We have finally reached the final #Power Ratings for 2023 Hot Wheels #Car Culture: Slide Street 2. Crazy that it is March of 2024 and we are first seeing the images now. It will be exciting to move onto 2024 as it is currently the only part of […]
Hot Wheels has officially launched silver-label premium for 2024. The various lines — whether new, or converted basics series — have been appearing at retail and through hobby dealers. You get premium paint, full-graphics (including front & rear detail), new silver-label premium wheels, and even some metal/metal vehicles. […]
Welcome to the #Power Ratings for the 7th mix of #Car Culture for 2023: Exotic Envy. This is the third #Car Culture / Exotic Envy series in as many years. Despite the 2024 gold-level premium branding, this is actually the second-to-last mix for 2023. Before we go any […]
Hot Wheels of the Day Lamborghini Countach 1996 Treasure Hunts RELEASE YEAR: 1996 • CASTING DESIGNER: Larry Wood Ahhhhh…. The fluorescent beauty which is an absolute pain to photograph. That is how I remember it. Most, however, know it as the #1996 Treasure Hunts #Lamborghini Countach. This thing […]
Welcome to the #Power Ratings for the 2nd mix of #Car Culture for 2023: Spettacolare. Translated from Italian to English, this series is “Spectacular” — and that it is. Before we go any further, make sure you pre-order your Car Culture case via 1StopDiecast.com. Ordering by the case […]
A couple months ago when images of the first wave of #2023 Hot Wheels #Car Culture / Speed Machines surfaced, OTD partnered with 1StopDiecast to bring you POWER RATINGS and a SERIES PROFILE on every 2023 #Car Culture mix. You can read what others in the hobby had […]
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 […]
There aren’t many older premium Hot Wheels #Lamborghinis out there. Hot Wheels and #Ferrari had a deep relationship pre-2015 before they parted ways, so not many Lambos saw the opportunity to grab the slots dedicated to exotics in premium. Granted, Hot Wheels premium was nothing like it is […]
#Exotic Envy — the first Hot Wheels #Car Culture mix dedicated solely to #Exotics. It has received mixed reviews thus far from collectors despite there being a demand for an exotic mix since the Car Culture line began 5 years ago. The mix contains the obvious headliner in […]
Like many of you, the majority of my casting collections don’t start with the #First Edition release. I mean, it’s not much of a collection to begin with unless multiple variants are released right off the bat. My affinity for the Hot Wheels #Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 began […]