As Hot Wheels designer, Phil Riehlman broke onto the scene in 1993 when he re-designed the Twin Mill and the Silhouette (along with Bruce Baur). His “big break” came in 1996 when his VW Bus casting became an instant hit with collectors and as a promotional piece. Phil continues to design Hot Wheels to this day.
Rarely does a Hot Wheels mainline car debut in limited edition form. Only a couple vehicles have debuted in the mainline with Super Treasure Hunt counterparts which — off the top of my head — are the Toyota 2000GT in 2013, and the #’17 Ford GT in 2016. […]
Hot Wheels has once again released a new late ’60s Dodge Charger casting. This time, its via the #Fast & Furious premium line as the newest #Charger is straight out of F9: The Fast Saga (2021) which premieres in theaters in just a couple of weeks. This entirely […]
For those Hot Wheels collectors that did not collect back in 2002: there was always the thrill of the hunt, everyone chased the #Treasure Hunts, and thousands of cars sold out on HotWheelsCollectors.com in a matter of minutes. What changed is that the brand itself has evolved since […]
I’ve been on the #Hot Wheels iD hype train since the beginning. One of my favorites things was that I could order each car — store exclusives exempt — off Amazon, and have them delivered to my door. Collecting the entire line was easy, and honestly, the initial […]
Hot Wheels has released some cool #Halloween deco’d vehicles over the years. Among the best of them were always the #Dream Halloween exclusives. For those that don’t know, Dream Halloween was a Mattel-sponsored charity event to benefit the Children Affected by AIDS Foundation (CAAF). For a good stretch […]
If you caught the recent interview with former Hot Wheels & Matchbox Graphic Design, Michael Heralda on @lamleygroup’s Fireside Chat series on Instagram, you’ll know that the 1998 First Editions release of the #Escort Rally was the first car Michael designed the graphics for Hot Wheels. It was […]
After 20-some-odd-years, love for the Hot Wheels #Dairy Delivery appears to be fading. What’s going on Hot Wheels collectors? Collectors used to periodically post pictures of their Dairy Delivery casting collections like clockwork. There would always be some collector clamoring to include the Dairy Delivery is this series […]
The latest Hot Wheels collaboration comes in the form of a partnership forged with MotorTrend. The companies put together a package that included before & after releases of the Roadkill “Rotsun”, as well as a year subscription to the MotorTrend streaming service via the app. The offer went […]
The success of the Hot Wheels #Vintage Racing line has been well documented across all collector sites since the line’s initial demise. There are some gorgeous vehicles in that set. What were we thinking as collectors back then? How did we let these cars slip by us? There […]
Remember this guy? This spectraflame blue #Nissan Skyline GT-R (R34) was released less than 6 months ago on HotWheelsCollectors.com exclusively to Red Line Club (RLC) members. The one-time run of 12,500 pieces cost RLC members $19.99 (plus shipping & tax) on sale day. The car sold out that […]
