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It is most certainly what I call an "event model". One of those Hot Wheels models that grabs collector's attention, no matter what they are in to. It really doesn't matter why someone collects - holdover from childhood, a gearhead collecting replicas of favorite cars, a JDM fan riding the Hot Wheels wave - these … Continue reading The Hot Wheels HWC Special Edition Blown Delivery goes on sale tomorrow. Here is a look.
Numbers 7, 8, and 9 of what will be 12 Hot Wheels Red Editions are hitting Targets this week, so be on the lookout. The Red Editions are to Target what the Zamacs are to Walmart and Collector Day Exclusives are to Kmart. Special colors of already existing decos, and always in red and white. … Continue reading The next batch of Target Hot Wheels Red Editions are hitting.
Best Hot Wheels assortment of the year? This case certainly has an argument. The last couple of cases have had a few gems, but only a few. By comparison the M Case is loaded. You will see it all, so let's get to it. As always, Wheel Collectors picked a case at random and documented … Continue reading Case Report: Opening a 2017 Hot Wheels M Case
I have no idea how many Camaro castings Hot Wheels has done. Someone reading this might. Actually you could probably make up a number and I would believe you. There is a lot, I know that. So me saying the '70 Camaro is the best Camaro casting Hot Wheels has done is probably not the … Continue reading Lamley Cool Cars: The ’70 Camaro is the best Camaro casting Hot Wheels has done.
My Gassers have arrived. Nothing is worth waiting THIS long for, but this trio comes pretty darn close. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MffQdPo8ozU
The US K Cases have hit both Targets and Walmarts in the last couple of weeks, so here is a US K Case so you can have a looksie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kReYfqCM2AY And you can always compare it to the International K Case: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8IiOf8Aplc
You are going to see a lot of this little Hot Wheels car in the coming months: And for good reason. For one, it's a tremendous Hot Wheels model, and two, it is based on a real car built by a supercool dude. Japanese Nostalgic Car is the first to showcase Roy De Guzman's Hakosuka … Continue reading Roy De Guzman’s Hot Wheels Skyline begins its publicity tour.
Many of you have sent me links to this article since it was posted, so I thought I would post a link here. Go for the pictures, but stay for the article. It is a great read, with Jun and Ryu really detailing the process and their backgrounds. The author also captures what it is … Continue reading Ryu Asada and Jun Imai talk Hot Wheels Design with Petrolicious
With the new site platform, I feel I can now do features like this again. I feel best when Lamley is a mix of news and features, but on the old site posts like this could bury news that not everyone had yet seen. Now, because so much content stays on the front page, I … Continue reading Lamley Cool Cars: 2006 Hot Wheels Dropstars 1964 Chevy Impala
I never opened 2017 Hot Wheels International J Case, so I will make up for it by opening a US J Case. Enjoy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmEQEBBPYeI