Originally created in 1968 in response to Matchbox cars, the Hot Wheels brand is instantly recognizable to people of all ages. Part of that comes from how the company recreates popular licensed cars in miniature form. Others love how the original designs are both beautiful and ridiculous. Diecast metal carsRead More →
• Matchbox cars allow oil enthusiasts to own their dream car for a fraction of the price. • Almost 70 years after its creation, Matchbox continues to produce high quality model cars. • Matchbox has implemented several strategies to promote eco-responsible behavior. • For automotive news, visit Wheels24. The dreamRead More →
What are the most expensive Matchbox cars? Well, after 60 years in business, Matchbox has managed to produce 10 distinct cars considered extremely valuable by collectors. So, let’s take a look at them and see how much they’re worth! Here is a list of the 10 most expensive Matchbox cars.Read More →
Hot Wheels Unleashed could become one of the best games you won’t play this year. Thanks to very little media coverage, many might end up not knowing that this game is evened. We will do our part and let you know when exactly Hot Wheels Unleashedwill be the release date.Read More →
Let us know what you think and join the conversation at the bottom of this article. Ross Burns, 41, has taken a picture of one of his son’s many Hot Wheels cars every day for the past year in what started as an activity to beat the boredom of workingRead More →
A model car enthusiast took his baby boy’s Hot Wheels cars to a scenic spot every day for a year and posted them on Instagram in a bid to beat the lockdown blues. Ross Burns, 41, has taken a picture of one of his son Daniel’s many Hot Wheels carsRead More →
Matchbox giants! The model car collection sparks a global bidding war…and the first lot sold for a whopping £281,000 Graham Hamilton, 54, started collecting Matchbox cars seriously in his twenties He spent over £100,000 buying Matchbox toy cars between 1962 and 1982 It included a world record price of £15,600,Read More →
Added April 30, 2021 Daniel DiManna collectible , Hot Wheels , Matchbox , matchbox cars , Mattel , toy cars , toy collection No comments Matchbox cars remain one of the most collected toys in the worldPhoto: Jtnet via CC Today, Hot Wheels is practically synonymous with the idea ofRead More →
Automakers, cities and governments are all moving towards a future that reduces carbon emissions. For many, 2030 seems to be the magic number, the year when brand lines will be electrified and the ban on the sale of internal combustion engines will come into force. We can now add theRead More →
Matchbox plans to use recycled or recyclable materials in its toys and packaging by 2030. Matchbox will also increase its electric vehicle presence in the company’s lineup and include electric vehicle chargers in gas station playsets. Matchbox’s Tesla Roadster will launch in 2022. With the spotlight squarely on sustainability, moreRead More →
Ryu Asada (1978-2021) | Source: @hotwheels_ryu One of the most prolific Hot Wheels designers of the past 20 years has done his final trick. Ryu Asada joined Mattel in 2004 as a designer on the Matchbox brand before joining the Hot Wheels team. Over his 17-year career, Asada has designedRead More →
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 →
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 →
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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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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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 →
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 →
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 →
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 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 →
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 →
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 →