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.
The #Connect Cars were released 10 years ago. So, its only fitting that I open & showcase my prized possession from the line: the North Carolina #’70 Plymouth Superbird. This car is particularly scarce due to its limited nature as it was one of the last cars to […]
The latest wave of #Walmart Exclusive #ZAMACs came as part of the #2019 Hot Wheels “N” case assortment. In this three-car release, were there of the best ZAMACs all-year: #’56 Ford F-100, #’67 Chevelle SS 396 and the McLaren 720S. While the other two are certainly deserving of […]
Every year, the folks at Hot Wheels has a few, cool surprises up their sleeves. This one is two-fold. First, starting off in the mainline this year, we were treated to a new Hot Wheels partnership with #Gumball 3000. The second was the #Promotional Vehicle that would follow: […]
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 […]
