So remember when - in what seems like just a few days ago - Gerry and Abe and the Matchbox Team were standing up in front of us in Albuquerque, New Mexico showcasing all the upcoming 2017 New Models?And remember the models that attendees brought home, a Dodge A100 in spectraflame red and Mazda Miata …
Best of 2016: The Hot Wheels Premium Card Art by Julian Koiles…
Tomorrow I will list off the Lamley Awards Readers Choices, along with my choices for Best and Worst Super, Best New Model, etc. Â Not that any of you are holding your breath on my choices, but it is always interesting to think about what models ended up making the list.I have my choice for Hot …
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1:64 Police Perfection. How did I not know about this one?
Auto Art Dubai Police Bugatti Veyron on eBayI don't normally post about an eBay purchase but I figured this was worth mentioning in case anyone else is interested. Â Maybe it is old news to most of you, but it is new to me.I love collecting police cars in 1:64, and this Auto Art Bugatti Veyron …
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Variation Alert: 2017 Hot Wheels BMW M4 with lace wheels being found at Target…
Lamley Reader Andrew Hoffsommer came emailed me to report this fantastic find:On the bottom is the standard release of the 2017 Hot Wheels BMW M4 in blue, with J5 wheels. Â On top of that however, is the gem. Â The same M4, only with lace wheels.While my pursuit for wheel variations has tailed off a bit, …
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Looks like Europe is getting Hot Wheels Batch F on short card…
The hot streak in Europe continues. Â Countries from Germany to Romania to Belgium to the UK were getting the D and E batches on short card well before the rest of us, and it looks like that trend is continuing.German collector Daniel Gotthard sent a couple of pics of his finds via Lamley friend Michael …
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Here is your first look at the 2017 Matchbox Subaru Impreza WRX STI Police…
Matchbox has thrown another little holiday preview our way, this time in the form of the brand new for 2017 Subaru Impreza WRX STI Police.It might seem odd to have another Impreza Police this soon after Matchbox did an older version a few years ago, but in my view the more they do these models …
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These were the five most-read Lamley articles in 2016, and yeah, one had to do with "scalpers"…
The year is coming to a close, so why not look back a bit?It has definitely been a good year for diecast, at least in my view. Â Hot Wheels made major waves with the Car Culture series, primarily Japan Historics, Matchbox seemed to get back on its feet again, M2 created major buzz among collectors, …
Lamley Unboxing: Opening a 2017 Hot Wheels US D Case…
If you hit your local Target, there is a good chance the Hot Wheels D Cases have hit. Â Here in the US, that means US cases, one of which came from A&J Toys, and that I opened on YouTube a couple of days ago.So if you would like, compare it to the International Case, and …
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Happy Holidays from the Lamley Group…
May your day be filled with cheer (and a little less diecast).-The Lamley Group(jtl, DT, RTE, RCR, M&M, AJ, Akiyo, LC, JI, HDB, SW, CDU, Mare, AmJ, Ede, JVS-G, C-Man, A-be, Jimmy Prius, Ut_, Joe&theGang, DF, Cx2, Subs, Bx2, ESL, DV, Unknown, and all the rest.)- Lamley Tree by my daughters, Holiday Panel by Hot …
The 2017 Hot Wheels Mainline list has been released. It’s gonna be a fun year…
Here is an early Christmas present. Â Just as Mattel is closing its doors for the holidays, someone hit SEND on the 2017 Hot Wheels Mainline list and posted it to HWC.The whole list is here.I quickly went through the list to extract a list of the 2017 Licensed New Models, as well as some licensed …
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Lamley Unboxing: Opening a 2017 Hot Wheels US C Case…
C Cases are just hitting Walmart, and here in the US that means - obviously - US cases. Â I opened an International C Case a few weeks ago, and now it is time for the US Case, which just arrived from A&J Toys. Check it out:-
A behind-the-scenes look at the Hot Wheels Design Center…
This article appeared earlier this month on the Globe and Mail out of Toronto, Canada. Â It is always interesting to read a bit about how things go at the Design Center, and this is a nice feature.Plus, there are photos of some of the desks there that I am sure many of you will examine …
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Your first look at the mainline release of the Matchbox Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG 6×6…
