A true sign that the #2016 Hot Wheels have been some of the best yet? This release of the Custom ’62 Chevy Truck in the brand-new HW Flames 5-Pack. Really, the whole 5-Pack is great … well, aside from the Chrysler Pronto. But I digress. This #Lowered Truck […]
Being the mayor of Hot Wheels City is surely an interesting job. One minute you’re cutting the ribbon at a brand-new race track (complete with loop of course) and the next you’re being destroyed by Kidzilla — only to rebuild! Clearly, this is a position that is not […]
The old Hot Wheels standard seemed to be to release “castings destined for premium lines” into the mainline. Its unclear if this was to stir up interest in them or what, but this was the case with popular premium castings like the Volkswagen Drag Bus, Volkswagen Karmann Ghia […]
With the 16th Annual Hot Wheels Nationals Convention in Indianapolis today, we’re looking at a Convention Car from years past. Eight years ago, at the 22nd Annual Hot Wheels Collectors Convention, we were graced with an excellent rendition of the Hot Wheels SS Express casting. Back when HotWheelsCollectors.com (HWC) brought a car […]
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 […]
Often times Hot Wheels releases a vehicle with mismatched wheels and a few collectors think they have found an error. While mismatched wheel errors on desirable castings may sometimes sell for over $10, the truth is, many errors do not catch nearly the same premium they did in […]
Arguably the most popular and iconic of all Hot Wheels is the ’67 Camaro casting. In 2007, it finished second in terms of popularity to the Volkswagen Drag Bus in a collectors poll. How can the ’67 Camaro be an all-time favorite Hot Wheels car when it wasn’t even […]
Lowriders are part of a custom car culture that has seemingly gone by the wayside in terms of Hot Wheels today. But that wasn’t always the case. Back in the late ’90s and early ’00s, Hot Wheels lowriders were thriving with several castings being released in that time […]
Although it shares the same name as the Hot Wheels ’70 Chevelle SS casting (an all-time collector favorite introduced in 1999), the Hot Wheels ’70 Chevy Chevelle SS casting (introduced in 2013) bares no resemblance. In casual conversations its referred to the “’70 Chevelle Racer” versus the “’70 Chevelle […]
The Monte Carlo Concept Car was designed by Hot Wheels designer Phil Riehlman and was based off of the Monte Carlo “Intimidator” show car. The show car itself, was built in 1997 by GM and featured a glimpse of the 6th generation Monte Carlo styling that was used […]
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