Mark Jones considers himself blessed to have had a long career designing toy vehicles for Mattel. He is known as “The Godfather” among the design team as his career designing Hot Wheels dates back to the early ’90s. After a short stint over at Matchbox working on the Skybusters line, Mark returned to Hot Wheels in 2014. He has become a legend among collectors for all his work designing premium castings for adult retail.
This isn’t only a tale of two Hot Wheels Corvairs — but also a comparison of pre-2012 premium with the modern era. When Hot Wheels designer #Mark Jones designed the #Vairy 8 for the 2003 model year, he went all-out with a super-raked take on Chevrolet’s classic Corvair. […]
I am a Hot Wheels enthusiast through & through — its the only diecast brand I collect. I respect older Hot Wheels, and appreciate the newer ones. Every single casting, even the ones collectors love to hate, has its place in Hot Wheels history. With that said, some […]
Hot Wheels has introduced a brand-new #Mustang casting and this one is unlike the previous 60 released before it. The #’18 Ford Mustang RTR Spec 5 — labeled as a ’20 for this release — is the first Hot Wheels Mustang casting to come from #Formula Drift. Collectors […]
Hot Wheels of the Day Custom Corvette Stingray Coupe Car Culture / Team Transport (Legends Tour Exclusive) RELEASE YEAR: 2021 • CASTING DESIGNER: MARK JONES The #Hot Wheels Legends Tour is once again having in-person events — despite the limited number of locales. Still, it’s great to see […]
Hot Wheels of the Day Bugatti Veyron Mainline / 2003 First Editions RELEASE YEAR: 2003 • CASTING DESIGNER: MARK JONES The Hot Wheels #Bugatti Veyron is a #Discontinued Casting now as it was last released in 2010. The Bugatti Veyron 16.4 has been released in the 2021 Themed […]
Ask any collector for a top 10 list of Red Line Club (#RLC) releases and I’m almost certain this #’01 Mini Cooper doesn’t show up. That mostly speaks to the hundreds of awesome cars the club has released on HWC over the last 20 years, but in a […]
You always hear from collectors who went to the grocery store for “X” and found supers, or “soup”. In the back of your mind is, “yeaaaah, riiiight” or, “that never happens to me…”; well, that was me this last Sunday. Wandered into my local grocery store down the […]
The Hot Wheels #MBK Van recently hit the pegs as part of the Speed Shop Garage of #Pop Culture. As soon as collectors started to find it, questions were asked: What type of van is it? Will we see more vehicles with #HKS livery? Why is there an […]
The Hot Wheels #Car Culture / Team Transport line has given collectors a wide range of livery combos since it launched in 2018. One of the most notorious decos in Hot Wheels history was notably absent however: the #Hot Wheels Race Team. The deco has served as a […]
I came across a picked-over assortment of #Hot Wheels Boulevard yesterday at one of my local Walmarts. Gone were the Skyline, Kool Kombi, and new Toyota AE86 from the latest assortment of this #Walmart Exclusive line. It puzzled me how someone could leave what I consider the best […]
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