The PR5 (or Phil Riehlman 5-Spoke) Wheel was developed by Hot Wheels designer Phil Riehlman. It debuted in 2000 and continues to be used to this day. Below are the releases that feature the PR5 wheel.
The Hot Wheels #Fandango is back and with a metal body to boot! Representing the Spider-Man super villain, Electro, this #Unlicensed Hot Wheels car is showing up as part of the #Kroger Exclusive Ultimate Spider-Man vs. The Sinister 6 Series. As a collector of this Phil Riehlman designed […]
One of the more under-utilized castings in Hot Wheels history is the Chaparral 2D. It was only used 3 times since its initial 2003 First Editions release. Sure, there are castings that have been “one-and-dones” but considering this Chaparral had a 9-year run, you would assume that we would have seen more releases […]
The Chrysler Pronto was the #Concept Car version of what was ultimately released as the PT Cruiser. Hot Wheels never produced the PT Cruiser which was ultimately discontinued by Chrysler in 2010. It had a pedestrian reputation with Millennials who nicknamed it the “PT Loser” as it was often seen […]
Its been about 6 years of #Hot Wheels Characters now, and among these character-inspired fantasy cars, collectors have found a few gems. Back in 2010, when the Toy Story Characters line was first released (followed shortly by the Muppets), “traditional” collectors sobbed as they thought these fantasy cars were “junk”. Clearly […]
Ever look at an #Unlicensed Hot Wheels casting and wonder if there is more to the story? When the Project Speeder came out in 2014, the casting definitely looked like an unfinished project as the name implied — most notably missing the front fenders and grill, along with […]
Being the mayor of Hot Wheels City is surely an interesting job. One minute you’re cutting the ribbon at a brand-new race track (complete with loop of course) and the next you’re being destroyed by Kidzilla — only to rebuild! Clearly, this is a position that is not […]
The old Hot Wheels standard seemed to be to release “castings destined for premium lines” into the mainline. Its unclear if this was to stir up interest in them or what, but this was the case with popular premium castings like the Volkswagen Drag Bus, Volkswagen Karmann Ghia […]
On Saturday, June 30, 2012, Tanner Foust and Greg Tracy set a world record at the X Games in Los Angeles by driving two all-wheel-drive rally coupes through a 66 ft. real-life version of the famous Hot Wheels Double Loop Dare Track Set. The feat was amazing as […]
2004 was known as the year of the “Hot 100” as Hot Wheels released 100 First Editions into the Hot Wheels mainline — well, 101 if you count the mail-in bonus Volkswagen Drag Truck. Among the Hot 100 were ‘Tooned vehicles which were castings with exaggerated features. While these […]
The Stars & Stripes cars are still eluding me at my local Walmarts as I’ve been hard-pressed to find anything good there as of late. And with all the cool #Walmart Exclusives that have been coming out, it pains me to say that I’ve been getting Hot Wheels […]
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