the Hotwheels thread

[Radoonhagaydoon]

I probably have some left buried in the storage closet somewhere... Hotwheels are badass.

[GoldenBlade]

Now that I took out all of my cars today, I probably have over 600. I miss those days of just sitting there racing Hotwheels cars on my invisible drag strip..

[trip]

 

trip, you going to give us a link to where you are selling them? I might pick some up.

Sure. It will be Ebay(in a few weeks if I'm not too lazy). I picked up shipping envelopes today, and took a few tests shots. I didn't feel like busting out the camera and tripod so these are kinda crappy cell phone shots.

 

Here are the ones I (just now) took test shots of.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Moth]

Funny how I have most of those you posted, but are heavily damage from me using them as a kid.

[trip]

Funny how I have most of those you posted, but are heavily damage from me using them as a kid.

I pretty much just grabbed a random sampling without looking. Sucks, because when I was putting them back into their storage area I was like "ahh that one is so cool, I should have used that in my sample test".

 

In hindsight I would have never touched any of my toys or even taken them out of the packaging. ...but that is no fun.

 

I'm about to do something that is going to alert Mattel's legal team again. Maybe I'll get lucky like I did before and I'll get a few gifts before they try and sue me.

[Sgt. Foley]

That 1997 First Editions Mercedes C-Class looks great!

[Moth]

I'm about to do something that is going to alert Mattel's legal team again. Maybe I'll get lucky like I did before and I'll get a few gifts before they try and sue me.

Wait what?

[Sneakerhead.]

 

trip, you going to give us a link to where you are selling them? I might pick some up.

Sure. It will be Ebay(in a few weeks if I'm not too lazy). I picked up shipping envelopes today, and took a few tests shots. I didn't feel like busting out the camera and tripod so these are kinda crappy cell phone shots.

 

Here are the ones I (just now) took test shots of.

 

 

 

 

I have these, that Mercedes is too small when compared to my other hotwheels.

 

Here are my favorites (Pics aren't mine):

And that Panoz.

 

I am currently looking for:

McLaren F1 GTR (Hotwheels)

Porsche 935 (Hotwheels)

[trip]

 

I am currently looking for:

McLaren F1 GTR (Hotwheels)

Porsche 935 (Hotwheels)

The only two Porsches I have.

 

Not my pics - someone else's from eBay.

 

Porsche 959

 

Porsche Carrera

 

 

 

I wish I had my phone up here. When I was looking for what Porches I had I came across some pretty bad ass cars. Ahwell...They will all have nice photos soon enough.

 

[Sneakerhead.]

Those are some nice Porsches, I have that exact Silver one too, I used to have a Silver 959 that had rubber tires, but I lost it.

 

[Sgt. Foley]

Those are some nice Porsches, I have that exact Silver one too, I used to have a Silver 959 that had rubber tires, but I lost it.

That car with the rubber tires was a Treasure Hunt I believe.

 

 

Super-T-Hunts are far more superior in production than a standard Hot Wheels car or T-hunt ( Treasure hunt). Treasure Hunts are low production models that are usually packed 1-3 per case however I have one instance in 1995 found 8 in 1 case. Super Treasure hunts are packed at a lower percentage and have different identifying colors and/or wheels etc. These fetch usually 55% to 90%+ over Treasure Hunts depending on the car or variation.

 

The sad thing is these are getting tougher to find because employees get first crack at the cases, against store policy, but regardless they still do. This drives up prices.

 

To the untrained eye T-Hunts that they are called now state somewhere in green on the package "T-Hunt". It will say T-Hunt in the green area. In the past this was printed super small. Nowadays it's almost 40% or more of the right hand of the package. Usually lower corner on up.

 

 

If you guys are into Hot Wheels like me, check out RaceGrooves http://www.youtube.com/user/racegrooves

 

BTW, These are the cars I have (not my pictures)

[Sneakerhead.]

I have that exact yellow S2000 too.

[Sgt. Foley]

Picked this up, it's a 2012 Stock Car

 

'68 Chevelle

[GoldenBlade]

^Cool Chevelle. I picked up a Hurst Oldsmobile Cutlass not too long ago. I'm gonna try to get a Datsun Bluebird, too.

[Voit Turyv]

I own some Hot Wheels cars but brand-new ones are now 2 times more expensive than they were ~8 years ago.

Also, I remember the times when Hot Wheels used to make cars and bikes. And now, I see aeroplanes, boats and trains. WTF?

[Sgt. Foley]

I own some Hot Wheels cars but brand-new ones are now 2 times more expensive than they were ~8 years ago.

Also, I remember the times when Hot Wheels used to make cars and bikes. And now, I see aeroplanes, boats and trains. WTF?

I still see bikes in my store, I'll try and pick one up to show you. They are really old though, not from 2010 and on. Like 2004-2009 or something.

[Kifflom112]

Off topic:

Regarding Kyosho and AUTOart cars again: Found this on a diecast website and though it looked cool. Thinking of buying that BMW 635csi off of eBay sometime this year. Definitely not my next car as it's a very rare model and costs $277! Too much.

[Voit Turyv]

I own some Hot Wheels cars but brand-new ones are now 2 times more expensive than they were ~8 years ago.

Also, I remember the times when Hot Wheels used to make cars and bikes. And now, I see aeroplanes, boats and trains. WTF?

I still see bikes in my store, I'll try and pick one up to show you. They are really old though, not from 2010 and on. Like 2004-2009 or something.

Well, I meant that Hot Wheels is still making cars and bikes, plus aeroplanes, boats and trains. I own a bike from HW, it's red and its name is W-Oozie, some broad custom chopper.

[Sneakerhead.]

 

Off topic:

Regarding Kyosho and AUTOart cars again: Found this on a diecast website and though it looked cool. Thinking of buying that BMW 635csi off of eBay sometime this year. Definitely not my next car as it's a very rare model and costs $277! Too much.

I want that M1.

 

No forget that, I want THIS:

 

80 Euro - 200 Euro.

Atleast I know what I want for my Birthday now.

Edited April 5, 2013 by GTAction99

[Sup3rman]

Got to love those Autoart models, really nicely detailed minatures. I know a guy who also collects these 1:18 sized ones, he made a glass shelve system above his TV and displays them there. he has some 30-40 or something models.

[Kifflom112]

Yeah, wish I had 40 AUTOart's.

I'm thinking of getting the new green Gallardo SuperL-forgot it's name- next. I keep changing my mind. Wish I could just buy them all!

[GoldenBlade]

Off topic:

Thinking of buying that BMW 635csi off of eBay sometime this year.

Wise choice, mate. One of my favorite cars.

[SuperVeloce]

I have one of these:

 

 

yes it is Hotwheels (1:18) sadly I've had it since like 2003 and it's in pretty bad condition due to being sat in the sun for a few years.... I deeply regret doing that

[Sneakerhead.]

I got this yesterday (Blue one):

Also, THEY MADE A REAL ONE!

Full story on RX-7

 

 

[Kifflom112]

it's in pretty bad condition due to being sat in the sun for a few years.... I deeply regret doing that

That sucks. I never brought my 1:18's outside. Probably never will unless it's overcast.

[trip]

I just finished cataloging, photographing, and price checking all of my HotWheels. Yup - one step closer to finally selling off my collection.

 

This one is currently going for $45+ on eBay. That was a pleasant surprise for me to uncover.

[Irish45455]

What's one of the Hot Wheels you have that means the most to you? For me it's my four versions of the Phantom Corsair. That car is my dream car, and even though only one was ever made I would do whatever I could to get the specs and make one myself.