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Before 2013, all 12 Treasure Hunt cars of a year were released in both regular and super versions. In 2012, Super Treasure Hunts came with special paint and wheels, but with series designation on the card. However, the regular T-hunts retained a special T-Hunt series card. Mattel stopped using special cards for all Treasure Hunts in 2013. Some U.S. releases in 2014 had the phrase "This symbol on the vehicle lets you know it is hard to find and highly collectible". However, in 2016, this was changed to "Congratulations! This symbol means you just found a collectable treasure-hunt car!". This would be under a silver flame logo on the card for T-Hunts. In 2015, Supers featured a gold logo on the card. Generally, Hot Wheels has targeted both kids and adults with the T-Hunt series, focusing more on the adult collecting market with Supers. To determine the actual scale of Hot Wheels cars, you will need to divide the original car size by the Hot Wheels car size. Imaginations are unleashed with 9 cars together that are great for push-around play and cool displays. saw the release of 247 cars, beginning with the 2012 New Car Series which includes the Lamborghini Aventador, Ford Mustang Boss 302 Laguna Seca, KITT from Knight Rider, and the ever-popular Scooby-Doo Mystery Machine. 2012 also saw the release of two vehicles from the Angry Birds video game franchise, consisting of the Red Bird and the green Minion Pig. Hot Wheels' Director Search Nearing Finish Line (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. 10 July 2013.

In 2016, Hot Wheels released a special collection for the 50th anniversary of the Beatles’ 1966 song “ Yellow Submarine.” The collections includes five cars, a VW microbus and a yellow submarine. [35] Made by other companies [ edit ] a b Kroll, Justin (January 30, 2019). " 'Hot Wheels' Live-Action Movie in the Works With Mattel, Warner Bros. (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. The first line of Hot Wheels Cars, known as The Original Sweet 16 was manufactured in 1967. These were the first of the Red Line Series, named for the tires which had a red pin stripe on their sides. [5]

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Takahashi, Dean (September 28, 2017). "Osmo combines iPad app and toy cars with Hot Wheels MindRacers game". GameBeat. VentureBeat . Retrieved May 4, 2023. a b Gerber, Alison (November 10, 2014). "Coffee Break Design History: Hot Wheels". Apartment Therapy . Retrieved December 28, 2016.

When we say a fraction of the real-life model, we mean a mathematical ratio. You might think that’s complicated, but it’s much better than using a fixed measurement. Hot Wheels also in the early 1990s introduced a series known as the California Customs. A line of cars that had a California theme. Hot Wheels Velocity X (2002), released for the Game Boy Advance, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo GameCube, and PlayStation 2. Scherr, Elana (13 November 2021). "2021 Hot Wheels Legends Car Named, and It's a Volvo P1800". Car and Driver . Retrieved 23 November 2021.

Dioramas for Hot Wheels

Since the year 2008, Hot Wheels cars have had a code stamped or printed on the base. This is a "base code". This base code can be used to identify exactly when an individual car was produced in the Hot Wheels factory. The code begins with a letter, followed by a two-digit number. The letter for the year 2018 was "L". The letter is then followed by two numbers, which represent the week of that particular year the car was manufactured. For example, a car with the date stamp of "L42" was produced on the forty-second week of 2018. Hot Wheels celebrated its 35th anniversary with a full-length computer-animated film called Hot Wheels Highway 35 World Race. This movie tied into the Highway 35 line of cars that featured 35 classic Hot Wheels cars with special graphics and co-molded wheels. [18] 2004 [ edit ]

Besides keeping different cars in the playset realistic and proportionate, there’s even a more significant reason behind the scale. In 2009, with no recent developments, the film was put into turnaround, and the rights were handed over to Warner Bros. Pictures. Joel Silver took over producing with Matt Nix writing the script. [38] Ha, Anthony (March 11, 2021). "Gamefam aims to be the first big gaming company built on Roblox". TechCrunch . Retrieved March 1, 2022.

