Category: Latest Aritcles

Reported on HWC Pictures  courtesy of Mattel. It just might be a good year to join the Red Line Club. There will be a new paint process for the 2013 RLC cars. It is a mirrorized finish with exceptional reflectivity and brightness. This finish is a replacement for the chrome-finish Spectraflame used on pervious HWC/RLC items and won’t be used in a retail finish. The new finish was developed due to the high cost of the chroming process that is used to create the Spectraflame finish. This new finish shouldn’t be confused with the new Spectrafrost finish that has been developed for Cool Classics coming out in late spring early summer. You will only see this finish RLC Neo-Classics and Real Riders series, Gulf Racing segments, as well as some higher-end one-off items. There will still be some cars in 2013 that will be produced in chrome-finish Spectraflame, most notably ...

The 2013 Easter cars are out. This is a nice over all mix. With some interesting casting choices. More to come as information becomes available. Olds 442 ’09 Ford Focus RS ’65 Chevy Malibu ’65 Ford Ranchero ’68 Nova Hooligan Meyers Manx Hyper Mite

I recently found the latest 1:64th Motor Cycles assortment for 2013. The 8 pieces offered this round two are new models. Blastous, an old-school twin-fork design and 3-Squealer, which I haven’t seen yet but looks like a Rrrumbles remake. Both are nice additions to the Hot Wheels motorcycle line-up. Find pictures of all the Motor Cycles with riders in the 2013 Assortment pages.

The Cool Classics will introduce not only a new paint style but a new wheel as well. The paint and wheel was reported to be used exclusively for the first to two years of the Cool Classics line. The new Spectrafrost paint will use the Spectraflame colors palette in a frosty satin look.  The Retro Slots (rs5) wheels, as Mattel calls them are one-piece plastic wheels that has the 5 spoke slotted mag look. Great job on both the paint and wheel design, The Cool Classics with be available mid to last summer with 5 basic case coded of 6 model each. 30 cars in one color with no chase pieces. See more when at hotwheelscollectors.com when you join Redline Club. Pictures courtesy of HWC/RLC

It been a while since I updated this page and with the lastest releases of cars at Walmart. I thought ‘d give you the latest to look for. Check out the 2013 Variation page for the latest variation updates

The latest cars offered in the HW Jukebox series are starting to appear at Walmart. There are only 3 new cars in this assortment and if you like Chevelles this assortment for you. There are two models available: ’70 Chevelle Convertible and the ’70 Chevelle hardtop. Check out all the releases so far.

13th Annual Hot Wheels Collectors Nationals Sneak Peek #3 SNEAK PEEK #3 BOSS HOSS – #3 of 4 in the series of official Nationals souvenir cars! Ira Gilford designed the original Boss Hoss™ in 1971. This years version is in blue and black with BOSS HOSS on the quarter panels, the Nationals logo on the roof. … INDY 13, on a white license plate, and Hoosier Tires! The deco for this years Boss Hoss was created by Steve Vandervate along with the official Nationals logo. This car is limited to a run of no more than 1,100 pieces and will premier April 9, 2013 in the official Souvenir Salesroom, Indianapolis, IN. Official Nationals merchandise will only be available in the Nationals Souvenir Salesroom during the Nationals week. Don’t miss out! Check out www.hwcollectorsnationals.com for tickets and information. Tickets still available! Annual Hot Wheels Collectors Nationals Official Website www.hwcollectorsnationals.com Official website of ...

1964 Chevy Chevelle SS – Nicely done! The flames on this model really pop. The 5 spokes are the right choice. Can’t wait to see what other colors Mattel chooses.

Walmarts are getting another round of Mystery Models for 2013. This year the selection has been cut to twelve different models for the first assortment. Check out pictures and the list in the 2013 Assortments soon. 1.) 1/4 Mile Coupe 2.) ’65 Corvette 3.) ’69 Pontiac Firebird 4.) 2001 Mini Cooper 5.) 2010 Infinity G37 6.) Ballistik 7.) Fast Felion 8.) Fish’d & Chip’d 9.) Ford Shelby GR-1 10.) Formul8r 11.) La Fasta 12.) Maelstrom

SNEAK PEEK #2 ’67 SHELBY GT500™ – Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Charity souvenir car! Ford and Carroll Shelby designed the actual Shelby GT500™ and Kevin Cao designed this Hot Wheels® version. This version is in pearl white and racing green with red striping along the sides, it has the Nationals logo on the roof. … and INDIANA – CMN 2013 – 67, on the license plate, with the Charity logo on the hood and quarter panels of the car. The deco for this years ’67 Shelby GT500™ was created by Steve Vandervate along with the official Nationals logo. This car is limited to a run of no more than 1,500 pieces and will premier April 9, 2013 in the official Souvenir Salesroom, Indianapolis, IN. Official Nationals merchandise will only be available in the Nationals Souvenir Salesroom during the Nationals week. Don’t miss out! Check out www.hwcollectorsnationals.com for tickets and information. Tickets still ...