Technically the first Hot Wheels #Car Culture mix for 2024, World Tour hits collectors with an impressive set list of 5 vehicles, including three that are seeing the premium-level treatment for the first time. Collectors have mentioned that this set doesn’t seem very worldly since four out of the five vehicles are by European auto manufacturers. I unboxed one of these 10-count cases on the OTD YouTube Channel, and do mention how if we see a sequel to this series, it would be nice to have more continents represented. North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia should be represente ..read more

Hard to believe it’s July and we are only on mix two of #Hot Wheels Boulevard for 2024 — yet here we are. You can compare that to Car Culture though which we are just starting with mix A (World Tour) for 2024 and I guess it doesn’t seem as bad. Several things happening with mix 2 (V case) of Boulevard here. The milestone here is that we get #100 for Hot Wheels Boulevard. This varies from other Hot Wheels lines in that the releases have a running number on them (year after year) versus being in a series. This actually makes the whole line very collectible since collectors naturally don’t want t ..read more

The models and subsequent colors listed below are to be used as a guide on what could be included in the specified case code. Since all Hot Wheels cases are assortments, cases may contain all or some of the vehicles listed below. Treasure Hunts and Super Treasure Hunts are randomly inserted. Store exclusives are to only be expected to be found at the specified retailer. QUICK LINK! Buy the new 2024 Hot Wheels “L” case from Jcar Diecast. NEW TO THE CASE 188 • ‘67 LOTUS TYPE 49 • Dark Green HW Race Day • 2024 NEW MODELS 193 • FORMULA E GEN3 • Black HW Race Day • 2024 NEW MODELS 195 • ‘92 BMW M3 ..read more

Mix 2 of the Hot Wheels 56th #Anniversary Series is here! Thanks to 1 Stop Diecast for sponsoring this post and for supplying the case. I’m not sure of the logic behind how the castings for this series are chosen, but MIX 2 is definitely the “car mix” whereas MIX 1 was more of the “truck mix”. Yeah, I know there was a gasser and a compact in that mix but, I’m speaking in more of a general sense. In mix 2 we see two more of the Noppo-style, Tooned vehicles in the Tooned Volkswagen Golf MK1 and Tooned Twin Mill — joining the Tooned ’83 Chevy Silverado from the first mix. Three winged race cars m ..read more

We just took a look at the 2024 Hot Wheels #Pop Culture “C” case yesterday — now we’re onto “D”! In my opinion, it’s not as strong as the C case but D does hold a couple unique pieces. First, the Aston Martin V8 makes it’s debut! This brand-new casting was designed by Ron Wong and it is the first Hot Wheels Premium casting designed entirely by him. Ron has a great eye for detail and it shows in this casting. I can’t wait to get mine out of the packaging. In the mean time, check out Ron’s Instagram post below. Did I mention he is also a killer photographer??? View this post on Instagram A po ..read more

The long-awaited Hot Wheels #Pop Culture C case (mix 3 for 2024) is finally here! There are no repeats in this case as all five vehicles are brand-new. Heck, the closest thing to a repeat here is the #Nissan Skyline GT-R (BNR34) in it’s Gran Turismo 7 deco which appeared in basic form as part of the #Gran Turismo Themed Assortment in 2018. With collector affinity for the R34 these days, there won’t be any complaints about that. The Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 is from the Gran Turismo movie that came out last year and was clearly a no-brainer when it comes to Hot Wheels. The #Mutt Cutts Van is one of ..read more

If you’re a fan of new Hot Wheels castings, you’re going to like the 2024 Fast & Furious Premium (mix 3) G case! It debuts three brand-new models in the Mercedes-Benz 500 SEL, Porsche 911 Carrera RS 3.8, and Toyota Land Cruiser FJ43 — while returning two favorites from prior years. Four of the models (including the 3 new ones) have a clean look that would stand on their own in any Hot Wheels Premium line. Mia’s Custom Acura Integra Sedan GSR was a sure-fire hit from mix 3 of 2023, and while collectors are surprised to see it return in the same mix a year later, it will most likely be the f ..read more

Keeping up with Hot Wheels #Car Culture has been a little wonky lately. Technically, Slide Street 2 is a 2023 series release but here we are, in June of 2024, seeing it hit at retail and through hobby dealers. We did the OTD Power Ratings for Slide Street 2 (case H) way back in March so it’s good to finally have the cars in-hand. 1 Stop Diecast has cases for sale now (link below). I unboxed one of these 10-count cases on the OTD YouTube Channel, and have a full #Case Report for you here. QUICK LINK! Buy the Hot Wheels Car Culture / Slide Street 2 “H” case from 1 Stop Diecast now. Hot Wheels ..read more

The models and subsequent colors listed below are to be used as a guide on what could be included in the specified case code. Since all Hot Wheels cases are assortments, cases may contain all or some of the vehicles listed below. Treasure Hunts and Super Treasure Hunts are randomly inserted. Store exclusives are to only be expected to be found at the specified retailer. QUICK LINK! Buy the new 2024 Hot Wheels “K” case from Jcar Diecast. NEW TO THE CASE 146 • MAZDA 787B • Orange HW Race Day 146 • MAZDA 787B • Spectraflame Dark Orange HW Race Day • SUPER TREASURE HUNT 168 • RINK RACER • Blue HW ..read more

Time to take a trip! With summer vacation plans in full force, consider a stop in Manila, Philippines this August as the 2024 Philippines Hot Wheels Convention will take place at the Okada hotel. It’s a two-day event August 30th & 31st — an exclusive dinner event for Hot Wheels Designer, Brendon Vetuskey on Friday, the 30th, and the main convention on that Saturday, the 31st. The main convention will have events similar to the U.S. conventions like a custom contest, autograph session, and downhill racing. In addition, there will also be a 1:1 car show and a buy/sell/trade toy show event! F ..read more