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There were sixteen castings released, eleven of them designed by Harry Bentley Bradley with assistance from Handler and Ryan. [6] The first one produced was a dark blue " Custom Camaro". [1] Bradley was from the car industry and had designed the body for the (full-sized) Dodge Deora concept car and the Custom Fleetside, (based on his own customized 1968 Chevrolet C-10 fleetside. Kit, Borys (September 25, 2020). " 'Hot Wheels' Movie Finds Its Writers (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved September 28, 2020. Mattel's Hot Wheels Racing finalizes licensing agreements with top five Formula One race teams". PR Newswire for Journalists. 1999-10-11 . Retrieved 2006-10-16.

On February 18, 2021, the Hot Wheels Mars Perseverance Rover was released; a die-cast scale model latest vehicle in its Space mini-collections inspired by the NASA-launched Perseverance rover. [21] 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. Through the years, Hot Wheels cars have been collected mostly by children. However, since the late 1990s, there has been an increase in the number of adult collectors. Mattel estimates that 41 million children grew up playing with the toys, the average collector has over 1,550 cars, and children between the ages of 5 and 15 have an average of 41 cars. Most believe the collecting craze started with the Treasure Hunts in 1995. Mike Strauss has been called the father of Hot Wheels collecting; he has organized two collectors' events each year in some form since 1986. The first event was the Annual Hot Wheels Collectors Convention, normally held each year in the fall. The convention occurred in various locations around the country until 2001, when the first Annual Hot Wheels Collectors Nationals was put together. Since then, the Conventions are held each year in southern California. The Hot Wheels Collectors Nationals rotate among cities outside of California during the spring. Strauss has also published the quarterly Hot Wheels Newsletter since 1986 and was one of the first to unite collectors all over the world. He also writes Tomart's Price Guide To Hot Wheels, a book listing history, car descriptions and values, which is used by almost every collector to learn more about the hobby and their collection. Strauss sold his collection in 2011 and retired from the Hot Wheels Newsletter. Hot Wheels has produced many replica scale models in the industry standard 1/43, 1/24 and 1/18 scales. In 2004, it released a 1/12 scale replica of the C6 Corvette.

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Ekberg, Brian (26 April 2017). "Forza Horizon 3 Hot Wheels". Forza Motorsport. Microsoft . Retrieved 26 April 2017. 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. 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". 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]

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.

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The success of the 1968 line was solidified and consolidated with the 1969 releases, with which Hot Wheels effectively established itself as the hottest brand of small toy car models in the USA. Splittin' Image, Torero, Turbofire, and Twin Mill were part of the "Show & Go" series and are the very first original in-house designs by Hot Wheels. 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). Hot Wheels Open World (2021), a game developed by Gamefam on video game platform Roblox. It was released on Android, iOS/ iPadOS, Microsoft Windows, MacOS and Xbox One. [85] 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. On October 4, 2018, Hot Wheels filed a new trademark for the motto it's not the same without the flame. In 2019, a seal was added in the bottom left corner of the blister card with the motto. [20]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] However, 1972 and 1973 were slow years. Only seven new models were made in 1972. Of the 24 models appearing for 1973, only three were new models. Also the cars changed from Mattel's in-house Spectraflame colors to mostly drab, solid enamel colors, which mainstream Hot Wheels cars still use today. Due to low sales, and the fact that the majority of the castings were not re-used in later years, the 1972-3 models are known to be very collectible. Epyx Presents Hot Wheels for the Commodore 64 - The Retroist". 1 September 2011. Archived from the original on 4 May 2015 . Retrieved 13 August 2012. Bedigian, Louis (2006-12-18). "Hot Wheels: All Out Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on 2007-12-02.

Reed, Philip (May 21, 2013). " "Go with the winner!" in these 1970 Hot Wheels Commercials". BattleGrip.com . Retrieved December 28, 2016. Hot Wheels Rift Rally (2023), an upcoming video game developed by Velan Studios set to be released on iOS/iPadOS and PlayStations 4 and 5. [86] 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 ] On June 17, 2011, it was announced that Legendary Pictures was developing a film based on Hot Wheels due to the success of Fast Five by developing an edgier film. [39] On July 10, 2013, Simon Crane and Juan Carlos Fresnadillo were named as the frontrunners to direct the film, with Art Marcum and Matt Holloway writing the film, intended to be more Mission: Impossible than The Fast and the Furious. [40] On September 28, 2016, Justin Lin signed on to direct the film, which will be produced through his production company Perfect Storm Entertainment. [41] [42] On August 1, 2017, Lin revealed that the film was still in development. [43] It was speculated that the film would be released as a computer animated direct sequel to 2003's Hot Wheels: World Race and will be receive additional animation development from Playground Games who collaborated with Mattel in 2017 to create the Forza Horizon 3: Hot Wheels video game. [44] However the option expired and returned to Mattel. [45]In late January 2019, Mattel Films and Warner Bros. Pictures agreed to partner on a Hot Wheels film. [45] Watch in awe as Hot Wheels Colour Shifters change colours right before your eyes! Just dip them into warm water for a colour change and you can revert the change with icy water - an endless cycle of transforming fun. Beam, Jennifer. "Hot Wheels: Jetz - Overview". AllGame. Archived from the original on 2014-11-14 . Retrieved 2016-09-27. Takahashi, Dean (September 28, 2017). "Osmo combines iPad app and toy cars with Hot Wheels MindRacers game". GameBeat. VentureBeat . Retrieved May 4, 2023.