Steve Vandervate, known by “HWCVAN” or “Van” to most collectors, is one of the main Graphic Designers for Hot Wheels as he designs graphics for all premium level lines (HWC/RLC, Conventions/Events, Pop Culture, Car Culture, and Entertainment lines) as well as some vehicles in the themed and basic assortments.
No matter what decade you were born in, you have to appreciate the #HWC Original 16 line. Released exclusively through HotWheelsCollectors.com (HWC) starting in 2011, these sixteen cars are as close to the original #Redlines as you are going to get — short of buying the 1968 renditions […]
The annual #sELECTIONs voting kicks off today for the Red Line Club (RLC) on HotWheelsCollectors.com (HWC) today. For those that don’t know, the sELECTIONs are a chance for the RLC members to essentially design a Hot Wheels release as a collective group. Through a series of polls that […]
Collectors love to love on the #’55 Chevy Bel Air Gasser affectionately referred to as “The Candy Striper”. Collector demand (or should we call it lust?) has driven the price as high as $460 recently which is just absurd for a release of a car that was limited […]
Well, its the end of January, and what a month it was with the release of the #2018 Hot Wheels #Car Culture / Japan Historics 2. Several weeks after they started showing up at retail here in the United States, they are still flying off the pegs — […]
The 50th Anniversary of Hot Wheels is off to a spectacular start for the brand. Sure the mainline is always a hit and there are loads of 50th Anniversary cars coming, but 2018 starting off with a bang in the #Car Culture line with the much anticipated release […]
How has your luck been with finding the #’69 Dodge Charger Daytona from the Hot Wheels #Retro Style Series? Considering how well stock moves at your local Target may have been a factor as this series was a #Target Exclusive. However, that wasn’t the only factor that limited […]
With Japan Historics 2 hitting retail already, it almost feels like the time to shine (on the pegs) for the #Car Culture / Cars & Donuts series was cut short. Heck, I know several collectors that haven’t even seen the series pegged yet. It is rather unfortunate that […]
Just three months ago, Hot Wheels collectors from around the world converged upon Los Angeles for the #31st Annual Collectors Convention. There collectors were treated to a series of collector- & kid-oriented events, sneak peeks from Mattel and a variety of exclusive #Convention Vehicles. With the recent success […]
Merry Christmas to everyone here at Orange Track Diecast! Today, we look at the brand-new, #’66 Batmobile that was sold less than two weeks ago to Red Line Club members on HotWheelsCollectors.com (HWC). Every year — well most anyways — Hot Wheels releases a #RLC Holiday Car on […]
There is a new bad-ass casting in the Hot Wheels lineup and it has gotten paired with arguably the most bad-ass bounty hunter of all-time, #Boba Fett. The Hot Wheels #’60s Ford Econoline Pickup makes is #First Edition debut as part of the #2017 Hot Wheels #Pop Culture […]
