Happy Independence Day to all my fellow Americans! Today we honor the United States with another #American Flag deco. From what I understand, there are collectors out there who have been collecting “patriotic cars”, and with previous Hot Wheels series like the #Star Spangled Series, #Stars & Stripes […]
Today is the first day of #ViperWeek here at Orange Track Diecast. From now until next Friday, we will be looking at the seven Hot Wheels #Dodge #Viper castings. Today, we look at the Dodge Viper GTS-R casting, which is my least favorite casting but if you’ve ever […]
06/30/2016 — Hot Wheels has been releasing character based cars for several years now. From #Toy Story to #DC Comics, from #Marvel to #Star Wars, the #Hot Wheels Characters cars are licensed agreements aimed towards kids. However, quite a few collectors have taken a liking to them as […]
Quick story. The other night, my car battery was on life support so I ventured over to my local O’Reilly Auto Parts store for a new one. They have a small, diecast section containing mostly Hot Wheels and Matchbox. Though the markup is a little higher than your […]
The last couple years, Hot Wheels has been releasing Scavenger Hunt Special Editions as #Kroger Exclusives. Not to be confused with #Treasure Hunts, these Scavenger Hunt vehicles are usually tied into a promotion at Kroger stores and its subsidiaries. Packaged in the normal mainline cases, these cars are not tied […]
Last year’s Hot Wheels #Heritage line was great on so many levels. Centered around alternating waves of #Real Riders and #Redlines, collectors of both wheel styles gobbled these up. Retailing at the $3 price point, the casting selection was spot on and all featured metal bodies & bases. One of the (if not […]
06/24/2016 — The 30th Annual Hot Wheels Collectors Convention is right around the corner! This year the “California Convention” turns 30 and the souvenir car lineup looks promising. Souvenir Cars #1 – ’67 Camaro (limited to 2,600) #2 – Thunder Roller (limited to 2,600) #3 – Texas Drive ‘Em […]
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 […]