Don’t let the orange paint, realistic proportions and industrial graphics throw you off. This is not a Matchbox truck, this is a Hot Wheels truck. Since Mattel bought Matchbox in 1997, Hot Wheels and Matchbox have diverged in brand direction. Matchbox focuses on regular, everyday vehicles while Hot Wheels […]
The Hot Wheels Bread Box casting was first released as part of the 2010 New Models Series. It was first released in white and was succeeded by red and blue colorways. It was designed by Hot Wheels Designer Jun Imai and is modeled after the Jeep FJ-3 Fleetvan. […]
WOW! Gulf Race Team products have been selling like hot cakes over at HotWheelsCollectors.com (HWC). When HWC first released a 4-car series of Gulf cars in 2013, cars like the Porsche 917K and the Ford GT-40 sat for days in the Hot Wheels Shop whereas the Volkswagen Drag […]
Man, do I love Batman. He was always my favorite super hero growing up so I can never get enough Batmobiles and Batman-themed Hot Wheels. Today is the worldwide release of the new Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice movie and to celebrate that, we bring you the […]
2004 was known as the year of the “Hot 100” as Hot Wheels released 100 First Editions into the Hot Wheels mainline — well, 101 if you count the mail-in bonus Volkswagen Drag Truck. Among the Hot 100 were ‘Tooned vehicles which were castings with exaggerated features. While these […]
03/23/2016 — The new Target Exclusive series: Hot Wheels Retro Style is now showing up at Target stores. The series was originally announced on HotWheelsCollectors.com in January. The first wave is schedule out in April and the second wave is due out in August. Below is a list of vehicles in […]
The Stars & Stripes cars are still eluding me at my local Walmarts as I’ve been hard-pressed to find anything good there as of late. And with all the cool #Walmart Exclusives that have been coming out, it pains me to say that I’ve been getting Hot Wheels […]
Hot Wheels and real-life racing have gone hand-in-hand since the days on Snake & Mongoose back in the 1970s. In the 1990s it was #Jack Baldwin “Leading the Way” for the Hot Wheels Race Team. His famous ’93 Camaro race car has become a staple of the Hot […]
03/21/2016 — The final Hot Wheels 2016 mainline list update is located >> HERE <<. It includes four previously unannounced new castings — The Futurismo, Night Shifter, ’69 Corvette Racer and Tour de Fast. The final revisions are as follows: HW Race Team: Futurismo & Night Shifter added […]
“Long Gone” is the name of this Hot Wheels semi-truck casting. The name couldn’t be any more fitting as typically this casting is long gone before you have a chance to snag it from the pegs. Designed by Hot Wheels designer, Larry Wood, and originally released in 1983 […]
ORANGE TRACK DIECAST 