Spectraflame Colors Posted on June 30, 2019 (June 30, 2019) The shades and variations in the spectraflame colors is a source of pleasure and misery for Hot Wheels collectors. The huge number of variables make the determination of color a challenging and contentious issue and quite often leads to great disagreement over the “true” color of a spectraflame car. Just a few of the variables that […]
Mexico CIPSA Redline Historical Information Posted on June 25, 2019 (June 25, 2019) CIPSA CIPSA is an acronym for a now defunct Mexican company, Compania Industriale de Plasticos SA that produced an array of plastic products from toys to housewares. The CIPSA factory is reported to have been destroyed in a catastrophic fire sometime in the mid 1970’s, ending all production under the CIPSA name. Various CIPSA Products […]
NFC-enabled Hot Wheels cars keep tabs on which is fastest Posted on June 15, 2019 (June 17, 2019) No more arguments over who crossed the finish line first Hot Wheels has done a lot over the past few years to reinvent itself as a brand that’s more than just little die-cast cars. We’ve seen remote control vehicles, augmented reality racing and even cars you build yourself. Now the brand’s next step is […]
Legendary Hot Wheels designer Larry Wood looks back at the brand’s 50 years Posted on June 15, 2019 (June 15, 2019) To celebrate his 50th anniversary at the iconic American brand next year, Mattel will rerelease a line of “Larry’s Garage” cars modernized with new graphics. (Mattel) Larry Wood started designing Hot Wheels cars a year after they first hit the shelves on May 18, 1968. Over six billion cars later, he’s still at […]
TTP MEMBER DAVE FISCHBACH — AND HIS RRRUMBLER MANIA! Posted on June 7, 2019 (June 7, 2019) A beautiful pair of yellow Bold Eagles! Dave is also current winner of The Toy Peddler top pic PICK for June, so check out TTP! Dave had a yellow Bold Eagle as a child, and always wanted one with a white head like a REAL bald eagle. With the purchase […]
Twin Cities collectors have serious drive to accumulate Hot Wheels: ‘They’re pieces of art’ Posted on June 5, 2019 (June 5, 2019) Adult collectors are obsessed with the tiny cars, hoarding them by the hundreds, selling rare ones for thousands. Hot Wheels collector Ryan Wurzbacher has nearly 1,000 of the first cars issued, in 1968, framed in his Andover home. On a Saturday morning in the middle of December, a couple dozen […]
Hot Wheels Redline (FEP) Test 1969 CLASSIC WOODY. Own a piece of Hot Wheels HISTORY! Posted on May 17, 2019 (October 19, 2019) Hot Wheels Redline (FEP) Test CLASSIC WOODY Unspun Unpainted Unstaked This car is a genuine original 1969 Mattel Hot Wheels ’31 Ford Classic Woody “Final Engineering Pilot” Test car and verified by a very well-known ex-Mattel Hot Wheels employee. They called them FEP cars. This car has a Unspun rear body post, […]
Redline Era Promotions Posted on May 13, 2019 (May 17, 2019) *posted with permission from the onlineredlineguide Beginning as early as 1968, Mattel promoted the Hot Wheels brand by partnering with other companies for promotional offerings of Hot Wheels. 1968 Hi C Mail-In Offer In 1968, Hi C, a sugar laced fruit punch, hosted a mail-in offer for one of four 1968 […]