Alex Winson recovers from a bad case of Writer's Block and looks at two incredible racers from both of the Mattel brands.
Long Form: Matchbox Moving Parts Bizzarrini 5300 GT Corsa Revival & Hot Wheels Boulevard Chevrolet Corvair Yenko Stinger
New wheel, great casting, terrible paint – the Hot Wheels Alfa Romeo GTV6 3.0 and a rant.
Alex Winson looks at the fabulous new Alfa Romeo from Hot Wheels but finds one annoying flaw and asks if it's time the brand addressed quality control issues.
Lamley Daily: Hot Wheels Boulevard Subaru WRX STI
Graham Heeps takes a closer look at the latest Boulevard Subaru, which sports an authentic US rally paint scheme
The value of wheels: The welcome rebirth of the Hot Wheels Koenigsegg Agera
I initially hated it, but you pulled me in. Now with new shoes the HW Koenigsegg gets the love it deserves.
The gems of Original Boulevard: Hot Wheels Ford GT LM
The third model from Original Boulevard I want to feature. I am trying to keep it as random as possible. No ranking, just the models from my Boulevard collection. A collection you can actually see, incidentally, in this viewer request video I did the other day: https://youtu.be/fvEf7aUPwtY The Ford GT LM is there in that …
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Forget the Koenigsegg. Bring back the Hot Wheels Vector W8 TwinTurbo
It is time to remove this from the "one-and-done" Hot Wheels list.
The Gems of Original Boulevard: Hot Wheels Porsche 993 GT2
I should call this series “The Gems of Boulevard not called Datsun 510 Wagon”. Lamley and the debut of Jun Imai’s signature car have been intertwined for years, and I have probably written more about it than any other model. But Boulevard is much more than the 510. It is one of the most interesting …
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Hot Wheels completes the pair with the Boulevard Nismo R33 Skyline
There are some models I just want to take photos of, and writing about them is basically the excuse to post them. The Hot Wheels R33 Skyline in Nismo livery is one of them. Hot Wheels of course did the Nismo R34 for Team Transport, and if there is a proper pairing for this livery …
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Lamley Daily: 2012 Hot Wheels Boulevard DeLorean DMC-12
#lamleydaily - July 8, 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vE8stNaqaKM (A new Lamley YouTube Channel, the Lamley Daily. Subscribe?) Model: Hot Wheels DeLorean DMC-12 Line: 2012 Boulevard Where to buy it: Boulevard DeLorean on ebay Why it's in the collection: I have four DeLoreans in my collection. The three HW Basic First Editions, and this one. I don't need …
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Why you should collect Hot Wheels Boulevard
Before collectors went nuts for Hot Wheels Car Culture, there was Boulevard. Mattel's first attempt at a Car Culture-like line was full of missteps, but produced a ton of gems. For your Sunday perusal, here is a look at some of the most memorable. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nURSsquIlJQ