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Just a heads up to take a few minutes to check out the Wheel Collectors store today. Matt and the gang have put much of their inventory on sale for Black Friday, and there are deals galore. Many new items, but a lot of hard-to-find old items as well. Whether you need to fill some …
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We have a bit of news to pass on about one of our most highly anticipated models, the Hot Wheels RLC BRE Datsun 510. Those of us who were lucky enough to reserve one or two awhile ago have to wait until January for the model to arrive, and from what we have seen it …
I quick pop-in to show this photo passed along to us by one our Lamley friends. Apparently a friend of his in China was able to buy these models from an online dealer in China:This could very well be 2014 Batch A, but we won't entirely know until we see what shows up in the …
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For those of you in the US, Happy Thanksgiving...Our family is going to continue our tradition of enjoying the holiday feast at a resort up near Park City, Utah later today, and we hope each of you has a wonderful holiday as well. It is a great time to relax and take in the fall …
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When we featured the latest version of the Matchbox Audi R8 a couple of days ago, we knew it reminded us of something.Obviously, the main model it reminded us of was the previous blue version of the MB R8 that outside of a few things looks almost identical to the new version. But there was …
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Can you do it?Last week, as we completed the Worst Regular TH poll, and as we saw the reaction from all collectors to the new Fangster Treasure Hunt, we got to thinking.Shouldn't we leave them?We are more convinced than ever that Mattel's hope with the regular Treasure Hunts is that collectors leave them behind. Some …
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The Super and Treasure Hunts Poll was very interesting, but now we move on to what I think is the most interesting poll of allWhat was the BEST Hot Wheels New Basic Model of 2013?Hot Wheels gave us 50 New Models in the basic line this year, but instead of numbering them at the beginning …
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Since its debut in 2007, this has always been one of our favorite Matchbox models. So we will happily give this new blue version its own post.Not much to write. Just pics to show. Some tidbits:It is almost the exact same color as the 2010 10-pack version. Audi is a stickler on colors used and …
Ambassador Report 14As I mentioned previously the Matchbox team have been in Asia and will be on vacation for Thanksgiving and so I am using material saved from previous questions and images received recently.More answers to your questions from Mattel9. I am glad the Ford in the Beach Rescue pack was brought up, but as far …
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Creativity abounds this week. No reason for us to say a damn thing.(Other than: As always, be sure to submit your customs by way of email (lamleygroup@gmail.com), our Facebook page, or Instagram (hashtag your photo #lamleycustoms) to ensure that we will see them.)Enjoy...Brian Jyl@yeyoperezhein - InstagramMuhammad Khairil AhmadLeo's Trash Cars@a_r_n_e_l - Instagram@5pudly - InstagramEvilsoniczMinh ToHoward Prodigy@LH_ART_ - InstagramHenry JimzTom …
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Kyosho alert. Never fear, Hot Wheels collectors, we will be back with more of the blue brand, but you should pause for just a second to take a look at this model...The fifth Porsche from Kyosho has been out in Japan for a couple of months now, and finally more worldwide dealers like Daboxtoys are …
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Not a model we would normally show. Non-licensed models aren't really our thing. Correction. Fantasy models aren't really our thing. Models shaped like a dragon won't get a lot of attention here. Non-licensed models, if they resemble something interesting can get a lot of attention here at Lamley. Just look at the Mad Manga.Like the …
The brand new Hot Wheels Porsche Panamera is out, and we already know that it will be released a little later in red.When that news was released, a friend asked me which one I liked better. I answered, and asked for his favorite. His answer? The Matchbox.This Hot Wheels Panamera has a few things going …
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Instead of blabbering on about how great this model is (It is great. Best version yet. Awesome choice of liveries by Hot Wheels), we will use it to plead with our friends at Matchbox...Um...hi...I was wondering...COULD YOU PLEASE DO THIS MODEL ALREADY!!!!!Or if you want to keep it simple, this one:I mean, come on!?! I …
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A little Mustang Boss-ish, wouldn't you say?No racing decals like the earlier versions, and I think the design is nice. Variety, spice of life, blah blah blah. You see it, you can tell me if you like it or not. I really do.My favorite? It remains the Kroger Super Speeders exclusive in white. JDM always …
We have voted on the BEST Hot Wheels Regular Treasure Hunt, so now it is time for something a little more fun. What was the WORST Hot Wheels Regular Treasure Hunt in 2013?There seems to be a lot of strong opinions on the regular TH's. Our thought? That the regulars are for kids, and the …
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It is about time...After teasing us about an Alfa Romeo 8C in the Speed Machines lineup back in 2010, we finally get a Hot Wheels Alfa.We don't know how close the 8C was to being done for the Speed Machines line, but it was close enough for Hot Wheels to announce it as a new …
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Hmmmm, this line might be picking up a little steam...We have made it known that we were a little underwhelmed with the initial castings choices in the Cool Classics line, but that seems to be changing, and changing fast. On the heels of learning that the Honda CR-X and '87 Toyota Truck would grace the …
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We know we are not alone in our fondness for the Hot Wheels Then & Now series. Last year's set, consisting of mainly muscle cars - Challengers, Mustangs, Camaros, Chargers, etc - in their nostalgic and current incarnations sporting similar deco, was a treat to collect.We now have photos of the first set of 2014. …
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Alright, below are all the reasons we are dedicating valuable Lamley real estate to two retreads from the 2012 line and Batman motorcycle that was already released in another line. The Bat-Pod is pretty cool.We got a kick out of the photo we took showing the red bird chasing the pig on a Batman motorcycle. …
So is this really still the Hot Wheels Special Edition Camaro when it lost its Hot Wheels Special Edition deco?I guess so, but honestly I don't care either way. This could have been the ZL1, or one of a plethora of new Camaro castings, but they chose to use the latest. Well, no they didn't, …
Ambassador Report 13As I mentioned last week, I have a limited number of new images to show and answers to just a few questions from Mattel, pending their return from Asia. I have therefore filled some space with another look back in time.I was casually flicking through some old notes I had written many years …
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There will surely be some thoughts on these three, whether they get shared here or not...Since these were announced a year-and-a-half ago at the 2012 Matchbox Gathering, collectors have looked at these with a bit (a lot) of trepidation. It is one thing to do a non-licensed dump truck, it is a whole other thing …
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We figured we would give this new Matchbox model its own post, since it doesn't fit the same theme as the three non-licensed cars that were also released in this batch.Because it is a fire truck. A bit of a funny looking fire truck, but a fire truck. This is another model that I don't …
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