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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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Well it sadly seems the Nationals will not be happening in April. If you were planning on selling, The Toy Peddler is a great platform for all your Diecast selling needs. Selling Redlines? Well guess what, that’s FREE on TTP. Be looking for some super listing credits SOON to help everyone out with this unfortunate […]