If you collect Hot Wheels or Matchbox cars or have a kid who does, you might like the idea behind the Etsy Cool Wheels Display store. The shop sells handmade racks that are great for organizing and displaying toy car collections, and the coolest thing is that the racks useRead More →
| Hot Wheels is ready to take off as they announce their newest vehicle teamed up with NASA. On February 18, 2021, the Mars Perseverance Rover is set to land, and no better way to show the moment than with a new collectible. Mattel has captured the Perseverance Rover inRead More →
January 27, 2021 – NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover is about to land – on toy store shelves. The six-wheeled robotic explorer, which remains on course to land on Mars on February 18, has been reproduced by Mattel as a Hot Wheels toy. The 1:64 scale vehicle’s release was timed toRead More →
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Did you grow up playing with Hot Wheels? Do you have a child or grandchild who loves them? The cars come to life later this month as the Hot Wheels Ultimate Drive-Thru visits Six Flags Over Georgia. The event makes a pit stop at Six Flags from January 28 throughRead More →
Bruce Pascal has been collecting Hot Wheels toy cars since they first hit the market in 1968. Only a 7-year-old boy at the time, he steadily increased his collection tenfold, earning him the title “Avid Hot Wheels Collector.” “Over time, his need and desire to collect all Hot Wheels memorabiliaRead More →
Breadcrumb Links New vehicles This is one of only two, both of which belonged to the same American collector Publication date : December 29, 2020 • December 30, 2020 • 1 minute read • Join the conversation Photo of Volkswagen Content of the article If you never see a VWRead More →
Pascal, a commercial real estate manager in the Washington DC area, is the owner of what is believed to be the most valuable Hot Wheels car in the world: a 1969 version of the Volkswagen “Beach Bomb” bus whose value is estimated at $150,000. . Collectibles experts say the toyRead More →
If you’ve been spending more time than usual looking at things in your home this year, imagine what it would be like if you had the rarest Hot Wheels model of all time and your own personal museum to hold it. It’s the life of Bruce Pascal, who owns aRead More →
Mattel is making it a 1/64 scale toy model that will be on sale at Walmart stores. via Jay Leno’s Garage YouTube channel Sammy Hagar used to sing about them. Burt Reynolds drove one in Smokey and the bandit. And on Saturday, Mattel Toys decided one of them was goodRead More →
The pandemic ushered in a fundamental shift in toy buying habits; instead of browsing the toy aisle or exchanging notes during playdates, parents look to their own childhoods for inspiration. Classic toys also have strong appeal for adults who want their children to participate in open-ended play for long periodsRead More →
The classic matchbox cars were loved childhood toys for decades. Toy vehicles were first created by a British company in the 1950s, but the idea behind small collectibles was really because a father wanted his little girl to be able to enjoy her toys at school. In the 1940s, aRead More →
As we’ve listed in our previous list of the most sought-after modern Hot Wheels, hard-to-find variants from Hot Wheels’ early production years are some of the most valuable (expensive) and beloved collectible toys on the high end. range. collecting sphere. The problem is that when you try to pinpoint preciselyRead More →
If you’ve subscribed to the MotorTrend app in the past few weeks, you may have seen our new original series, Hot Wheels Life Sizein which NASCAR and NHRA racer Nicole Lyons gets behind the wheel of life-size versions of some of Hot Wheels’ wackiest toy cars, including Twin Mill, BoneshakerRead More →
It all started with a few small cars, says Chris Beltz, collector and enthusiast of vintage cars. The human resources manager, insurance agent and part-time antique dealer (he has stalls at Odd Fellows Antiques in Berkley and The Town Peddler in Livonia) traces his impressive possessions of 15 vintage carsRead More →
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ATLANTA — GI Joe could skydive. Barbie could show up without Ken. Batman and Spider-Man could provide security. When American Toy Scout Joel Magee comes to town, he has only one thing in mind: toys! Magee rose to national prominence as the Disney pundit on the TV show “Pawn Stars.”Read More →
Get ready for the Tesla Cybertruck remote control model from Hot Wheels. Mattel has now opened pre-orders for the RC pickup which will come in either a very small 1:64 scale model or a considerably larger and more detailed 1:10 scale model. The smaller model is only $20 and youRead More →
Before you can take a Tesla Cybertruck for a test drive, you can take it for a spin with two Hot Wheels versions. Three months after the highly anticipated reveal of the futuristic all-electric truck, Mattel’s Hot Wheels brand announced at the New York Toy Fair on Friday that itRead More →
Tesla and Hot Wheels have teamed up to offer remote-controlled versions of the Cybertruck, and they’ll hit the market before the real thing. The Cybertruck, Tesla’s first electric pickup truck, isn’t expected to hit the market until late 2021, but fans will be able to get a smaller remote-controlled (RC)Read More →
Expert collector Joel Magee just stumbled upon this unique die-cast car somewhere, and he can’t remember where. Rarer than the famous Beach Bomb Hot Wheels, this white enamel Camaro is probably the only one in existence. Keep or sell is the question, but Magee doesn’t have an answer yet. IfRead More →
