showing up at Walmart stores a couple days after The Mirage Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas had them for sale in […]
Life on the farm tends to be a slow, monotonous life-style. But what if your farm had a drag-racing tractor? Well, that may speed things up a bit! Thats exactly what the Hot Wheels Dragtor is … a drag-racing tractor. From the mind of Hot Wheels designer (and […]
French auto manufacturer #Renault had a racing series of its own which was last called the Eurocup Renault Mégane V6 Trophy when it folded in 2013. Originally starting in 1976, this one-make racing series was created and managed by Renault Sport; the motorsport, performance and special vehicle divisions of […]
Later this year we will be celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Hot Wheels Collectors Conventions in California — a convention I’m hoping to make this year. This 30th installment will take place October 5-9, 2016 at the Marriott Los Angeles Airport Hotel. Over the last several years, between […]
When Hot Wheels first announced the beloved Volkswagen Karmann Ghia was in development and would be released in the 2006 First Editions, collectors were enthralled with the possibility of adding this unique car to their collection of Hot Wheels cars — it was the #VW fans that got real […]
Back when Hot Wheels was still releasing 10-packs (before they shifted to 9-packs), they released two 10-packs that contained cars that were all exclusive. Collectors had been used to the one-car exclusive in previous 10-packs and these were typically outlined in the packaging. In 2009, collectors were thrown a […]
In the second half of the last decade, Hot Wheels got all nostalgic on us by re-releasing several old track sets from the redline era. Complete with packaging art by original packaging artist Otto Kuhni, these sets were released under the Hot Wheels Classics umbrella and featured newer […]
As the early editions of the Hot Wheels ’83 Chevy Silverado continue on their meteoric rise in value, a lesser discussed white version from last year has started to climb. Released as a #Toys R Us Exclusive, the white colorway of the HW Performance (Fram) ’83 Silverado is proving to be hard […]
Now that the Stars & Stripes series has become pegwarmers in most Walmarts in the United States, most collectors have been able to get their hands on these. Assembling the blister cards to create an #American Flag mural (with two bald eagles), some collectors have even got creative […]
In the latest installment of #Marvel #Pop Culture vehicles released by Hot Wheels, the ’55 Chevy Panel returns to showcase the comic book graphics of Ghost Rider — a stunt motorcyclist named Johnny Blaze. Blaze uses his demonic curse to fight evil at night riding his trademark motorcycle to do […]