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.
For those of you that may not remember, the #Hot Wheels Delivery series was essentially the beginning of what is now referred to as the Pop Culture line. It started in 2009 with the Sweet Rides series and concluded after its second year (2010) where it was known […]
After not appearing since 2015, the Hot Wheels #Pass’n Gasser is back with (at least) two releases for 2018. The hunt is still on for the #Mystery Models release as I have yet to find that, but I do have that other #2018 Hot Wheels release for you: […]
Merry Christmas to everyone here at Orange Track Diecast! Today, we look at the brand-new, #’66 Batmobile that was sold less than two weeks ago to Red Line Club members on HotWheelsCollectors.com (HWC). Every year — well most anyways — Hot Wheels releases a #RLC Holiday Car on […]
Christmas is only four days away and Hot Wheels has made sure to include Santa’s latest whip in the #2018 Hot Wheels “C” case — the #Screamliner — which started hitting retail in the U.S. earlier this month. Originally designed by Larry Wood, the Screamliner is art deco […]
The #Bone Shaker has been a staple of the Hot Wheels brand since it was introduced in 2006. The #Peanuts comic strip ran in newspapers across the United States for 50 years. Both meet here as the latest release of the Hot Wheels Bone Shaker features the famous […]
The #Walmart Exclusive, Hot Wheels themed assortments have been a blessing, and a curse. At the time I am writing this, I literally just got back from a late-night Walmart run and saw a whole end-cap display full of the 2nd wave of the #Camouflage Series — sans […]
One of the more recent castings that I have started collecting is the Hot Wheels #Turbine Time. Designed by Larry Wood and first released in 2015, this truck with a wind-powered #Jet Engine has seen five releases for a cumulative seven colorways, in just three years — with […]
You have to give it up to the person who came up with the #Target Exclusive #Retro Style Series, as this series has been full of classic castings (mixed with modern ones) complete with some retro style graphics. Although the series retails for $1.29 at Target stores here in […]
One of — if not the most — iconic Hot Wheels casting, the #’67 Camaro, is back in the mainline in a familiar spot — as a #Treasure Hunt. After gracing the TH series in ’95, ’05, & ’13, the #2017 Treasure Hunts rendition features some all-too-familiar graphics. […]
With the #RLC #sELECTIONs over at HotWheelsCollectors.com (HWC), Hot Wheels has continually done what no other diecast car company has done — let the collectors have a hand in designing cars. Its every collector’s dream to design their own Hot Wheels car — especially this collector’s dream! — […]
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