Tag: Dmitriy Shakhmatov Designs

Dmitriy joined the team in early 2015. He is a graduate of the Art Center College of Design and has been a freelance designer in Transportation, Entertainment and Industrial design fields. His work can be seen on TV, in the air and the sea, and in some mansions around LA. Before joining the Hot Wheels team, he was a co-founder in an electric car startup. Outside of work he juggles multiple roles: a husband, a father, a furniture designer and a mechanic for his vintage 911.
His favorite Hot Wheels projects include: 2016 SDCC X-wing Carship, 2015 SDCC Batman vs Superman Twin Mill, 2017 Line of the Star Wars Carships, 2017 Aristo Rat

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Collection Update: the Hot Wheels MOD ROD collection hits 10 variants with 2023 Treasure Hunt release

I love collecting Hot Wheels original designs like the #Mod Rod. No hype. No inflated prices. No collectors hoarding every single one off the pegs or raiding pallets. Besides the obvious, collecting #Unlicensed Hot Wheels has often exposed me to car genres I probably would have never dabbled […]