Hot Wheels
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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…
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Hot Wheels 1982 Lamborghini Countach LP500S – A MILESTONE FEATURETTE
Countach…a shout of excitement! An appropriate interpretation for the name of the Lamborghini Miura successor! The Countach broke all traditions with its aggressive and very angular design and was at the same time a symbolic design language figure of the 80ies! The hot outfit of the gull-winged flounder matched the driving performance even better: Even the very first LP400 model (1974-78) sprinted to 100 km/h in astonishing 5.4 seconds. A total number of 375 hp from a 4 litre V12 were absolute top values at that time! In 16 years of production, several model variations and performance upgrades were made until the final model called “25th Anniversary” has ended an…
