Larry Wood had spent 40 years at Hot Wheels as a designer from 1970 to 2009 before he “retired”. Over that time, he was given the name “Mr. Hot Wheels” due to his impact on the brand. He still resides in Southern California, giving tours of Larry’s Garage and occasionally designing new Hot Wheels castings.
Hot Wheels #Gassers are in. Collectors love them, and their often borderline risqué graphics. In this #OTD YouTube video, I personally walk you through my #Pass’n Gasser casting collection — a casting that was named after flatulence. The final name for the casting surprised its designer, Larry Wood, […]
Recently, I have been trying to pick up Hot Wheels that I have passed on in the past. My tastes have changed so much as a collector — as well as the way I collect — over the 20+ years I’ve been collecting. Suffice to say, I am […]
The #2019 Hot Wheels “G” case #Treasure Hunts rival that of any other case code for 2019, as they each are among the top as far as #2019 Treasure Hunts go. The paint and wheels are special on the long-overdue, ’92 Mustang super — which we featured the […]
The 2019 RLC Membership goes on sale Tuesday. This year’s #RLC Membership car is the Custom Camaro in spectraflame black. Its a retool of the classic 1968 Custom Camaro casting. Before that we had the #’67 Camaro which was based off of that original Custom Camaro when it […]
Just last week I took a look at #The History of Hot Wheels II set on the OTD YouTube channel. The set itself is severely underrated as it contains eight great castings with plain decos and premium wheels. It was a #FAO Schwarz Exclusive in 1996, and isn’t […]
Merry Christmas!!! Hot Wheels Red Line Club (RLC) members should have gotten their “gift” in time for Christmas as the 2018 #RLC Holiday Car #Texas Drive ‘Em that sold December 4th on HotWheelsCollectors.com (HWC), shipped out in time for collectors to put it under the tree. However, many […]
After a 4-year hiatus, the #Custom Volkswagen Beetle is back in the mainline as part of the #2019 Hot Wheels #Volkswagen Series. This time however, we get the retooled version of the casting with roof rack and a plastic base. If you remember, the change to this casting […]
