Category: Latest Aritcles

It’s been another busy month and have a hard time catching up from the 14th Nationals. New Hot Wheels® are poppin’ up like spring flowers. So many new things to report. The latest are the two most current case codes H which came out during the Nationals and J following up just a couple of weeks later. Also out are the Easter Cars, Fourth of July cars, the newest Retro Entertainment, more Thailand multi-packs, the Mustang 50th 5-pack, throw-in some new Pavement Pounders/Trucking Transporters and over in Europe new Mystery Models. Check out the pages for the newest releases.

The 14th Annual Hot Wheels Collectors Nationals is over and what a great time we had. Ticket sales were a sell-out and over 950 paid ticket holders attended the event that was held in Oak Brook, IL. I believe everyone had a great time. The Hot Wheels Newsletter subscribers that stopped by the newsletter table were given a turquoise ’40 Ford Coupe with fat white wall Real Rider tires. All the other souvenirs cars were well received with the Ghostbuster ECTO-1 selling out at the Sunday toy show! Check out the up coming events. Just to remind you Hot Wheels Newsletter subscribers get the first chance to buy tickets! The 28TH ANNUAL HOT WHEELS® COLLECTORS CONVENTION will be held at the Westin Hotel LAX Airport from Oct. 1st thru Oct. 5th 2014. Be sure to check www.HWcollectorsConvention.com This event is produced by Collectors Events Unlimited LLC under license by Mattel. Start planning ...

Walmart introduced new 3-pack now made in Thailand. We will have to see if other stores will soon follow. As of now these packs contain one 5-pack model and two 3-pack only cars. The 3-pack only cars look similar but have minor changes from the Malaysia versions. We will have to wait and see if 9-car and 20-car gift-packs will soon follow suit. Check out the multi-pack only list for the the latest Thailand models.

G case pick of the mix Sorry it’s a little late, were getting organized for the upcoming nationals collectors convention. With that said, this is our pick of the mix.The G case assortment was not very impressive. There were a very few new releases and filled with quite a few repaints. #5 Ryura LX – Love this concept piece from the design team. One of the better pieces to come out lately. The metal flake red pops on this car. #18 Custom ’12 Ford Mustang –  Not a fan of soccer but the bright red paint, fan5 wheels and the black, white, and gold stars and stripes work for us. #39 Lamborghini Sesto Elemento – Satin gray red interior and gray fan5 wheels make this Need for Speed model is smoking hot. #167 Altered Ego – After seeing the pearl purple hanging on the shelves for so long around here ...

Just in time for Easter! The latest Pop Culture line is from Just Born Quality Confections I found three of my favorite candies made into Hot Wheels® cars; Peeps, Mike and Ike, and Hot Tamales. There are six great castings and some amazing card art that will catch your eye. In fact I stop and look at them every time I pass by my display. It’s just an observation but I believe the most popular piece will be the red hot Hot Tamales Long Gone followed by the second release of the  ’85 Chevy Astro Van.  Take a look at all the Just Born Hot Wheels® on the loose.

The ponies have been unchained from their cages and now are free to roam the range. The latest series from Hot Wheels® is celebrating the 50th anniversary of Mustang power. From the ’62 Ford Mustang Concept to the ’13 Ford Mustang GT. Hurry and get yer exclusive eight car series is at your local Walmart now because they will be galloping out the door. Check out the complete series in our specialty series page. 

#105 Fast Bed Hauler – This new model has the classic 30’s-style single-ton flatbed customized with duel V-8 engines.  With the pull out bed (tough to do the first time) it can only hold smaller cars.  #124 Mad Propz – In candy blue and bright green this sport class air racer looks as if you would see the in the skies of your regional airport. The Mad Props also fit nicely on the Fast Bed Hauler. #155 RRRoadster – A concept roadster with British styling looks like it could be a real car that would burn up the road course. It almost looks as if it could be the roadster version of the Fast FeLion. #208 ’64 Lincoln Continental – Light blue works on the model and with the blue and pink graphics gives off the low-rider look. Makes us start to sing,,, Low-ri-der. #241 ’55 Chevy Bel Air Gasser ...

Hot Wheels Collector Edition ’69 Chevelle SS 396 The first Kmart Collectors Day event of the year is on February 15! What: Kmart Collectors Day Event When: Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. local times Where: U.S. Kmart Stores (excluding Puerto Rico) Info:  Click here to find a location. Special Colors  Sandblaster – HW Hot Trucks (Anodized Hugger) ’92 BMW M3 – HW All-Stars (Gold Afflair White) Datsun 620 – HW Hot Trucks (Grabber Blue)  ’73 Ford Falcon XB – Muscle Mania (Violet Afflair Maroon) First-to-Market ’71 Dodge Demon – Heat Fleet (Metalflake Bright Purple)First-to-Market ’70 Camaro – Muscle Mania (Light Yellow) ’70 Chevy Chevelle SS – HW Performance (Plum Crazy)

We received the last releases of the A case of Cool Classics and the B case of Retro Entertainment from A & J Toys. Check out the individual pictures in the 2014 Assortment page.

Sneak Peek 2 -The Ghostbuster Ecto-1  If you really want to have a good time collecting Hot Wheels® and want this souvenir piece make plans to come to the Nationals in Oak Brook IL.  This was created for the eighties blockbuster film “Ghostbusters” and Manson Cheung designed the Hot Wheels® version in 2010. This events version is a green slime covering zamac car with white wall real rider tires, The Ghostbusters logo on the side and back door and the Nationals logo on the hood. HWC Van created this fun deco for the Nationals. This is limited to 2600 pieces total and will be available only at the Nationals in Oak Brook, IL beginning on Tuesday April 1, 2014. Remember all ticket sales end March 10th or when sold out, your order must be received by this date. Sneak Peek 2 The Ghostbusters Ecto-1