Towards the end of the last year of the last millennium (1999), Hot Wheels slipped in four Ferrari castings: Ferrari 456M, Ferrari F50 (hardtop), and the Ferrari F355 in both the Challenge and Spider trim levels. Had this happened in 2015, it would have been a much bigger deal given […]
The end of the 2015 year at Hot Wheels has been full of surprises. Though most of those tend to be associated with the fact that the first couple waves of 2016 cars have been released and 2016 lines are starting to be uncovered, 2015 still has a lot to […]
One of the most iconic racing cars of all-time would be the 1970 Plymouth Superbird driven by Richard Petty in the 1970 NASCAR Season. Known as “The King”, Richard Petty raced from 1958 to 1992. In a racing career that spanned 34 years, Richard Petty sure drove a […]
Rarely, and I mean, RARELY do I ever come across a Hot Wheels release that I have never seen before. So when I saw one of these pop up for sale this week, I jumped all over the sale. Being a collector for 20 years now, I realize this […]
Happy Birthday to me! Today, we celebrate together as I bring you a Speed Machines Ferrari 599XX 4-Pack! Throughout the day, the articles will post so make sure you keep checking back for the other parts of this 4-part series. Right now, I present the first release of the Ferrari […]
The year was 1998. I was a teenager that was fully immersed in all things Hot Wheels. My local Hot Wheels club in Milwaukee had downhill racing so my cousin and I rounded up our best cars and competed at every show. There was one problem. Someone brought this […]
Hot Wheels Pro Racing is a now defunct Hot Wheels line. Primarily an avenue for NASCAR, the Pro Racing line featured stock cars with authentic NASCAR paint schemes. In 2001, the authentic NASCAR paint schemes were applied to existing Hot Wheels castings such as The Demon (shown below), […]
At this point, it is evident that Mattel and Walmart have an agreement to bring these exclusive Hot Wheels series to Walmart via dump bins. This year alone, we have seen the Avengers series, the 3rd installment of the Fast & Furious series and now the Porsche series. […]