It’s official! Hot Wheels and #Ferrari are back together again after 10 years. It feels good to finally be able to say that! What feels even better are having the first two Ferraris since the comeback in your hands. Thanks to the team at Mattel Creations, I was […]
Welcome to the #Power Ratings for the 7th mix of #Car Culture for 2023: Exotic Envy. This is the third #Car Culture / Exotic Envy series in as many years. Despite the 2024 gold-level premium branding, this is actually the second-to-last mix for 2023. Before we go any […]
One of the things I love about collecting Hot Wheels is being exposed to cars (and car brands) that I would never even be interested in otherwise. #Renault — the French automaker — is one of them. In recent years, I have learned more and more about their […]
Hot Wheels of the Day Lamborghini Countach 1996 Treasure Hunts RELEASE YEAR: 1996 • CASTING DESIGNER: Larry Wood Ahhhhh…. The fluorescent beauty which is an absolute pain to photograph. That is how I remember it. Most, however, know it as the #1996 Treasure Hunts #Lamborghini Countach. This thing […]
A couple months ago when images of the first wave of #2023 Hot Wheels #Car Culture / Speed Machines surfaced, OTD partnered with 1StopDiecast to bring you POWER RATINGS and a SERIES PROFILE on every 2023 #Car Culture mix. You can read what others in the hobby had […]
Hot Wheels of the Day LaFerrari HW City – Speed Team (2014 New Models) RELEASE YEAR: 2014 • CASTING DESIGNER: Phil Riehlman Once again, there are rumblings that Ferrari could be coming back to Hot Wheels in 2024. If Hot Wheels and Ferrari are able to strike a […]
Yep, I’m a sucker! Mattel pulled me into the Hot Wheels Rift Rally mixed-reality racing game. The Collector Edition of the game comes with an exclusive #McLaren Senna that will surely be sought-after in the years to come. and I knew that I had to have it. The […]
Hot Wheels collectors have assembled casting collection “rainbows” since the redline days. It was one of the first levels of Hot Wheels collecting — collecting every color of a particular casting. To this day, collectors still collect this way. Collecting a rainbow of a particular casting isn’t as […]
Caught in the last mix of the doomed #Hot Wheels iD line is the premiere of the #Automobili Pininfarina Battista. This #Electric-powered supercar has those signature Italian curves that many gasoline-fueled #Exotics from Italy have — looking sleek and fast as hell! It is just too bad collectors […]
Hot Wheels of the Day Bugatti Veyron Mainline / 2003 First Editions RELEASE YEAR: 2003 • CASTING DESIGNER: MARK JONES The Hot Wheels #Bugatti Veyron is a #Discontinued Casting now as it was last released in 2010. The Bugatti Veyron 16.4 has been released in the 2021 Themed […]