Sometimes you see a real-life car that catches your eye. Realistically, you know that its practical to assume you’ll never own the car, but, what if you could obtain a piece of that car–a piece of what that car represents. As a Hot Wheels collector of 20 years, […]
Back in 1997, when First Editions (New Models) were limited to a 12-car series, Hot Wheels had to find ways outside of the mainline to introduce new castings. One way Hot Wheels managed to release some new castings was through the Action Packs, which were themed 2-Car sets with […]
North Dakota, eh? No, we will not proceed with a handful of Fargo references. However, we will talk some more about this very hard to find ’70 Chevelle SS and the meaning behind some of these North Dakota graphics. Veteran collectors will know that this vehicle was part of […]
DOH! In true Homer Simpson fashion, this article accidentally posted without its content. Rest assured Diecast Motorsports has not gone soft on you as we present to you: The Homer. Way back in the second season of The Simpsons (1991), in the episode titled, “Oh Brother, Where Art […]
Homer J. Simpson and this little pink sedan have been through an awful lot since The Simpsons began in 1989. The car has been wrecked countless times including one of my favorite Simpson’s episodes ever. In the Season 2 episode titled, “Bart the Daredevil”, the Simpsons go to […]
That infamous #Hot Wheels Classics Series 5 sure introduced to us some great castings back in 2009. This was one of them! The ’59 Cadillac Funny Car had an initial release wearing Spectraflame Ice Blue knocking collectors flat on their back with excitement. In addition to that Spectraflame […]
Ahhhh, the Ford Focus–the lone-wolf of the Night Breed 5-Pack. While its seemingly unclear of the Hot Wheels Marketing Department’s intentions behind including this pro-stock car in a 5-Pack with 4 other tuner-style cars, it does look great in that Spectrafrost Red. It looks so good that we […]
A lot of Hot Wheels unlicensed cars are based off of real cars. To this collector, its always fun to discover which ones are based off of which ones. The Hot Wheels Fandango was designed by Hot Wheels designer, Phil Riehlman, and is based off of the 2000 […]
Once the Fastest Production Car of all-time, the Jaguar XJ220 was V12-powered supercar developed by a group of Jaguar employees in their spare time. Unveiled at the British International Motor Show in 1988, the Jaguar XJ220 was produced from 1992 to 1994. Throughout 1992, it held the Fastest […]
The Zotic is an unlicensed Hot Wheels car designed by 2nd generation Hot Wheels Designer, Alec Tam. Alec has brought us some fantastic models such as the Nissan Skyline R32 and the ’65 Mustang 2+2 Fastback. Where Alec really excelled as his time as a Hot Wheels designer […]