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Soooo, things are gonna be busy. Forza is out, and available at Wheel Collectors. That means the inevitable, and deserved, S15 Frenzy has begun. And Car Culture Circuit Racers is out too. Unboxing coming and features coming. Aaaand, the Hot Wheels Convention is less than a week away. I have showcases ready for that. And …
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So what is the Audi Wagon? A '94 RS2 or an '04 RS6? We know what the model in the package is, and we know what the model on the package looks like, so let's go DLM rules. Open it, and it is undoubtedly an RS6. We will run with that. I talk a little …
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Walmart has the Zamacs, Target the Red Editions, Kmart its Collector Day models, and Kroger its unique colors. But don't forget Walgreens. The last few years, Hot Wheels has done an exclusive model for Walgreens. Just one, but still. I like the exclusives, and hunting down the one Walgreens model isn't a bad thing. Plus, …
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Of course it's the Pink Gasser. Actually, it's the Gulf Galaxie. Nope, it's the Li'l Red Express. It's the whole batch. Â Batch B of the Hot Wheels 50th Faves is a step up from the first, with 5 beautiful models. Â Those three I already mentioned, plus a clean Camaro and Zamac Drag Bus. Â Favorites indeed. …
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I mentioned I had another Up-to-Date Video Catalog. Â This time the prolific Honda S2000. Just when you thought it might slow down, the S2K releases just keep on coming. Â Two more this year, and it seems we have had multiple releases almost every year. Which leads me to this. Â What other models deserve a Video …
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I get asked if blogging is all I do. Â If it is my actual job. Â I wish. Â I do have a "real" job. Â And for those that are familiar, it does require a decent amount of traveling. That is changing. Â The last few weeks have brought some changes, and I am thrilled that don't have …
It was a bit of a surprise to hear from a friend yesterday afternoon that he found the new Team Transport at Walmart. Â We have seen our friends in Australia finding them, but I didn't expect to see them here so soon. Â Alas, I was near a Walmart, so I walked in and there they …
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Which one is your favorite? Â Which one do you think is mine? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEibOxbYdS0
Watch the video, or look at the photos. Â There is a mystery, and it isn't hard to miss. Â More on that soon, but for now, here is the 2018 L Case from Matchbox. Â More and more goodies to be sure, whether misnamed or not. As always, the photos are provided by Wheel Collectors, who have …
The Walmart Zamacs have been strangely hard-to-find this year. Â I am not sure why, but they have barely appeared in many areas. Thankfully that can't be said for some of the other store exclusives. Â The Target Red Editions have been fairly consistent in their regular releases this year, and the last batch of 2018 is …
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The epic Tomica Limited Vintage September Release arrived this week from Japan Booster, and it doesn't disappoint. Â At all. I have been hyped for the RX-7, and honestly it is even better than I thought. Â Don't know how, but it is. Â Have a look: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a28qcRt79ng Some pre-Lamley Studio pics:
So sad I wasn't at JCCS today.  Matchbox once again had a huge presence, and Hot Wheels brought out the goods with some JDM sneak peeks at the Japanese Nostalgic Car booth. Lamley nerd car guru Jay Kho was there and got some shots.  Here they are. What do you think? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8a7ko6htY0
It has been several years in the making. Â First, Gas Monkey needed to make it. Â Then, Hot Wheels needed to replicate it. Now, we need to buy it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuScQdo9tvA
As a collector sometimes you have to make some tough decisions. Â This was one of them. It figure it is pretty obvious where my Matchbox collecting is focused. Â All Mattel. Â ALL Mattel. Â I actually think it is the best era of Matchbox. Â Blasphemy right? Many Matchbox collectors will disagree with me, and mention many other …
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You want new Auto World tools. Â I do too. Â They are delivering in a serious way. Many new tools to come, but it starts with the new Chevy Impala and Buick Estate Wagon. Â Both are most welcome, but the Buick takes the cake for me, and further solidifies AW as the king of classic American …
I hope you have all enjoyed the Matchbox 2019 previews I've posted on the Lamley YouTube Channel. Â They are fun to do, but a lot of work. Not a lot of work for me, mind you. Â Putting these together doesn't take a ton of time. Â It is a lot of work for the Matchbox Team. …
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Last month, while at the Matchbox Gathering of Friends Convention, I spent a couple of long hours with Abe Lugo from the Matchbox Design Team and filmed a few videos. Â We looked at upcoming 2018 and 2019 models, as well as the highly-anticipated Basic Plus and Premium opening-feature models. Abe was a good sport, and …
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14 of the 15 Supers (plus the bonus Ultimate Chase) have now been officially released. Â Go through them, and I think it would be hard to say it HASN'T been a great year for Supers. Â The time to review them all, and pick a best, will be here soon. Â But collectively, they are great. The …
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It is late in the year. Â At least late in the Mattel diecast year. Â Hot Wheels has only one more mix to officially release, and Matchbox will be wrapping up the year within the next 2-3 months as well. And Matchbox most surely backloaded the fun. Â Lots of good new models to come, including the …
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Just posted the Unboxing video, and I will have a photo Case Report soon. Â For now, have a look at all the good stuff in this case: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOi1nsYuX4o
In case you missed it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-_3inTd6i8
It starts today. Â I am doing my annual excursion through southeastern Utah, southwestern Colorado, and northern New Mexico on my way to Albuquerque, arriving in time for the festivities to begin. I will be busy this year, streaming a few things live on the Lamley YouTube Channel (including the 2019 New Model Preview on Saturday …
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Car Culture is at the point that every release has incredibly high expectations. Â That is a blessing and curse to be sure, but thankfully it has been far more blessing than curse. Shop Trucks is the third mix released in 2018 (outside of Team Transport), and my guess is this will be a popular one. …
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