This isn’t only a tale of two Hot Wheels Corvairs — but also a comparison of pre-2012 premium with the modern era. When Hot Wheels designer #Mark Jones designed the #Vairy 8 for the 2003 model year, he went all-out with a super-raked take on Chevrolet’s classic Corvair. […]
When I returned from the Hot Wheels convention two weeks ago, I was proud of myself for sticking to one of my goals: fills holes in the collection without overspending. I had some good scores in the room-to-room buying, but didn’t have that huge score like I had […]
East Coast vs West Coast. Nationals vs Convention. Spring vs Fall. Dodge vs Chevy. Us collectors love a good debate. Mark & Jennifer, the folks at Collectors Events Unlimited (CEU) know how to put on great Hot Wheels Nationals/Convention events, and they know how to pick some killer […]
Late last night, Senior Vice President of Hot Wheels, Roberto Stanichi, announced the newest #collaboration that will hit the Mattel Creations site on Friday, October 7th: the Hot Wheels X Cey Adams #Super Van. The Super van has long been regarding as one of the all-time favorite Hot […]
The new kid on the block as far as Hot Wheels product lines are concerned is the #Hot Wheels Monster Trucks (HWMT) line. Oddly enough, the end of 2022 completes the fifth year — already?!?!? — of the line. Thus far we have seen some pretty cool things […]
There was an interesting auction on Bring a Trailer this week. It was for a Ford Model T was built by Don Tognotti and Gene Winfield between 1962 and 1964 which most notably served as the inspiration behind one of the #Original 16 Hot Wheels in 1968: the #Hot […]
Gassers have been all the rage for the better part of the last decade in Hot Wheels collecting. The #”55 Chevy Bel Air Gasser has become one of the top 5 Hot Wheels castings of all-time, and other Chevy gassers like the #’66 Chevy Super Nova & #’64 […]
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 […]