The More You Know: Hotwheels

[TheGreenDragon]

I am one of those guys who does an occasional stroll through the toy section, just to see what sort of die cast model cars I can find. What can I say? I like cars.

A few months back, I was in a particular store, and found one of my favorite little cars. An AE-86 Corolla. It had candy red paint and a black hood and tuner logos on the body. It looked awesome but I am a horrible impulse spender, and on this day I decided to save my money.

So, just to pass along what I have learned since, if you like Hotwheels cars, be sure to look for two things on the car you have picked up. It might help you decide whether or not to blow a US dollar.

If the car has a circle with a flame in the center hidden somewhere on the paint or behind the car on the box packaging, that car is one of the Treasure Hunt variety; a car that has a different and rare livery.

If, however, the car you are holding seems to have unusually deep metalic paint compared to the other cars like it, and if the wheels seem to have a tread pattern, and if you can find a small 'TH' hidden somewhere in the body graphics, then you are holding a super rare Super Treasure Hunt vehicle with real rubber wheels.

Take a guess which one that little, seemingly insignificant Carolla belonged to...

Yep. 1 of 25,000 made.

Know your Hot Wheels. I certainly had no idea these even existed.

 

[jgrote]

I've always been into hot wheels, and my son has followed suit since he was about 2. "We" probably have 500-700 cars. However, I did not know about this, and all of his are opened up and "well loved". He's now starting to get a little too old to play with them, so they are just sitting in bins waiting for me to find a place to display them.

 

[Rowdy_Sonic_RS]

My wife hates it when I stop to look at them. I have tons even some on show case at work.


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[Rbrown1677]

My dad used to collect hot wheels we had thousands. Treasure Hunts and factory defects where always the ones to get along with the first editions. I wish I could find a pic of all the hotwheels we had.


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[sonic_braaappp]

I could go on and on about these lol me and my dad together have over 8,000 hot wheels cars still in the original packaging, with an appraised total value of over $10,000 based on just half the cars, haven't had the second half appraised yet. Our most valuable car is one the old dragster funny cars, due the shade of paint it has, its worth $3,000 lol

 

[LT-ZED]

i got some semi rare in pack hot wheels as well , you'd be surprised what ya find at goodwill and dumpster diving (more or less garbage picking fun hobby and pays damn good)