Does the sellout success of the Candy Striper VW Drag Bus foreshadow RLC sales going forward, or did the hype from its forebearer influence its performance?
The Red Line Club Conundrum.
Sneak Peek: Hot Wheels Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI.
With a new premium Lancer Evolution casting, Hot Wheels continues to crack 'em out of the park.
Lamley Single File: Hot Wheels B-Engineering Edonis
Getting under the surface of this Italian supercar, quite literally too.
Lamley Daily: Hot Wheels California Customs BMW E30 Convertible
Pump up your Reeboks, we're taking a step back to the 90s.
Lamley Awards 2020: Find it, buy it and no regrets – Doug Breithaupt’s Top Ten Additions to the Collection in 2020
Lamley's toy car historian ranks his 10 best additions in 2020
Lamley Awards 2020: Top of the Class for the Bearded Mug Bunch.
Hindsight of 2020: My interpretation of the most impactful additions to my collection in an otherwise challenging year.
Lamley Awards 2020: 10 and 10 for 2020, by Doomus_RLC
While I'm new around these parts (for being a writer anyway), John still wanted my input of my top 10 of 2020. Through discussions with the majority of the writing team, we decided that we'd do a top 10 releases of 2020, and a top 10 items we added to the collection in 2020. Now, …
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Lamley Daily: ’57 Plymouth Fury Pro Stock (Legends)
Hey all. This is Doomus_RLC. Some of this blogs readers may know me from Instagram and the HWC/RLC message boards. Check out my IG if you'd like. This is my first article for Lamley Group, I will likely do a "proper" introduction at some point. But on to the goods... In the late 1990s, Hot …
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Hot Wheels Spy Racers Assortment B: Recolors and New Macalister Motors Superfin
The Fast & Furious Spy Racers crew is back for a second season - which brings a whole new look, and a new car, to Target's Spy Racers line.
Lamley Daily: Hot Wheels ’69 Dodge Coronet Super Bee
Big power in a no-frills package made the Super Bee an instant on-road success. Bold colors and limited tampos does the same for Hot Wheels' version.
Short Shift: The Secrets of Hot Wheels’ Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale.
The Hot Wheels Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale is yet another home run for car nuts and collectors alike. But is there more to it than meets the eye?
Lamley Daily: Hot Wheels ’19 Corvette ZR1 Convertible
Mirror, mirror on the car, enhances accuracy by far.
Lamley Daily: Hot Wheels Lexus SC400
The Hot Wheels Lexus SC400 was a blip on the JDM radar long before the Datsun 510 debuted.
A Mystery Model Mishap Reveals a Treasure of a Different Measure.
Don't always trust the little numbers printed on the package.
Lamley Daily: Hot Wheels Peterbilt Dump Truck
A Real Rider on the pegs long before Super Treasure Hunts came into existence.
Lamley Daily: Racing Champions Buick Regal Grand National & Hot Wheels GMC Syclone
Model: Racing Champions Mint Buick Regal Grand National & Hot Wheels GMC Syclone Line: 2017 series release 2 & 2020 mainline. Ebay links: Racing Champions Buick Regal & Hot Wheels GMC Syclone My car taste is as broad as it is long, but if you've been one of the people keeping up with my Lamley …
Automotive Icons of the 1950’s and 60’s
Drawing out the classics of decades past.
Lamley Daily: Hot Wheels Tokyo Custom Car Show 70’s Van
A very limited production Hot Wheels Super Van/70's Van.
Lamley Daily: Hot Wheels ’77 Pontiac Firebird Funny Car
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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Lamley Daily: Hot Wheels Mooneyes Custom VW Beetle
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.
Lamley Daily: Hot Wheels Cool Classics ’77 Pontiac Firebird T/A
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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Hobby Japan’s Impressive Imprezas Head Straight to the Main Stage.
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.
Lamley Daily: Hot Wheels Real Riders Good ‘Ol Pick-Um-Up
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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Hitting 20: Dollar General’s First Mail-In is the Nissan Skyline Van.
The window for Dollar General's first Hot Wheels mail-in ends today, May 29, 2020.