Our friend, Hot Wheels TV host and Hot Wheels guru Mike Zarnock recently had a hand in developing the latest record-breaking Hot Wheels track at an event. The track, certified by Guinness, has the record for the most consecutive loops in a track. Check it out in action from Hot Wheels TV below.
You probably know a bit about Hot Wheels, maybe even some of their origin story, but do you know what Hot Wheels have in common with a guitar? Check out this video with some awesome, little known info about how Hot Wheels came to be, what makes them so cool, and even how some Inductees […]
Remember when NASCAR had big wings, little safety, and drivers just started cracking the 200mph barrier? Now you can grab a piece of that history with some amazing 1:24th scale NASCAR racers from MCHOF nominee University of Racing, available through Plan B Sales. Check out this Bobby Allison 1969 Dodge Daytona just released on the […]
As much as we love Mustangs or Porsches, there’s some great off-the-wall diecast out there, and the newest lineup of models from CK delivers. Check out these new models for 2020, including the delightfully weird Citroen DS Tissier car transporter and the straight-up cool Fiat 642 RN2 Bartoletti Ferrari Race Truck. Want to be a […]
Our friends at Garage Style, run by car guy Don Weberg, recently published a new issue, containing a ton of great stories from the Collector Car Universe, including a Q&A with the founder of the automotive-focused charity Drive to a Cure and a review of some of the latest car collector books. Check out the […]
If you don’t know by now that LEGO does a Creator Expert series of brick-ified classic cars, you should seriously check them out. These cars have more detail, more pieces, and more for the discerning enthusiast to be proud of after snapping that last brick into place. Now Hagerty has combined it’s time-lapse expertise from their […]
We’re proud to welcome this year’s Model Car Customizer Inductee, Jim Coppola. Now going by Jimi’zJunkYard on Facebook, Jimi got his start with a bit of friendly encouragement from his wife Terry, who suggested he pursue his hobby a bit further. With a love of Hot Wheels well established, Jim started joining groups online and […]
Born in Turin, Marcello Gandini began designing for now-legendary marque Lamborghini early in their history as head of Bertone, the automotive design company made famous first by his peer Giorgetto Giugiaro and later Gandini himself. Gandini designed easily the most recognizable Lamborghini’s in the first half of the company’s history, the swoopy Miura and the […]
Racing has always been the crucible on which greatness is forged in the automotive world, and in the case of this year’s Automotive Brand of the Year, an entire company. McLaren began with its namesake, Bruce McLaren, a New Zealander who grew up in the shadow of his father’s automotive racing hobby. In 1952 Bruce […]
