It’s official! Hot Wheels and #Ferrari are back together again after 10 years. It feels good to finally be able to say that! What feels even better are having the first two Ferraris since the comeback in your hands. Thanks to the team at Mattel Creations, I was […]
We may be in late April, but Hot Wheels premium for 2024 just started to hit retail in the United States. We saw the #Liberty Walk #LB Super Silhouette Nissan Silvia (S15) unveiled at the Hot Wheels Convention last fall, and since then, it has climbed to the […]
Hot Wheels of the Day ’70 Plymouth AAR Cuda Hot Wheels Vintage Racing #14/30 RELEASE YEAR: 2011 • CASTING DESIGNER: Phil Riehlman It shouldn’t surprise any Hot Wheels collector that cars from the Hot Wheels #Vintage Racing line are worth a good chunk of change these days. Pegwarmers […]
Hot Wheels of the Day Renault 5 Turbo Car Culture / Modern Classics RELEASE YEAR: 2017 Bring back the #Renault 5 Turbo! I’ve developed a little but of an affinity for the car after recently playing a racing game, and then subsequently seeing a 1:1 on the road. […]
Hot Wheels of the Day Porsche 917K Real Riders RELEASE YEAR: 2005 • CASTING DESIGNER: Larry Wood In 2005, it was Kmart stores that catered to the Hot Wheels collector. There were three Kmart Collector Events a year (at the time), and #Kmart Exclusive Hot Wheels nostalgic lines. […]
Vehicles from the ’80s and ’90s as Hot Wheels seem to be all the rage these days. Call it the Gran Turismo generation — or whatever you like — but a new wave of collectors that grew up racing rare race cars (in video games) has demanded the […]
You always hear from collectors who went to the grocery store for “X” and found supers, or “soup”. In the back of your mind is, “yeaaaah, riiiight” or, “that never happens to me…”; well, that was me this last Sunday. Wandered into my local grocery store down the […]
The Hot Wheels #McLaren F1 GTR is back in #Car Culture and, once again, is wearing a #Gulf Racing livery. This time, the #2021 Hot Wheels release wears a light blue paint that more closely resembles Gulf’s “Powder Blue”. Why was #Gulf Racing chosen for the #McLaren F1 […]
A couple weeks ago, I published an article on HotWheelsCollectors.com — exclusively for Red Line Club members — that explained where the Hot Wheels Race Team originated, in addition to including some interesting collections within the segment that seemingly has no bounds. Under the section titled, “The Hot […]
Looking at what just showed up the on back of a #Team Transport flatbed: the newest addition to the Hot Wheels #’16 Ford GT Race collection. This time, this #Ford supercar from the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) is rocking a replica livery that raced in the Rolex […]