Recent Hotwheels scores

I like how Matchbox uses different numbers on castings with different liveries. How can you have a race with six different City Turbos if they're all the same number??

I'll take the green Rally 911. Pm sent.

That 911 upside down in the card is interesting. 

solfly said:

I saw one of those but mehd. Should I go back for it?

Why not? It's only $1. It'll be like having a copy of an opposite outcome Super Bowl shirt, or a "Dewey Defeats Truman" paper.

I'll see if it's still there. Not 100% sure that was the one.

Honestly didn't even think about the Olympics being cancelled when I saw it.

found at Walmart last night. Was also tempted to get this five pack for the bronze/brown cayman, but resisted. The mustang was cool too. 
 

Couple I have on my desk here.  Reminds me I need to get out my spray can duster

As I've been sorting these I've cleared up most of another casting I collect. The 83 Silverado was first released in 2008 in the modern classic set, it came at the end after Walmart had stopped ordering the mixes so there were very few of them made. The first two pictures here would finance a challenge car.

the version on the right is "cop rods" which is a Toys r us exclusive. There are military and fire versions as well but I've not ponied up the dough for those. They rarely come up for sale.

next is the most expensive version, I've had three of these sold and traded as their values increased. I've thought of selling this one to finance some real car stuff but haven't yet. The RedLineClub version is a beauty, chrome over green

the version on the right was a Walmart exclusive

Next are the two color ways of the basics race team, blue was everywhere and the black was Walmart exclusive

Next are a couple cool ones, these have metal bases and weigh a ton (for a hot wheels), the Hot Ones and the cars of the 80's were both tough finds, pretty sure the 80's were Walmart exclusive

Basics in two colors, both were available everywhere 

Next are basics, regular and treasure hunt

Next is the same version different colorway. The right was a Walmart exclusive "road trippin'" 

Next are some more basics, the white version was a KDay exclusive

The 80's was Target, the 100 Years of Chevy was walmart

Then the Trucks Walmart exclusive and a basic from last year.

There are a few I haven't found carded ones in my boxes yet, a Walmart exclusive "camouflage edition", the Edelbrock version from Slick Rides, and the Borla from pop culture a few years ago.

There are also some that never came on cards, 

the left version was in a display case from Amazon and HWC and the right one was in a 5 pack. There is also a new Pop Culture version coming yet in 2020 which I'm looking forward to and a Convention car from a few years ago that I've not bought yet.

Wheeeee

I love the stories. Keep em coming. Crazy the values on some of these. 

Dood. I passed over piles of the Cars of the 80s square bodies. Piles. If I only knew.

The prices have been scooting up for a few years, some are just silly though. $900-1100 for that RLC is ridiculous.

In reply to chandler :

Congrats on finding the super!!!

I'd be happy trying to find one of those GMC Syclones!

the SS has arrived!

I saw it, and it had to be mine...oh yes..

In reply to Volksrodden :

Where did you find that?

My latest:

In reply to Aaron_King :

Those are great castings there. I found the Audi at my local Wal-Mart 

So much want for the Audi.  I hate Walmart but may have to go

Finally found one of the art car foxbodys then seen the matchbox 5 pack with the notchback in it and had to have it too. Don't care about anything other then the mustang and wagon so a 5 pack was meh 

I found the Poop King! Two, in fact.

I have been pulling errors out of the boxes as I go so I thought I'd show some of what I look for.

Collecting errors is fun but you can get dragged into the minutiae if you aren't careful, here are a few out of the 83 Silverado box

first up is what we call a "breezy". No windows

a bad tampo strike

if you don't know the graphics are put on by a process called tampo press, it's not painted as much as stamped with the graphic so in this case either the tampo wasn't fully inked or it didn't get fully pressed.
and a wrong wheel

this ones neat cause it's the wrong size as well, usually they match size because of the way the assembly line works. 

next are some chassis alignment issues, these are separate trucks

This is an entire missing axle which is not very common at all, thinking of how many different piece they put out the QC is astoundingly high

I love this one, a melted grill!

want to see more? There are some really neat errors and that doesn't start with variations