The 1981 Hot Wheels: Dixie Challenger with the confederate flag on its roof is still selling for high dollar stemming from last June’s Confederate Flag controversy — surprising to see since that was almost a year ago. While that release of the Dixie Challenger is 35 years old […]
Have you ever found yourself buying a casting strictly for its graphics/deco? It happens to me a lot. Castings that I usually pass on the first couple times around, then, BOOM! the graphics and paint click and you suddenly have to have it. That was the case with the […]
Hot off the assembly line is the brand-new, Super Treasure Hunt ’69 Dodge Charger Daytona from the 2016 Muscle Mania Series. This hot ride is first starting to show up at retail however that hasn’t stopped Malaysian online sellers from distributing these for a premium. Its unclear as […]
Arguably the most popular and iconic of all Hot Wheels is the ’67 Camaro casting. In 2007, it finished second in terms of popularity to the Volkswagen Drag Bus in a collectors poll. How can the ’67 Camaro be an all-time favorite Hot Wheels car when it wasn’t even […]
December is here which usually means, so are the Hot Wheels Christmas cars. While in the past there have been Holiday Rods, Holiday Hot Rods, and other cars of the Christmas variety, it was the Holiday Rods from 2004 to 2009 that proved to be the most collector-friendly. […]
Walmart continues to churn out these exclusive Hot Wheels series vehicles. From the Fast & Furious cars to Avengers to even Porsche and James Bond, these lines have consisted mostly of licensed vehicles/designs and are found in exclusive dump bins at Walmart. As of late 2015 we have started to […]
Sometimes designers of an unlicensed casting are the best suited when it comes to overall execution of that casting. Back in 2004, the Hot Wheels casting, Rapid Transit, seemed to jump right off the pegs and into my hands. I thought this Phil Riehlman designed car was super cool given […]
North Dakota, eh? No, we will not proceed with a handful of Fargo references. However, we will talk some more about this very hard to find ’70 Chevelle SS and the meaning behind some of these North Dakota graphics. Veteran collectors will know that this vehicle was part of […]
One of the most iconic racing cars of all-time would be the 1970 Plymouth Superbird driven by Richard Petty in the 1970 NASCAR Season. Known as “The King”, Richard Petty raced from 1958 to 1992. In a racing career that spanned 34 years, Richard Petty sure drove a […]
The Vairy 8 is one of those underrated Hot Wheels castings. It is believed to be a customized version of a 1960s Chevrolet Corvair. While its a metal body and metal base casting, it doesn’t perform particularly well on track sets due to its stance which leads to the […]