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.
The year was 1998. I was a teenager that was fully immersed in all things Hot Wheels. My local Hot Wheels club in Milwaukee had downhill racing so my cousin and I rounded up our best cars and competed at every show. There was one problem. Someone brought this […]
As evident by this blog, graffiti makes a cool backdrop for diecast photo shoots. Graffiti is a type of art and has found its way onto street cars and Hot Wheels cars. In 2009, Hot Wheels released the Graffiti Rides 5-Pack featuring 5 vehicles with Graffiti graphics. This was […]
Every-so-often the “retired” Larry Wood descends from his perch that overlooks the world of Hot Wheels to deliver us a new Hot Wheels design. In 2015, that casting design has been the Turbine Time which immediately began disappearing from the peghooks of local retailers when collectors and kids alike, […]
Every-so-often, a relic is salvaged by way of a non-collector finding what is known as a “beater” or a vehicle in “played-with” condition. This relic happens to be Tom McEwen’s Mongoose Funny Car from 1970. This found its way to me via a co-worker who had found this in a […]
Hot Wheels released 8 castings with Avengers graphics (each casting had a different Avenger) in May 2015 and were exclusive to Walmart. The Sting Rod shown below fittingly represents Iron Man with its numerous guns and missile launcher extending outward from its body’s frame. Look for this line at your […]
The Rodger Dodger had a 5-year stint from 1974 to 1979 until it was recast in 1998 as part of Hot Wheels 30th Anniversary. Its second stint has proven more bountiful with over 39 releases. In 2006, it was given the “RLC Treatment” as part of HotWheelsCollectors.com’s Series 5 […]
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