Welcome to the 50th Anniversary of Hot Wheels! There should be a lot to be excited about if you’re a collector, let alone a collector of the Original 16 Hot Wheels castings. Come May, we should be seeing the Replica Redlines hit stores across the U.S., and while […]
Here it is, “The Midas Monkey”, which was long awaited by Hot Wheels collectors after appearing in a 2015 episode of Fast N’ Loud on Discovery Channel. In the episode, the guys at Gas Monkey Garage built the real 1:1 version of this ’68 Corvette in an attempt to impress […]
We are continuing our coverage of the #HW Race Team (2016) series here are Orange Track Diecast with a release that should be all over the pegs at your local retailers by now — the Corvette C7.R wearing the #2 and a #Hot Wheels Race Team deco. Released […]
A lot of collectors have been unhappy with the 2016 Treasure Hunts as this hidden series has contained many #Unlicensed Hot Wheels fantasy castings, just like the 2015 installment. As often as someone voices their displeasure with this year’s arrangement, someone almost always comes in with the old Hot Wheels […]
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 […]
Occasionally the blonde bombshell from Mattel’s other iconic brand, Barbie, crosses platforms and finds her name on the side of Hot Wheels vehicles. From 1998-2000, Hot Wheels released the Timeless Toys 4-car sets exclusively at Toys R Us. Each car in the set featured a different Mattel brand. […]
