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.
One of the most iconic movie cars ever is the Ecto-1 from the 1984 movie, Ghostbusters. Millions of Ecto-1 toy vehicles were produced over the years, but none of them were made by the iconic brand in itself, Hot Wheels. In 2010, that changed as Mattel was granted the […]
This release of the Hot Wheels ’12 Ford Fiesta was in the 2011 New Models Series and is based off of the Ford Fiesta featured in the Gymkhana 3 video found HERE on YouTube. As you can see in the video, Ken Block, professional rally driver and co-founder of DC […]
Hot Wheels designer, Jun Imai is extremely talented and his love for Japanese Domestic Market (JDM) cars is no secret. His own ’71 Datsun Bluebird 510 Wagon was made into a Hot Wheels vehicle in 2013. So it may come as a little bit of a surprise that his […]
The year was 1998. I was a teenager that was fully immersed in all things Hot Wheels. My local Hot Wheels club in Milwaukee had downhill racing so my cousin and I rounded up our best cars and competed at every show. There was one problem. Someone brought this […]
The 1970 Plymouth Barracuda was released as a 1997 First Edition collector number #523 in 1997. This was a casting that was slated to be part of the 1997 First Editions but never showed up on such a card. “Cardboard Collectors” went nuts–I know, I was one of them! […]
The Baja Truck is a casting that was forged from the Team Hot Wheels Campaign. It all started with the Fearless at the 500 Record Setting Jump on May 29, 2011. Watch the video >> HERE. Does that truck on the ramp look familiar? Its the 1:1 version […]
This Hot Wheels casting needs no catchy title as Bad to the Blade already has a great name. With the release of the Bad to the Blade in the 2013 Hot Wheels Tracks Stars Series as a hidden Treasure Hunt car, it has already made the transition from […]
Sometimes, the life of a casting can be as fragile as that of a human life. Not to compare the two, but anyone that has lost knows how quick things can change. Once, a promising casting from the Hot Wheels Retro Entertainment line, the ’80 Dodge Macho Power […]
The Gasser Movement. No, we aren’t talking about the movement that existing in racing from the 1930s and into the 1950s and 1970s. We are talking about the “gasser movement” over at Hot Wheels which is in full force these days. #Gassers have been in the Hot Wheels […]
Every-so-often the “retired” Larry Wood descends from his perch that overlooks the world of Hot Wheels to deliver us a new Hot Wheels design. In 2015, that casting design has been the Turbine Time which immediately began disappearing from the peghooks of local retailers when collectors and kids alike, […]
