The Background: The total collection is over 12,000 cars. Most of which have been bought in the last ten years. I began dabbling in Hot Wheels in 2007, discovered Treasure Hunts and Super Treasure Hunts in 2010, and went off to the races in 2013. I began going to shows, vintage shops, flea markets, and…
Hot Wheels Car Culture 2 packs Checklist Car Culture 2 Packs is a premium series of 2-car packs introduced in mid-2021. These consist of two Premium cars (Metal/Metal and Real Riders) designed to a certain theme. The packs are a Target exclusive. 2021 Mix 1 Theme Casting Body Color Larry Chen Nissan Skyline GT-R (BNR32)…
Let’s Start with Kmart Day Kmart supported the Hot Wheels collecting hobby by sponsoring the Kmart Collector’s Day events. Kmart stores would host a special collector’s event where exclusive vehicles would be made available. This was the chance for collectors to open a sealed case with the hope of finding a Treasure Hunt or Super…
2023 has been an interesting year for Treasure Hunts. You can see my rankings of the Super Treasure Hunts here, and for the most part the results were not favorable. In some ways, the regulars have been the better Hunts of 2023, as far as color choices and variety in castings. This year has been…
An annual tradition, it’s time to rank the 2023 Super Treasure Hunts from Hot Wheels. This ranking is purely my opinion, and has some criteria: Here are my 2022, 2021 and 2020 rankings. There are fifteen castings that became Super Treasure Hunts for 2023, and this is my ranking, starting with 15-11: Let me just…
As posted earlier, Mattel has continued it’s Target Exclusive Hot Wheels Ultra Hots Series. Ultra Hots Wave 3 continues the pattern of all metal, spectraflame paint, and Ultra Hot wheels with a flame design. The majority of the modern Ultra Hots have been classic muscle cars, with a couple of exceptions. So far, we’ve avoided…
In 2018, Hot Wheels celebrated its 50th Anniversary. To celebrate its Anniversary, they released the “50th Anniversary Black & Gold Collection”, a series of 6 cars and 1 chase car painted in black with gold accents. Since then, a new series has been created each year to celebrate the age of the brand. Each set…
(Not Counting Honda Civic, Lightyear, Volkswagen, and the other Walmart store exclusives or the Ultra Hots at Target) Today I’ll be taking a look at the Hot Wheels Store Exclusives from 2022. Walmart, Target, Kroger, Dollar General, and Best Buy had exclusive cars available this year. This is a checklist as well as my picks…
Welcome to the Best and Worst of 2022. Here I will discuss the best and worst Hot Wheels in various categories, as well as WWE Elite figures released in 2022. This is all strictly my opinion. Hot Wheels: The Best: The Worst: Wrestling Figures
Continuing a tradition from 2021 and 2020, here is my annual ranking of the Hot Wheels Regular Treasure Hunts. As always, it’s a mixed bag of quality and interest with these. However, the rarity on these have increased, with more “dud” cases showing up with no Hunts at all. Previously, you could generally count on…
