Even if they’re cheap, some are still highly sought after by artists and customizers who wish to cut costs in their restoration efforts. The cheaper Hot Wheels, known as beaters, are worth a couple dollars, at most. Pascal said that just like with real cars, adding aftermarket parts or custom paint can actually devalue the original. When sales exploded, that quickly changed. Spectraflame redlines were originally listed in the 1968 catalog as being available in two colors each. That doesn’t mean swapping parts on what you already own will turn you into a celebrity at the next Antiques Roadshow. Online Redline Guide to collecting Hot Wheels produced from 1968 through 1972 SPECTRAFLAME COLORS.
It’s toward the end of the production run when the people who assembling the cars begin dipping into different parts buckets. Pascal told us Hot Wheels can use as many as 30 different sets of wheels a year. The true diamonds are models with unreleased colors or wheel combinations. What’s the difference between a 10-cent toy, and one worth more than a real Porsche Taycan? According to Bruce, low-volume models in original condition are the cream of the crop, even when their age is showing. Those original Sweet Sixteen, as the company calls them, changed things each dripped with trademark Spectraflame candy/chrome paint and rode on red-rimmed mag-style wheels known affectionately. His collection of more than 7000 items is valued at just over $1 million. Hot Wheels revived the red line design in 1993, however, models from this era are not part of the Redline series. We called our old friend and Hot Wheels-fanatic Bruce Pascal to check up on what’s changed since last year in terms of rare and valuable cars.
on the base as that is when they copyrighted the original designs. Hot Wheels celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2018 with one of its best years ever. Short Version - I want to buy your childhood collection of Hot Wheels if you are over.
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