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VIDEO: Why? Dude blows up diecast cars in slow-mo

We'll tell you exactly why, because it's a lot of fun. We know, because we had a similar experience in late adolescence, but we used GI Joe vehicles (even the awesome hovercraft) and firecrackers. But what we didn't have back then was a 600 fps camera, but lucky for us, people do now... and they have YouTube to share it with the rest of us. After the jump is video of diecast cars getting blown sky high with what appears to be some relatively large explosive. What makes this little experiment so much fun is that our mini pyrotechnician ... Read more →

2010 Ford Mustang by Hot Wheels up close and personal Sam Abuelsamid

Shortly after the LA Auto Show debut of the 2010 Ford Mustang, the automaker announced that Mattel would be releasing its own replica of the new model as part of its Hot Wheels lineup. Somehow in ...

Officially Official: 2010 Ford Mustang by Hot Wheels Sam Abuelsamid

The Ford Mustang has always been about affordable performance and that philosphy goes all the way down to prices under $1. Following the official unveiling of the 2010 Mustang last week in Los Angeles ...

Hot Wheels 2010 Mustang GT hits eBay Alex Nunez

So, this would appear to be a big weekend for die-cast reveals of cars that are debuting at the LA Auto Show later this month. Yesterday, it was Tomica's 2010 Nissan Cube on eBay. Today we get ...

Hot Wheels kicks off U.S. tour to celebrate 40 years Chris Tutor

Mattel created the Hot Wheels brand back in 1968, and the lives of several Autoblog writers (and readers as well) were changed forever. We're now halfway through the toy line's 40th birthday year, ...

Official: Mattel will offer Ferrari Dino, err... California model 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for high-res gallery of the new Ferrari California A few months ago we advised taking our post about Mattel leaking major Ferrari news with a big grain of salt. But as that famous toy maker has been known to do in the past (remember the 1969 Corvette?), Mattel was indeed working on a ...

VIDEO: Another Pontiac G8 ad that goes after our childhood 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above to view the video after the jump. If the ad campaign is any indication, those of us born in the late 1970s are the demographic Pontiac's aiming at with the G8. First, there was the Spy Hunter themed TV spot, and now this one, which pays homage to the seminal car-guy experience of ...

Hot Wheels Honda Racer arrives in May. The kid in you is excited 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for high-res gallery of the Hot Wheels Honda Racer Last November at the 2007 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, Hot Wheels unveiled a troop of concepts to celebrate its 40th anniversary. These new Hot Wheels cars were not designed by everyone's favorite 1:64 scale model toy maker, but rather were ...

The making of the $140,000 Hot Wheels 40th Anniversary car 1 year ago on Autoblog

Earlier this week we brought you amazing photos of a Hot Wheel car Mattel valued at $140,000. "WTF?!," is what we heard from a lot of readers who wondered how a $1 toy could possibly be worth more than their entire collections of late-80s Buicks and/or Mustang IIs. We asked similar questions, ...

$1 Hot Wheels car blinged out to $140,000 1 year ago on Autoblog

click above for more high-res pics A few years ago, Bruce Pascal paid more than $70,000 for a single Hot Wheels car. The car was an extremely rare rear-loading Beach Bomb with an even more rare pink coat of paint. But it didn't have even a single diamond or ruby, which makes us wonder what Mr. ...

Hot Wheels celebrating 40 years, planning tour of the U.S. 1 year ago on Autoblog

Thinking back to our formative years, there were three defining moments that began our automotive obsession. Our first exotic car poster (Countach FTW!), our first subscription to a buff book (in our own name) and countless hours spent on the carpet with our Hot Wheels collection doing imaginary ...

SEMA 2007: Hot Wheels tries something new to celebrate its 40th 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click image for live gallery from the Hot Wheels SEMA press conference To celebrate its 40th anniversary of scale dream fulfillment, Hot Wheels decided to do something it has never done before. The company allowed designers from outside itself to develop concepts that will be turned into actual Hot ...

VIDEO: DIY rocket-powered Hot Wheels 2 years ago on Autoblog

Show of hands. How many of you used Black Cats and cherry bombs to incinerate large numbers of Hot Wheels as kids? Especially the pink ones, right? Because they were for girls. Do you know how much those cars in their pre-charred, uncrispy state could be worth right now? What were you thinking? ...

VIDEO: James May breaks land speed at 1/32 scale 2 years ago on Autoblog

It probably takes considerable effort to get funding and engineering for a vehicle that can break the land-speed record or 458 mph. To achieve such a speed at 1/32 scale, you only need James May and 45 English Scalextric slot car fans. Just past the jump, you can see a terrific video that May put ...

VIDEO: Polly Wheels to spark auto-interest for the gals 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click the image above to view Polly Wheels in action Most of the Autoblog readers have been fostering a love for the automobile since a very early stage in life. We collected Hot Wheels and Matchboxes, and we had model cars and remote-controlled hot rods. The one thing those toys have in common is ...

New York Auto Show: Polly Wheels gives young girls their own line of die-cast cars 2 years ago on Autoblog

Update: We just added a gallery of high-res photos of the Polly Wheels collection. There is an exhibit area at the New York Auto Show with a staggering 1,190 vehicles on display. And it's "manned" by a trio of vivacious pre-teens playing "Race to the Mall" with a new line of die-cast toy cars made ...

Melbourne: Hot Wheels dresses up its booth with HSV GTS 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click for one additional photo Anyone who's been to an auto show knows that even the displays belonging to non-manufacturers usually have some kind of flashy car featured as the centerpiece. After all, a sweet ride is an easy way to get foot traffic into your booth, and really, that's the name of ...

Hot Wheels offers limited edition Camaro and Challenger 2 years ago on Autoblog

At the very least we're about one year away from seeing the production version of the Dodge Challenger, probably longer for the Chevy Camaro. We can't wait that long, and we're guessing neither can you. Hot Wheels has come to the rescue with two pairs of limited edition miniature motors. Beginning ...

The baddest Hot Wheels race ever created 2 years ago on Autoblog

We love the Hemmings blog, because those guys have a habit of digging up some of the coolest stuff you'll see on the web when it comes to classic automobiles and related fun. You should bookmark them if you haven't already, because if not for Hemmings, how would we ever find stuff like the video ...

SEMA: Hot Wheels brings hot rods 3 years ago on Autoblog

John Neff checked in from SEMA all excited about Mattel's Hot Wheels booth and we totally understand. We'd be willing to bet that many regular Autoblog readers have 1:64 scale hot rods doing 360s on their desks. Mattel knows their market, and sent not only hundreds of their beloved miniature cars, ...

How to design car toys for high-tech kids 3 years ago on Autoblog

HotWheels Radar Gun ($24.99) Gary Swisher is the guy who has everybody's dream job -- he's the design chief for HotWheels, Tyco and Matchbox, and he's in charge of designing the cool and timeless dream cars in miniature that we only wish we could have when we grow up. He's also the guy ...






Autoblog Podcast #155: 'Twas the night before LA...

Chris, Dan, and Editor Paukert go over some LA Preview action and quietly whoop it up on the podcast.

 
 

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