It's coming, and coming soon.It was back in April that Matchbox hinted at and then unveiled their Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG 6x6. Â It was big news on several fronts, most notably that Mattel had finally acquired the Mercedes license again.Since then, we have seen the Matchbox SLR McLaren re-released, the Toy Fair version of the 6x6 …
Variation Alert: Hot Wheels Speed Graphics 5-pack Toyota Supra with PR5 wheels…
Lamley Reader Muhammad Fadlul Fikri had himself an interesting find. While perusing the pegs at his local Toys R Us in Malaysia, he came across this Hot Wheels Speed Graphics 5-pack.  All looked the same except for the Toyota Supra:Look closely and you will see it.  The Toyota Supra on the left has Y5 wheels, while …
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The Hot Wheels ’70 Chevy Blazer is a terribly under-appreciated gem…
I can't remember what the initial reaction was to the Hot Wheels '70 Chevy Blazer. Â I am sure it was positive. Â Why wouldn't have been? Â We go crazy for the C10 pickup, and the first-gen K5 shares a lot with it, except for the bed.At the time it was released I was paying a little …
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Magnus Walker unveils the next version of the Hot Wheels Porsche 914…
Porsche-ophile Magnus Walker dropped another bit of news yesterday on Instagram:One of the #914 #porsche fans -my MWUO @hotwheelsofficial will be available in 2017 #hotwheelsA photo posted by Magnus Walker (@magnuswalker) on Dec 20, 2016 at 3:00pm PST//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.jsIt's nice to see the 914 back in the lineup, and this looks like a Car Culture release. …
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A Porsche we missed: Matchbox 911 GT1…
We didn't all miss it. Â But if I had to guess, there are far more diecast Porsche lovers that don't have the Matchbox 911 GT1 than do.I don't need to talk about the plethora of Porsche in the diecast world these days. Â Not too long ago Hot Wheels essentially ignored Porsche while Matchbox was putting …
Why does Lamley hype JDM? Here is where it started…
All Lamley does is hype JDM.A fair amount of comments get thrown my way, and that is always one of the most entertaining. Â It has died down of late, thankfully, but occasionally it rears its ugly head. That fact is I like Japanese cars, and I like Japanese diecast. Â And there is a story behind …
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So if Santa could bring you one diecast car, what would it be?
Have you been a good boy or girl this year? Â Hopefully you have. Â Because Santa is coming, and coming soon. From what I hear he will have a bag full of Hatching Animals and old Nintendos or whatever, but what else? Â That bag is big enough, it seems a couple of toy cars wouldn't kill …
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Hot Wheels Entertainment 2017 Batch A is now out at Wheel Collectors…
Hot Wheels Entertainment A Assortment at Wheel CollectorsA quick heads up for you Hot Wheels Entertainment fans. Â After going video game with the last two (don't call it Retro) Entertainment batches, Hot Wheels goes back to the line's roots with first batch of 2017. This is a batch of repeats, which will be bad news …
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Mirrored chrome may not work on a real car, but it’s damn cool on a Hot Wheels…
(HW Modern Classics on eBay)Our look at the Hot Wheels Modern Classics of 2008 continues. Â We started with a look at two of the more popular models, the Silverado and '92 Mustang, and now we look at another Mustang to debut in the line.To refresh your memory, the Modern Classics was a different take on …
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The upcoming Matchbox BMW i3 is coming along very nicely…
Last week Matchbox sent me a few upcoming models to preview (I showed the awesome Tuk Tuk last week), and mixed in among them were a couple of preproduction test shots. Preproduction models like these are smack-dab in the middle of the development process. Â The design is essentially done, the tool is made, and these …
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The Holiday Mattel Diecast Dump is on. Time to go find some good stuff…
Ok, I have heard Hot Wheels D Case is at TRU, maybe at Target. Â C Case is definitely at Target, and might be hitting Walmart. Â Matchbox B Case is hitting massively at Walmart.And all this while our friends in the UK are wondering when HW F Case is hitting.The holidays means tons of product hitting …
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The beginnings of certain robot and bosozoku cars by Tomica Premium, by Jay Kho…
The RTE is back! Â Resident Tomica Expert and super car nerd Jay Kho on another two Tomica Premium models to be released recently. Â Enjoy...(These Tomica Premium can be found at Japan Booster)So what made you start collecting toy cars? Â Was it passed on to you by your older peers? Â Perhaps you may be reliving your …
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