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Street Beast Series II: Sharkruiser

Shark Week starts tonight at 8PM on the Discovery Channel and with that, leaves a whole slew of people hibernating indoors, avoiding the summer temperatures, to watch this shark-related TV marathon. Here at Diecast Motorsports we decided to get the jump on Shark Week and bring to you one of […]

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U.S. Charities Racing Team: Humvee

The United States of America turns another year old and while Hot Wheels were not made back in 1776, nor was the automobile, we take you back to 1997. Why 1997? Well thats the year the patriotic Humvee you see below was produced as a promotional piece for […]

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Red Line Club Party: POISON PINTO

Since 2004, Hot Wheels has held a party for its Red Line Club members at the Hot Wheels Collectors Convention and the Hot Wheels Nationals Convention. The Hot Wheels Collectors Convention is held in the fall in Southern California, while the Hot Wheels Nationals Convention has been held […]

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Connect Cars / 50 States: COOL-ONE

With summer temperatures rising, we have cool treat for you today. It’s the Hot Wheels casting, Cool-One. This Cool-One was released as part of the Connect Cars—cars that came with an interlocking case that could stack, vertically & horizontally, to form a custom display case. Originally the connect cars were […]

SALVAGED! 1975 Super Van / Paramedic

This 1975 Paramedic Super Van was salvaged from the Swap Meet at the Iola Old Car Show last July in Wisconsin. Take home this piece of redline history for less than $8 shipped (in the U.S.) by going to thetoypeddler.com >>> HERE!   UPDATE: This Super Van found a new […]

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2006 Treasure Hunts: ’69 Dodge Charger

The Confederate/Rebel Flag was the center of a controversy in the United States last week. At Diecast Motorsports, the only interest we have in this controversy is its impact on the diecast world. We have seen cars that have not sold in years, pick up and start selling like hot […]

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2010 New Models: GHOSTBUSTERS ECTO-1

One of the most iconic movie cars ever is the Ecto-1 from the 1984 movie, Ghostbusters. Millions of Ecto-1 toy vehicles were produced over the years, but none of them were made by the iconic brand in itself, Hot Wheels. In 2010, that changed as Mattel was granted the […]