Things have been pretty slow for Hot Wheels at Walmart for the last several months, but this past week finally paid off for me. I did a customary stop at the nearest Walmart to home and was surprised to find both J and K case on the pegs. They were leftovers, but I still picked…
For 2022 and possibly beyond, The Hot Wheels Target Retro Exclusive will be Ultra Hots. This follows previous Target exclusives Retros, Decades, and Flying Customs. The Ultra Hots are a throwback to the early 80s. All cars feature Spectraflame-style paintjobs, and are a tribute to the original Ultra Hots from 1984. Ultra Hots Wave 1 Checklist: 66 Ford…
Car Culture: Team Transport is a premium series of 2-car sets beginning in 2018, consisting of a premium car and transporter, both in a similar livery. It’s all about the transportation of cars to their destination. – Hot Wheels Wiki 2018 Mix 1 Series # Casting 1 Volkswagen Transporter T1 Pickup Porsche 356 Speedster 2 Sakura Sprinter Nissan Laurel…
As a means to catch up on my Hot Wheels Car Culture, Fast and Furious and Boulevard Series checklists, here are the new releases for 2022: Boulevard 2022 Update: These are still most available at Walmart. Mix 1 Series # Casting Name Body Color 41 Acura NSX GT3 White 42 Volkswagen Drag Bus Red 43…
In a previous post, I used a five point system to rank all 15 Hot Wheels Super Treasure Hunts for a given year, then was able to determine which year generated the Best Super Treasure Hunts. I used a point system of 0-5 with 5 being best in the categories of: casting choice (Unique, stands…
Starting in 2007, “The 12 vehicles from the 2007 super treasure hunts set are upgraded version of the regular set and have premium paint and wheels. They can be identified by a card with “TREA$URE HUNT$” and the vehicle’s name in a vertical green stripe.” – HWtreasure. There was a matching Treasure Hunt version without…
The Hot Wheels Car Culture series is an adult collector-focused series that is all about different cultures or styles involving cars. All cars in the series feature Real Riders wheels, diecast bodies, and metal base. There are five cars per set, and usually four sets per year. Car Culture has a heavy emphasis on European and Japanese makes…
Store exclusive Hot Wheels are a big part of my collecting agenda. Every year I seek out any of them that come out, and pride myself on having a pretty complete collection of them from over the years, including all Zamacs from Walmart, all Target Reds, all Kroger cars, all Dollar General/Gamestop, and most of…
Beginning in 2019, Hot Wheels released Fast and Furious Premiums, based on cars from the various movies in the franchise. These cars are Premiums, as they have metal bodies and bases, and real rider tires. They are more detailed than an average Hot Wheels car. This is a checklist to help complete your collections. 2019:…
2021 has been a very difficult year when it comes to collecting Hot Wheels. #15-11: A fantasy casting that was actually somewhat popular among newer collectors this year, but compared to what came after it, this one is the worst for 2021. Batmobiles have been Treasure Hunts before, and before then, and before that, and…
