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.
Hot Wheels of the Day ’07 Ford Shelby GT500 Speed Machines RELEASE YEAR: 2010 • CASTING DESIGNER: Phil Riehlman In a matter of weeks, the triumphant return of the Hot Wheels #Speed Machines will be upon us. This time, Speed Machines will be part of the much celebrated […]
The new kid on the block as far as Hot Wheels product lines are concerned is the #Hot Wheels Monster Trucks (HWMT) line. Oddly enough, the end of 2022 completes the fifth year — already?!?!? — of the line. Thus far we have seen some pretty cool things […]
The Morris Mini — which I still affectionately refer to as the “Mini Cooper” since that was it’s original name — is a #Treasure Hunt once again! This stout racer originally debuted in the series back in 2002, before returning in the anniversary year of 2005, as a […]
Caught in the last mix of the doomed #Hot Wheels iD line is the premiere of the #Automobili Pininfarina Battista. This #Electric-powered supercar has those signature Italian curves that many gasoline-fueled #Exotics from Italy have — looking sleek and fast as hell! It is just too bad collectors […]
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 […]
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