These castings have been discontinued. Though some have not been officially retired, our rule-of-thumb is that if a casting has not been used in the last 5 years, it joins the ranks of our discontinued castings. Like all rules, there are exceptions to it.
Chances are, if you’ve raced Hot Wheels before, you’ve heard of the infamous “Huffman Stocker” before. Rarely does anyone call this one-off release by its packaged name of Chevy Stocker as Hot Wheels already had a very similar casting by that name at the time of this release […]
As an editor (moderator) over at HotWheelsCollectors.com (HWC), I often see collectors clamoring for the Red Line Club (RLC) of years’ past — often referring to the beginning as the “glory years”. Well, I can recall those years pretty vividly and they weren’t as seamless as most can […]
Those of you that read our articles everyday may notice the Racing Stocker we have today looks strikingly similar to another car we featured on the blog last year. Wearing the same paint scheme as the Hot Wheels Racing Select: ’81 Buick Regal Stocker, the Racing Stocker was […]
The Hot Wheels #Cat-A-Pult was first released as part of the 1998 First Editions and was definitely a pegwarmer until the casting was ultimately retired as part of the 2004 Final Run Series (shown below). See this little car just never caught on in the mainstream Hot Wheels crowd as […]
One of the most popular Hot Wheels castings from the 1970s is the Stagefright. Living in Hot Wheels collecting lore, most collectors love the oddity of the funky 1978 Flying Colors Stagefright. Designed as a replica to Jack Keef’s 1849 Concord Stagecoach hotrod, it took a collaborative effort between Hot Wheels […]
The Crown Royal 400 at the Brickyard (Indianapolis Motor Speedway) is today and while Hot Wheels does not have a presence at it this year like they did with the Indy 500, we are celebrating Brickyard-style just like we did with the Race Team Series I: Hot Wheels 500 […]
Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000) was a remake of the 1974 movie of the same name. In the movie, the protagonist group of car thieves must steal 50 high-end vehicles in a night to make good on a failed deal that happened earlier on. This list of 50 vehicles […]
The Hot Wheels Hi-Tailer Hauler is one of those classic Hot Wheels castings that anybody who grew up in the late ’70s and early ’80s remembers. It should come of no surprise that the great Larry Wood designed this unique truck with the two motorcycles in the back. Based […]
Today is the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500 and Hot Wheels has as big as a presence as they have ever had as they are one of the official sponsors of the event. From distributing an official car for the event (included with the $25 program purchase) […]
One of the more under-utilized castings in Hot Wheels history is the Chaparral 2D. It was only used 3 times since its initial 2003 First Editions release. Sure, there are castings that have been “one-and-dones” but considering this Chaparral had a 9-year run, you would assume that we would have seen more releases […]
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