Model: ’77 Pontiac Firebird Funny Car Release: Dragstrip Demons (2010) ebay link: Hot Wheels 2010 Dragstrip Demons Why I am featuring it: This car just looks bad ass. Only three variations of this casting have been released to my knowledge (4 counting a super limited Troy Lee designs release). Two were released in the 2010 […]
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It’s a truth widely acknowledged that anything with the Mooneyes livery on it is instant cool, and in the world of diecast, Hot Wheels are solid proof of that.
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Model: ’77 Pontiac Firebird T/A Release: Hot Wheels 2014 Cool Classics Ebay link: Hot Wheels Cool Classics Pontiac Firebird Why I am featuring it: I am a Firebird collector (in 1/64 at least) so this is obviously a must-have for me. The ‘77 Firebird T/A is, in my opinion, the best Firebird tooling from Hot […]
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Enthusiasts rejoice! Hobby Japan’s all-new Impreza WRX casting is a welcome addition to existing diecast Subarus from the likes of Hot Wheels, Matchbox, Majorette and Kyosho.
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Model: ’56 Hi-Tail Hauler/Good ‘Ol Pick-Um-Up Release: 1985 Mainline Real Riders Ebay link: Hot Wheels Real Riders Good Ol Pick-um-up Why I am featuring it: Ahhhhh… the original Real Riders. This is where rubber tires all began for Hot Wheels. They released these cars with Real Riders packaging and wheels in 1983-1987 mainline series. I’m […]
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The window for Dollar General’s first Hot Wheels mail-in ends today, May 29, 2020.
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Model: ’85 Honda CR-X Release: Hot Wheels 2012 The Hot Ones Ebay link: Hot Wheels Hot Ones Honda CR-X Why I am featuring it: What a debut release for this casting! This thing looks wild! The Hot Ones series was a really cool nod to the Hot Ones from the 80s. The graphics and colors […]
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Hot Wheels have always done a sterling service to air cooled Volkswagen enthusiasts. The Beetle and T1 and T2 vans have been present in various forms for a while in a multitude of Hot Wheels lines. The Type 181. The Variant “Squareback”. I could go on. Even the VW Brasilia has featured.
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April 14, 2020 by Doug Breithaupt In the second half of the 20th Century, five small cars from five different countries made a huge contribution to history of the automobile. Even full-sized, these cars did not take up much space individually, but multiplied by millions, they changed the way that the world moved. The focus […]
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Model: ’92 Ford Mustang Release: Hot Wheels 2019 Super Treasure Hunt Ebay Link: Hot Wheels 92 Mustang Super TH Why I am featuring it: Why I am featuring it: Literally the color is why I am featuring it. It is beautiful. The casting is a desirable one as well. Fox-body Mustangs are undoubtedly popular. Hot […]
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Model: Jaguar XJ220 Release: Hot Wheels 2010 Speed Machines Ebay link: Hot Wheels Speed Machines Why I am featuring it: I collect the Jaguar XJ220 casting. I had the original release in silver when it came out in 1993 when I was a young kid. So naturally, it is a casting that I am trying […]
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Model: Ferrari Testarossa Release: Hot Wheel California Customs 1991 Ebay link: Hot Wheels California Customs Why I am featuring it: First of all, I collect this casting. I loved it when I was a young kid and I love it now. Of course, the Testarossa was one of those bedroom poster cars along with the […]
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April 10, 2020 by Doug Breithaupt How often has any toy car collector wished that they could have a time machine to go back to 1968? Just one trip back to the corner drug store of the late 1960’s would allow us to grab up all the original Hot Wheels the time machine could hold. […]
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Model: Dodge Rampage Release: Hot Wheels Mainline Real Riders 1984 Ebay link: Hot Wheels Dodge Rampage Why I am featuring it: This is one of those “one and done” castings… well, sort of. It was used in the 1984 Mainline in the Real Rider sub-series. It came in two variations: grey hub Real Riders and […]
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April 6, 2020 by Doug Breithaupt The Metropolitan is not an American car. It was built in England by Austin, has a British engine and was a captive import car for Nash, Hudson and later, AMC. It was sold in the U.K. after 1955 as an Austin Metropolitan. The design, however, was American. Offered from […]
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Model: Hot Wheels Zender Fact 4 Release: Hot Wheels Mainline (models in this feature 1991 & 1996) eBay link: Hot Wheels Zender Fact 4 Why I am featuring it: This was one of those Hot Wheels castings that passed me by during my early days of collecting, but I’m glad I stumbled on these as […]
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Model: Ferrari Testarossa Release: Hot Wheels California Customs 1990 Ebay link: Hot Wheels California Customs Ferrari Why I am featuring it: This is such a cool release. A mirrored finish on a little metal car is commonplace nowadays with Hot Wheels Red Line Club releases. This wasn’t the case when this car was released in […]
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A surprise compliment from an unexpected source prompted further poking into my older Hot Wheels stash. While I’ve not had the privilege and pleasure to see the Alfa Romeo BAT 9 in person, I’d figured I’d find a few tiny cars I can match up with my 1:1 interactions.
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Model: ’72 Ford Gran Torino Sport Line: Hot Wheels RLC Neo Classics (no. 4 of 4) eBay link: Hot Wheels RLC Gran Torino Sport Why I am featuring it: “Keep that in the box”. A phrase my father would say often to me in my youth. He would buy limited edition Corgi and Lledo vehicles, […]
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Model: 1983 GMC Vandura Cargo Van Line: Hot Wheels Where to get it: I purchase this from eBay Why is it in the collection: The A-Team was one of my favourite TV series back in the 80s which I always watch together with my dad on the couch that bring back wonderful memories especially the […]
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March 3, 2020, by Doug Breithaupt The Nissan Silvia has always played third fiddle to the Z Cars and Skyline or GT/R models. Now that Hot Wheels is close to exhausting all the low hanging fruit in the Japanese/JDM vehicle orchard, the Silvia has become the ripe for picking. Hot Wheels has not neglected the […]
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The Alfa Romeo BAT 9 is a one and done wonder.
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Model: ’70 Ford Mustang Boss 302 Release: 2017 HWC/RLC release limited to 7,000 Where to buy: Some can be found on eBay Why I am featuring it: This is an absolutely gorgeous release of this casting. The casting has only been used prior to this release in the 2011 Hot Wheels Vintage Racing series (not […]
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Half the fun of having a diecast wall display is completely redoing it. That happened this weekend. I have several Carney 108-count wall displays, and all kinds of brands displayed. As far as Hot Wheels goes, I have every Car Culture model displayed, every Vintage Racing, along with a slew of Real Rider premium models. […]
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