Determining actual scale of Hot Wheels cars

Another designer, Paul Tam, joined Wood and Gilford. Tam's first design was the Whip Creamer. [13] Tam continued to work for Mattel until 1973. Among the many fantastic designs Tam thought up for Hot Wheels, some of the collector's favorites include Evil Weevil (a Volkswagen Beetle with two engines), Open Fire (an AMC Gremlin with six wheels), Six Shooter (another six-wheeled car), and the rare Double Header (co-designed with Larry Wood). was a very successful year for Hot Wheels, so Mattel came up with a new advertising slogan for the cars: "Go With the Winner". [12] 43 new cars appeared that year, including the Sizzlers and Heavyweights lines. Howard Rees, who worked with Ira Gilford, was tired of designing cars. He wanted to work on the Major Matt Mason action figure toy line-up. Rees had a good friend by the name of Larry Wood, whom he worked with at Ford designing cars. When Wood found out about Hot Wheels at a party Rees was holding, Rees offered him the job of designing Hot Wheels models. Wood accepted, and, by the end of the week, Wood was working at Mattel, where his first design was the Tri-Baby. Larry Wood retired in 2019 after over 40 years of designing cars. In 2007, Mattel introduced a two-tiered Treasure Hunt system. A regular Treasure Hunt will feature normal enamel paint and normal wheels like other Hot Wheels cars. The production of these is rumored to be greater than previous T-Hunts. "Super" Treasure Hunts are much harder to find. Like Treasure Hunts of the past, a Super Treasure Hunt features premium wheels and Spectraflame paint, as well as (starting in 2015), a golden-colored circle-flame logo printed on the card behind the car. Many Hot Wheels collectors have noticed in recent times that the US Basic mixes are more likely to have a Super Treasure Hunt in them compared to International Mixes.

Edward, Kyle (December 9, 2019). "Small Cars, Big Dreams: '57 Nash Metropolitan Wins Hot Wheels Legends Tour to Become Next Die-cast Collectible". Forbes . Retrieved 5 November 2020. lineup was similar to 2015 and 2014 in terms of segments, and the design of the card was overhauled. Some car names were TBD ( To Be Determined) or 2016 (Coming Soon). They're now divided into mini collections with their corresponding segments and their icons printed on the card. Some of them include HW Showroom, BMW (100th anniversary of BMW), HW Screen Time (Cars and characters seen on television, video games, and movies), and HW Snow Stormers. New models include the Cruise Bruiser, Side Ripper, Grass Chomper, and the '16 Acura NSX, while other models first see their release in the mainline series, such as the '52 Hudson Hornet. General Motors also released a special Chevrolet Camaro Hot Wheels Edition, which was a blue convertible that offered various Hot-Wheels-themed decorations throughout the car. Slead, Evan (8 June 2016). "Hot Wheels unveil Beatles' 'Yellow Submarine' 50th anniversary collection". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 10 June 2016 . Retrieved 12 July 2017.

Miller, Aaron (January 8, 2016). "16 THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT HOT WHEELS". Thrillist Media Group . Retrieved December 12, 2016. Carlos Contreras Makes NASCAR History". Motorsport.com. February 2, 2000 . Retrieved December 12, 2016. In some cases, Hot Wheels dies have been sold or acquired by other companies once Mattel has finished using them. One example were early dies that made their way to Argentina and were reproduced as Mukys, though not with spectra-flame paints or the same quality as seen in Mattel's products. In 2006, a Series 3 line of Classics was introduced, again containing 30 models with multiple colors of each vehicle. Models included the '69 Pontiac Firebird, a Meyers Manx dune buggy, and the Richard Petty '70 Plymouth "Superbird". Romano, Sal (February 7, 2023). "Mixed reality racing game Hot Wheels: Rift Rally announced for PS5, PS4, and iOS". Gematsu . Retrieved February 7, 2023.