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Minnesota Car Builder may Get His Own Hot Wheels at SEMA

It has been said that many car enthusiasts get hooked on their automotive passion when they are very young and only one dollar at a time. That is because many auto enthusiasts start collecting Hot Wheels when they are young. Hot Wheels only cost about a dollar each, and they can be faithful representations of …

Hot Wheels Cars Worth More Than Some Real Cars

For many car enthusiasts, we grow up with one favorite toy: our collection of Hot Wheels. It may have been your first introduction to cars before you were old enough to realize what a car show was or could help your dad in the garage. They may not have been a collector-item like Beanie Babies …
Hot Wheels 1968 Ford Mustang Custom

Diecast Car Restorations Are A Thing

As an automotive enthusiast, I can agree with many others that a significant influence in my life as a child was Hot Wheels, Matchbox, and other diecast toys. Set a bunch of these miniature vehicles in front of me and I could easily spend hours playing. But, did you know that there are a lot …

5 Hot Wheels Cars We Wish Were Real

Many of us car enthusiasts grew up loving our collection of Hot Wheels cars. While some of them inspired our dream cars, we were disappointed to find out some weren’t real cars. Teegray The Teegray looks like something a supervillain could drive and was my favorite Hot Wheels car I had growing up. Even though …
Hot Wheels 1968 Ford Mustang Custom

Hot Wheels Turned a Failed Guitar Design Into a Cultural Icon

For car model kits, Lego tends to be the go-to. Some automakers use a similar strategy for selling their cars in the US. Though, for toy cars, it’s hard to find a brand more recognizable or iconic than Mattel’s Hot Wheels. There’s a few on my desk right now. 2018 marked its 50th anniversary, and …