Coming off of the fresh disappointment that the 2013 New Model “raked” ’69 Dodge Charger Daytona casting was not a return of the 1996 First Edition “standard” ’70 Dodge Charger Daytona casting (which had been final run’d in 2003), many collectors chose to pass up on the 2014 […]
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 […]
Its still hot and baseball is still in full swing [cheesy pun intended]. While #Major League Baseball Hot Wheels #Promotional Vehicles seem to be a thing of the past, several collectors have taken it upon themselves to collect them all. Other collectors, seem to grab the ones of […]
I’ve been a little slow getting this one up, but you had to figure it was coming given the love for the #Hot Wheels Race Team and #Vipers here. For me, I just love when a release encapsulates two segments I collect as I buy multiples (one for […]
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
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
07/31/2016 — Facebook user, Joseph Madsen, went to the Mattel Warehouse Store in California today was surprised to find the 2016 set of Halloween cars — in July! He posted pictures to the Hot Wheels Newsletter Group page and here is the list followed by the images below. 2016 […]
Showcasing unannounced, hidden series here at Orange Track Diecast seems to be the motif of this week. This time we are looking at the #Chinese New Year Hot Wheels as we are at the half-way point of the Year of the Monkey. The Year of the Monkey started on February 8th […]