The Hot Wheels Legends Tour officially kicked off for 2020 in Miami on March 7th. A winner was crowned while the Coronavirus was in the back of everyone’s mind. That didn’t stop the thousands of people who showed up though, as they were rewarded with the first couple […]
The #Hot Wheels Cool Classics came and went. For as long as Series 1 (2013) seemed to hang on the pegs, Series 2 (2014) — with a more diverse casting selection — didn’t stand much of a chance. The Cool Classics introduced us to the #Retro Slot Wheels […]
14 years before Hot Wheels even came into existence, Mattel released its first car: the Mattel “Dream” Car. Sold in 1953 for $1.98 the 1:24 scale “Dream” Car was Mattel founder, Elliot Handler’s vision of the future of the automobile. The Hot Wheels #Mattel Dream Mobile celebrates that […]
Showcasing Hot Wheels new models is always fun — especially licensed #TV & Movie Cars. One of the latest #2020 New Models to be released is the #Ion Motors Thresher from the #HW Screen Time series. Technically, it’s from the #Fast & Furious franchise; but this one comes […]
How many Hot Wheels collectors know the story behind the #2009 Treasure Hunts: #’57 Plymouth Fury? I vaguely remembered it being based on Hot Wheels Designer, Brendon Vetuskey‘s real car at the time. So recently, I had a chance to catch up with Brendon and talk to him […]
In the last month or so my collection of the Hot Wheels #Mach Speeder doubled in size. The #Hot Wheels iD release — which was a holdover from 2019 –finally shipped from Amazon in early January. Also in early January, I found the 2020 #Mystery Models Series 1 […]
There has never been a Hot Wheels vehicle with an adjustable suspension — until now! The toy industry thrives on innovative product yet one of the most popular toys of all time — Hot Wheels — have remained largely unchanged for the better part of 52 years. Innovation […]
#Hot Wheels Monster Trucks continue to roll out. In a line that basically has no restrictions its the wild west out there as there have been some crazy releases so far — and its about to get even crazier. This shouldn’t surprise anyone that has collected Hot Wheels […]
1/24/2020 — When you’ve reached the trilogy stage, you know that something was generally successful the first two go’rounds. That was the case with the Hot Wheels Car Culture / Japan Historics series. It was #Car Culture OG: the inaugural series that launched the line into epic proportions […]
Ten years ago the Hot Wheels #Nissan Skyline GT-R (R34) was released. Let that sink in. The Hot Wheels collecting climate was certainly different at the time, and the #JDM scene was still being stereotyped as “tuners”. So to think that the #2010 Hot Wheels mainline brought us […]