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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Batman is one of America’s most iconic superheroes while the Dodge Viper is one of America’s most iconic sports cars so it was a nice pairing when the ’06 Dodge Viper Coupe showed up in a 2007 Hot Wheels 5-Pack titled, “Gotham City“. The matte black paint job […]
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 […]
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 […]
Looking at that beautiful, orange ’69 Dodge Charger from yesterday, it was hard to not think of this spectacular rendition of the ’69 Dodge Charger in which it received the “RLC Treatment” for the first (and currently the last) time. As we’ve stated before, receiving the “RLC Treatment” […]
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 […]
Hot Wheels has been keeping up with car culture since 1968. Car culture in the automotive world has its trends and its niches but it is not nearly as trendy as the focus of today’s youth–whom these cars are, and should be, designed for. So what happens when […]
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 […]
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