Top-10 Most-Valuable Batmobile Collectibles ! Posted on May 20, 2022 We’re opening up the Batcave garage for our latest top-10 list! Batman sure has excellent taste in cars. But which among them would Bruce Wayne ultimately covet? We take a look at DC Comics’ Batmobile, one of the most iconic cars in pop culture history. Remember, estimated values tend to fluctuate, especially as we add […]
Never Before Seen Larry Wood Designs Coming to hobbyDB Posted on April 15, 2022 If there’s one name synonymous with Hot Wheels, it’s Larry Wood. Nicknamed “Mr. Hot Wheels,” Larry spent five decades with the company as Chief Designer and consultant, innovating such diecast classics as the ‘49 Merc, Ramblin’ Wrecker and the Boyd Coddington collector set. We’re excited to share that our sister site hobbyDB will be unveiling […]
Meet Hot Wheels Icon and TTP Owner Larry Wood Posted on March 4, 2022 (April 12, 2022) Larry Wood knows a thing or two when it comes to diecast vehicles. How else do you earn the nickname “Mr. Hot Wheels?” Larry began his impressive career as a designer with Hot Wheels in the late 60s. Not long after his first model, Tri Baby (1970) rolled off the production line. It proved to […]
Join HW Icons and 1,000 Collectors in Owning The Toy Peddler Posted on November 8, 2021 (November 8, 2021) Since the beginning, we’ve shared a love of diecast. Our very first item added to the database was the Corgi Toys Ford Mustang Mach 1 from the James Bond movie Diamonds are Forever. Since then, with the help of our volunteers, we’ve added more than 600,000 database items (and hobbyDB members now own more […]
TTP SPOTLIGHT MEMBER JOHN WALKER! Posted on September 11, 2021 (September 11, 2021) TTP Member John Walker – Motoboyf3 – is the TTP Spotlight member! John was born in 1970, and has been collecting Hot Wheels since 1997. His only childhood Redline is a battery powered Sizzler that was found while demolishing his childhood home after hurricane Harvey. Because he was born “after” the redline […]
Rare Hot Wheels Pink Beach Bomb Keeps the VW Bus Story Alive Posted on December 9, 2020 Hot Wheels is putting out 42 VW models this year, but none of them is ever going to be worth $150,000. This one is. If you’ve spent more time than normal looking at the things in your house this year, imagine what it’d be like if you had the rarest Hot Wheels model of […]
Kale’s Modern Diecast TOY CARS Price Guide Issue #2 Has Arrived! Posted on September 11, 2020 (September 11, 2020) Kale’s Modern Diecast TOY CARS Issue #2 is a comprehensive price guide book covering Hot Wheels from 1995 to 2020, GreenLight releases from 2008 to 2020 and M2 Machines from 2009 to 2020. This new guide book is twice the size of the first guide that debuted in 2017. It contains twice as […]
Man who owns $1.5 million worth of Hot Wheels reveals the rarest models that could fetch thousands Posted on September 8, 2020 (September 12, 2020) This man’s Hot Wheels collection is worth a staggering $1.5 million They first hit toy stores in 1968 and were an instant hit, bringing smiles to kids faces across the globe. But these days, Hot Wheels cars mean big business and big bucks with collectors spending thousands on some models. Meet Bruce Pascal, who first […]
The Toy Peddler Collector Spotlight – BRANDON NIELSEN Posted on April 1, 2020 (November 17, 2020) Brandon has unearthed some of the most amazing collections in the Redline Hobby, thats for sure… lets take a look into the mind of Brandon Nielsen! My Hot Wheels Story My Dad and I have always been into “treasure hunting”. Years ago he had bought several antiques and asked me to […]