Hot Wheels
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The most iconic cars: Legends of 100 years of Le Mans 24h – FEATURETTE
One hundred years of Le Mans 24 Hours This weekend, one of the most famous and legendary races in the world will take place: the 24-hour race of Le Mans. Le Mans is a city of 150,000 inhabitants in north-western France, but above all it is also a cipher for full throttle, high-tech and adrenaline. In 1923, one hundred years ago, the endurance race “24 Hours of Le Mans” was started there for the first time – to this day one of the most spectacular motor sport events in the world. On the occasion of the centenary, we present some delicacies between 1950 and 2000 that have a very close…
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RWB Porsche by Akira Nakai – RAUH WELT BEGRIFF FEATURETTE
How it all began… About an hour’s drive from the centre of Tokyo, Akira Nakai-San runs his workshop, which has recently achieved worldwide fame through numerous media appearances. In the meantime, countless videos can be found on the internet where Akira Nakai can be seen either in his workshop or working on a RWB project abroad. His conversions are discussed in a highly polarising manner, both negatively and positively. He developed his penchant for fast cars at a young age on the roads and racetracks of Tokyo. In the early nineties, at the age of 28, he fulfilled his dream and bought a Porsche 930, which he immediately modified. A…
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Hot Wheels Speed Machines FEATURETTE – Are they worth to buy?
Where it all began: 40 years ago today, Hot Wheels Speed Machines were launched. Speed Machines were a line of vehicles released by Mattel in 1983 to compete with other lower cost diecast brands. They consisted of Hot Wheels castings with a few cost cutting features, such as plastic bases, no chrome apart from the wheels, and simple enamel paint. All were made in Malaysia and had standard basic wheels. Extreme prices: In 2010, the Speed Machines were taken up again, but adapted somewhat for the time. The models looked a lot more modern, were more or less printed all around and were from licensed car brands. Each of these…
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Koenigsegg Agera R, RS, ONE:1 – The King of Sweden FEATURETTE
The most powerful super sports car! The Agera R from Koenigsegg was one of the stars of the 2011 Geneva Motor Show. With its 1115 hp, the Koenigsegg had to admit defeat to the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport (1200 hp). A 5.0 litre V8 mid-engine on only 1330 kg was an absolute challenge! Around 1.4 million Euros had to be put on the table for an Agera R. After the CC models, which really launched the Koenigsegg brand internationally, the Agera R was the next big thing from company founder Christian von Koenigsegg. We had the pleasure of welcoming the Agera R as a Hot Wheels model in numerous variants,…
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Hot Wheels RLC 1949 Volkswagen Beetle – KAWABUGA FEATURETTE
Once upon a time… At the end of 2022, you could order it exclusively on mattelcreations as a Red Line Club member, and now it has finally arrived: the “KAWA-BUG-A”. In short, in order to be able to purchase this model at all, you had to buy a one-year membership at Mattel Creations, the shopping platform of Mattel itself for some exclusive and rare items though. The open windscreen up front ensures a cool breeze at all times So it happened that on 13.12.2022, as announced, this model, limited to 30,000 pieces, was sold out within 8 minutes. And the wait was definitely worth it! In the video below, we…
