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.
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 […]
Six of the ten #HW 50th Race Team cars for 2018 have been released through the #2018 Hot Wheels “M” case assortment so far. Coming in mix “N” we will see two more in the new Dune Daddy casting and this #’70 Plymouth Roadrunner — with the last two […]
Do you ever buy a release solely because of its graphics or color combination? I know I do. Even before my days as a graphic designer, I had admired car art. Its one of several factors that got me into collecting Hot Wheels at a very young age. […]
Enough can’t be said about how great of a tribute to the Hot Wheels #50th Anniversary that the #HW 50th Originals Collection is. As I stated the other day, the five cars chosen for this series are all modern castings that resemble five of the original 16 Hot […]
Last year it was the #HW Digital Circuit (2017) series that caused a whole lot of confusion in the collecting world. The lack of a mainline number in the upper-right corner, caused several collectors to mistake them for either store exclusives or treasure hunts. Once collectors learned that these […]
The #Hot Wheels Classics line was a roller coaster of a ride for collectors as it certainly had its highs and lows. After word got out in early 2005 that there would be a line of retro-inspired vehicles wearing #Spectraflame Paint and basic wheels with #Redlines, collector hype […]
Happy New Year! 2018 is here and along with that, its officially the 50th Anniversary of Hot Wheels. There will be plenty of ways to celebrate this year as the Hot Wheels lineups look great. With the new year, comes the inevitable setting of goals. So I see […]
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