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 of the Day Convoy Custom 12th Annual Hot Wheels Collectors Nationals RELEASE YEAR: 2012 • CASTING DESIGNER: Larry Wood Picking my favorite #Hot Wheels Race Team vehicle is like picking among my kids: I won’t do it. Plus, there are so many — over 300 according […]
Hot Wheels of the Day Porsche 917K Real Riders RELEASE YEAR: 2005 • CASTING DESIGNER: Larry Wood In 2005, it was Kmart stores that catered to the Hot Wheels collector. There were three Kmart Collector Events a year (at the time), and #Kmart Exclusive Hot Wheels nostalgic lines. […]
Hot Wheels of the Day Rodger Dodger Hot Wheels iD Series 2 / Rod Squad RELEASE YEAR: 2020 • CASTING DESIGNER: Larry Wood If you follow the values of Hot Wheels, one of the more puzzling ones has been the 2020 #Hot Wheels iD #Rodger Dodger. Released amid […]
Hot Wheels collaborations have been happening all across the board lately — and, not all are being released online and selling out in a matter of minutes (or seconds in some cases). Take for instance the #2021 Hot Wheels #HW Dream Garage #’67 Camaro: the initial white colorway […]
The #Final Run series was the Hot Wheels version of the double-edged sword. The cool thing was to see a retiring Hot Wheels model go out in style, BUT do the models really have to be gone for good? Hot Wheels castings come and go every year. For […]
It was the talk of the 2006 #Ultra Hots line. In the same year, it appeared as a #SDCC Exclusive and as a #Convention Vehicle. The Hot Wheels #’50s Chevy Truck was destined to ascend into Hot Wheels stardom. The #’50s Chevy Truck had all the makings of […]
Remember the #Mazda #Miata back in the ’90s? The Hot Wheels #Mazda MX-5 Miata came in a variety of colors — some of which were neon-colored like this 1992 mainline release. The real car always seemed to be driven by young women. I can’t for the life of […]
Sitting in one of my many piles of things to share with you was the #2020 Collector Edition: #Volkswagen Sunagon. I received it a little ways back from another collector as these were available at the first (and only) Legends Tour event for 2020 — as well as […]
The Dodge FREAKIN’ Viper! Oooh yes. This is the car I wanted as a child, and still want to this day. Back in 1992, when the Dodge Viper hit showrooms across the US, I used to make my parents drive past a certain Dodge dealership any chance we […]
The latest #’66 Chevy Super Nova arrived a few weeks ago. That, of course, feels like months though given the state of the world and how much things have changed. Upon arrival, I immediately freed the “Tootsie Roll’r” from its Tootsie Roll package and placed it among the […]
