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.
Just a little over a decade ago, Hot Wheels Red Line Club members voted this #Volkswagen Karmann Ghia into existence. #RLC #sELECTIONs are a series of polls that collectors vote in. The polls typically consist of several choices including casting, color and wheels. RLC members vote in these […]
Recently I was able to grab the missing piece in my Hot Wheels #’52 Hudson Hornet collection: the 2012 Boulevard release. I celebrated by liberating the collection from their little cardboard prisons, and even made a post about it. While doing so, there was one release that I […]
Hot Wheels #Fast & Furious Premium is here! I, for one, am ecstatic that Hot Wheels finally decided to give these cars their own premium line at 1:64 scale. Nothing against the basic ones that have appeared at Walmart since 2013 as I have sought each and every […]
From the moment SpaceX launched the Falcon Heavy into space with Elon Musk’s Tesla — with Hot Wheels ’08 Tesla Roadster on the dash — you just knew that Hot Wheels had to find a way to commemorate one of the only known Hot Wheels cars to make […]
Hot Wheels has had some unique #Halloween releases over the years, but none as unique as the #HWC Series 1: Scary #Dairy Delivery. The year was 2002 and the first year of releases at HotWheelsCollectors.com was coming to a close. An extremely talented graphic designer by the name […]
#NASCAR racing liveries on mainline Hot Wheels cars? For a moment in Hot Wheels history, there was a period where mainline Hot Wheels were integrated into the #Hot Wheels Racing line. Kind of a silly concept, huh? Well, when the idea first came about in 1999, the first […]
Its no secret that I love the Hot Wheels #Mini Cooper casting as I always feature the new ones here at OTD. Yes, I know I still call it by its previous name as its been the Morris Mini for years now, but its the one I prefer […]