We love to write about barn find finds all the time here at Road & Trackbut it is a bit different. This is a rare Hot Wheels prototype car from the 60s recently discovered by a toy collector who claims it is worth over $100,000. The toy car, discovered byRead More →
Can a Hot Wheels car that fits in the palm of your hand be worth over $100,000? West Palm Beach, Florida – (February 5, 2020) – One of the rarest finds in toy collecting history has been discovered by American Toy Scout, Joel Magee. A 1968 Hot Wheels Camaro verifiedRead More →
Photo: Andrew P. Collins I touched the McLaren Elva without a seven-figure windshield last night and it was like this scene in Ratatouille where the villain tastes the food so good he is transported back to his childhood. This car is like a Hot Wheels toy. One of the idiotsRead More →
For Charlie Mack, it all started on the cement patio outside his Durham home. When they were kids, he and his brother spent hours there playing with their beloved Matchbox cars and trucks, using chalk and bricks to build miniature worlds for their miniature vehicles. More than 50 years later,Read More →
The 1990s marked the end of an era when there were a number of beloved toy lines, before real toys were overtaken by a tsunami of computer games. The 90s was also the heyday of collectible toys, especially action figures, before that market experienced an implosion in the early 2000s.Read More →
While it’s true that big boys like big toys, they also like small ones. For most of the 20th century, die-cast cars were one of the most popular collectible categories among men of all ages. Historically, men have tended to collect items that were not specifically made for collection. CoinsRead More →
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Matchbox Cars, the Magic: The Gathering coloring book and trading card game were inducted Thursday into the National Toy Hall of Fame, known for enduring appeal that keeps them on store shelves today. A panel of experts selected the Class of 2019 from nominated finalists which also included Care Bears,Read More →
Tomica, Asia’s premier die-cast model car brand, is taking on Hot Wheels on its home turf. The 49-year-old company has signed a deal with Walmart to distribute its thumb-sized cars in the United States. Already present in 130 countries, Tomica competes with Hot Wheels, Matchbox, Majorette, and other die-cast brandsRead More →
I hold a Hot Wheels Lamborghini Miura in the palm of my hand, and the cool-to-the-touch metal toy is identical to the Matchbox cars I spent endless hours playing with as a little boy. But this time, scaled-down transport pack technology that I couldn’t have dreamed of at the time:Read More →
Hot Wheels id cars and app, plus Smart Track kit Hot Wheels just got a makeover. Although the Mattel brand will continue to manufacture its standard car toys for the foreseeable future, today it launched a new generation: Hot Wheels id. These cars look like regular Hot Wheels, but comeRead More →
Who doesn’t love small cars? For many car enthusiasts, they paved the way for the real cars to come, and the toy aisle is a mandatory detour on every visit to the store. There are even still plenty of enthusiasts who can be found regularly looking for the latest releases,Read More →
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ALBANY, GA (WALB) — Many South Georgia fans jumped out of bed and rushed to the Albany Civic Center to see six of the world’s most powerful trucks under one roof. Albany performed well last weekend at the Hot Wheels Monster Truck Live show. Lines would form hours before theRead More →
Toy cars were introduced in 1968. Today, a Montgomery County man’s Hot Wheels model car collection is estimated at $1.5 million. Hot Wheels cars were introduced in 1968. Bruce Pascal of Montgomery County has a collection estimated at $1.5 million. (Courtesy of Bruce Pascal) Courtesy of Bruce Pascal A HotRead More →
On a Saturday morning in mid-December, a few dozen people gathered at a largely empty Kmart store on Lake Street shortly after the doors opened. As Christmas music played from the PA system, they surrounded four long tables, set up next to Donald Trump and Hello Kitty Chia Pet heads.Read More →
Once a month, Tom Wilson transforms a 4,000 square foot banquet hall in southeast Orlando into the Central Florida Diecast Collectors Show. Inside, the 55-year-old model car fanatic and his fellow collectors, from baby boomers to toddlers, congregate among thousands of tiny metal cars, mostly Hot Wheels. The cars areRead More →
Carl Brown has a simple rule for his grandchildren when it comes to the collection of 25,000 toy cars he’s amassed in over 30 years of collecting. “If you can reach it, you can play with it,” Brown said. “I don’t have many rules for the cars, they are thereRead More →
The small car scene these days is quite similar to the real automotive world. A number of manufacturers dominate the new car market, but there is also a growing community of enthusiasts who cherish vintage models from famous manufacturers. Renovation is a big thing among the fans, and there isRead More →
The United States Postal Service announced on Saturday that it will release a new set of forever stamps to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Mattel’s line of Hot Wheels toy cars. Hot Wheels is the brainchild of Elliot Handler, who also influenced the iconic Barbie doll. Mattel launched Handler’s lineRead More →
Back when the days were long and the years endless, back when time was on my side, I used to line up two lanes of Hot Wheels and Matchbox cars, running from the family room to unknown roads. A few decades later, my kids did the same on the windowRead More →
The story of the world’s best-selling toy car, which inspired kids to do couch drag racing for five decades, began with an old-fashioned encounter. It was in Denver in the early 1930s that Ruth Mosko, driving her brand new 1932 Ford down the street, saw a young man with “dark,Read More →
