Hot Wheels of the Day Bassline AcceleRacers / Drone’d Series RELEASE YEAR: 2006 • CASTING DESIGNER: Blake Allen In 2006, the #AcceleRacers line was back for the second consecutive year. It wouldn’t, however, make it to the end. We have seen this time and time again, Hot Wheels […]
The Hot Wheels Nissan Skyline 2000GT-R has gone full BEAST MODE! The now “classic” #Nissan Skyline 2000GT-R casting — which debuted in the #2011 New Models — received a makeover courtesy of the Hot Wheels design team and #Liberty Walk. QUICK LINK! Find Hot Wheels LBWK cars on […]
Hot Wheels of the Day ’83 Chevy Silverado 18th Annual Hot Wheels Collectors Nationals RELEASE YEAR: 2018 • CASTING DESIGNER: Jun Imai Two weeks ago, Collectors Events Unlimited — the folks that put on the annual Nationals & Conventions — unveiled the #’83 Chevy Silverado as one of […]
Collectors have begun receiving the 2021 RLC sELECTIONs: #’69 Dodge Charger R/T and the response on social media has been overly positive. This spectraflame purple HELLEPHANT beast is technically the 2nd release of this restomod ’69 Charger casting, but 3rd in-hand as collectors received the orange convention release […]
THIS is why I love Hot Wheels: #Unlicensed Hot Wheels designs. I obviously love the licensed stuff too, but man, when you get a period mashup like the #Dimachinni Veloce, its hard not to be a fan of the designers the brand has. In my opinion, unlicensed Hot […]
The Morris Mini — which I still affectionately refer to as the “Mini Cooper” since that was it’s original name — is a #Treasure Hunt once again! This stout racer originally debuted in the series back in 2002, before returning in the anniversary year of 2005, as a […]
If I had loads of money to spend on Hot Wheels cars, this #’67 Camaro from the 2008 #Custom Car Show in Japan would have been in my collection a long time ago. I do not. In fact, I still consider myself somewhat of a thrifty collector. You […]
At this point, not much more can be said about the #Datsun Bluebird 510. The once-peg-warmer, is now one of the most sought-after Hot Wheels castings in the 54-year history of the brand. Every release of it is an event from the initial shots of the upcoming model […]
20 years ago the Red Line Club was launched on HotWheelsCollectors.com. The slogan “we still make them like we used to” could be seen in print advertisements in various diecast magazines trying to bring a community that had largely existed offline, online. The RLC was all about breathing […]
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 […]