These are the first edition (or first occurrence) of a particular casting. Often times (for Hot Wheels), these are found in First Editions or New Models Series, but sometimes they are found without the “first edition” designation.
The new millennium brought change with it to the Hot Wheels world as the first #Tuner, the #Sho-Stopper, was introduced as part of the #2000 First Editions. A year later, the gates of tuner culture had been opened as we started seeing our first licensed tuners come through […]
Another #2016 New Model that is receiving positive feedback from the collectors is the brand-new Formula Flashback. This release marks its #First Edition and besides the fact that its in the #HW Race Team (2016) series which features the increasingly popular #Hot Wheels Race Team graphics, many collectors […]
Just about every year for the last decade, Hot Wheels has made their presence known at the grandaddy of all comic cons, the San Diego Comic Con (SDCC). This year, they showed up with all kinds of #Pop Culture and #Hot Wheels Characters releases but one of their […]
The other day, on the forums over at HotWheelsCollectors.com, a fellow collector was asking about this strange orange car they found in a Hot Wheels 9-car Gift Pack. That orange car in question was the Fast Fuse which has been a #Multi-Pack Exclusive for most of 2016, but […]
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 […]
Speed, power and performance. If there are three things the Hot Wheels brand does better (through design) than anyone else, its these elements. So leave it to Hot Wheels designer Abe Lugo to take this food truck to the next level. Abe, who also designed the Matchbox Food Truck, gave this […]
The year was 2003 and out of the forty-two #2003 First Editions, there weren’t many that excited the general collecting community. No rush to the pegs to hoard all of one #First Edition … it was kind of nice. Of course that was then and its 13 years later […]
Yesterday’s article about the white Datsun 620 from the 2016 Hot Wheels Trucks series brought to light that some hidden series are out there whether they are unannounced or completely unintentional. While I won’t go as far as to say that the two #Renaults you see below are a […]
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 […]
Sometimes its the little things that pique your interest when it comes to collecting diecast and more specifically, #Unlicensed Hot Wheels. Sure, a roller coaster Hot Wheels car is cool but since it wasn’t feasible to feature the whole train inside a Hot Wheels mainline blister, some sort […]
ORANGE TRACK DIECAST 