SENECA FALLS, NY — For Geneva resident Richard McKee, Hot Wheels miniature cars aren’t just toys; they are collectibles. Semi-retired from the real car automotive industry – he worked as a mechanic, tow truck driver and now seasonally as a detailer – McKee pursues his automotive passion through models. HeRead More →
How does a mass-produced die-cast toy car that originally sold for less than a dollar – and fits in a small child’s hand – become a valuable collectible for hundreds, if not millions? thousands of dollars? It comes down to rarity. That’s the case with the Hot Wheels cars, producedRead More →
Volkswagen, contrary to what you may have read elsewhere, is not the largest automaker in the world. Granted, it may have produced 10.7 million cars in 2017 – enough to beat it out of Toyota and Renault-Nissan – but there is one company, which celebrates its 50th anniversary on MayRead More →
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When I was 10, I remember looking at Matchbox, Dinky, and Corgi die-cast cars at the neighborhood DIY store. My boyfriend and I had ridden our bikes at speed to the mall, drooled over the store’s glass windows, then plotted to ask my dad for money. We rushed home andRead More →
When I was 10, I remember looking at Matchbox, Dinky, and Corgi die-cast cars at the neighborhood DIY store. My boyfriend and I had ridden our bikes at speed to the mall, drooled over the store’s glass windows, then plotted to ask my dad for money. We rushed home andRead More →
It was 1968 and Hot Wheels was revolutionizing the toy industry. Introduced by Mattel in May of that year, Hot Wheels were so popular that demand exceeded supply. Mattel opened a factory in Hong Kong to meet demand. Elliot Handler and Harold Matson founded Mattel in a garage in 1945.Read More →
The Hot Wheels Zoom In toy car features a GoPro Hero5 Session camera to record close-ups of all your laps. Sarah Tew/CNET GoPro hitchhikes with Hot Wheels, as the two companies team up to create the first die-cast toy car that attaches to a GoPro action camera. This means HotRead More →
Hot Wheels has some pretty creative fans, and its latest creation gives them a new way to express that creativity. Hot Wheels Zoom In is a toy car with an accessory to hold a GoPro camera. SEE ALSO: Reduce your child’s screen time with this interactive smart toy This newRead More →
Are there any Hot Wheels enthusiasts looking to take over an entire fleet? If so, you might want to check that out. A few days ago, an ad for a massive collection of Hot Wheels was placed on the Middle Eastern website dubizzle, priced at 440,000 dirhams, which equates toRead More →
After six billion vehicles sold, Hot Wheels is looking for one more car to race down those plastic orange tracks. And it could be yours. Mattel, the toymaker that owns the Hot Wheels brand, is on the hunt for the best custom car in the United States. The chosen vehicleRead More →
The world’s favorite toy cars, Hot Wheels and Matchbox, are celebrating anniversaries this year: Hot Wheels just turned 50, while Matchbox cars are 65. It turns out that some of them would have been a better investment than most real collector cars. The champion – now and probably forever –Read More →
One thing my parents did well was save my collection of Matchbox and Hot Wheels cars from my childhood. Thanks to them I have about 100 cars from the 70s and 80s. I gave them to my stepsons when I moved in with them, but when I read a reportRead More →
Part of the appeal of Hot Wheels is their cheap price, so it’s hard to imagine paying $150,000 for one. However, the story behind the Holy Grail of Hot Wheels on Antiques tour offers a good explanation why one would be worth such an extravagant price. The Beach Bomb wasRead More →
In 1953, the English guys from Lesney Products came up with a little car that could fit in a matchbox. Given that this was post-war Britain, their Matchbox cars reflected the motoring-heavy reality in Blighty. They were also a resounding success. America didn’t really jump on the toy car bandwagonRead More →
MUSKEGON, Mich.—It was a school day that ended in tragedy three years ago. A little boy was on the swings when he accidentally inhaled a piece of gravel which blocked his trachea. Today, the family continues to struggle with the loss of their six-year-old son, but they have found aRead More →
Peter CT Elsworth Journal Editor CRANSTON — The 50-foot track has been set up at the back of the venue, ready for electronically timed races. There were stock and Redline Hot Wheels car models, Johnny Lightning and Matchbox models. “It’s always fun,” said Ashley DeSimone, 14, of Cranston. She saidRead More →
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For as long as I can remember, I’ve played and collected Hot Wheels and Matchbox cars. As a child, I regularly wore Matchbox City playsets; just thinking about it brings back the unmistakable smell of the vinyl used in their construction. With flattened cardboard boxes and markers, I expanded theseRead More →
Media Platforms Design Team It’s every car-mad child’s dream to design a Hot Wheels car. Now, thanks to a partnership between Mattel and Quirky, you just might be able to make that dream a reality. Quirky is a crowdsourcing organization that solicits product ideas from anyone on the internet whoRead More →
AN unusual promotion planned for the Indianapolis 500 is based on the saying that the only difference between men and boys is the size of their toys. Mattel is teaming up with IndyCar sponsor, Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation-owned Izod apparel brand, for a promotion centered around a life-size version of theRead More →