Toy Show

I just got back from the Eckman Toy Show in San Antonio.  I found a few things for the museum. Among the finds were these Road Champ Shock Racers cars.  I've never heard of them, but for .50 each, why not?  I'll give them a shot. There were other color variations available but I just picked out 1 of each casting. According to the back of the card, I'm missing a couple if I want to complete the set. Dang.

'68 Cougar

Variations.  I don't collect them like I used to but when it's this casting I certainly do. I finally got the one with the 5-Spokes.  Yay.  I love Cougars and I would collect them even if I didn't buy anything else. It's been awhile but I will be adding 7 new pics to the Hot Wheels '68 Cougar page in the next week or so. Seeya.

Pixar's Cars Frank

I'm not one that worries about value too much with my collection, but I had no idea that this Frank model had gone up in value that much. I saw some selling for up to $50 loose and over $100 still in the package on Ebay.  But that's nothing compared to what "Bessie" is fetching, That one has reached $300 in the package on some auctions. I'm glad I got mine when I did.
Thanks for stopping by and enjoy!

Hot Wheels 2013 Dodge Viper

In the Hot Wheels 2012 New Models edition they released the 2013 Dodge Viper. That's normal for Mattel, but there's a funny twist.  This was the first time anyone had seen the new Viper.  The toy was released a bit too soon, about a month ahead of the real car.  Motor Trend had an article using the Hot Wheel to discuss the new changes to the Viper. You can check it out here.

This wasn't the first time this has happened.  People got a first look at the new Corvette body style back in the sixties when the Hot Wheels was released first.

So there's some weird trivia for you in case you haven't heard. Thanks for visting and of course; Enjoy!

Porsche Racing

Howdy.  Not much to report on the site right now, just the usual daily updates. However, I did add a new listing in the Porsche section.  Porsche Racing.  I thought they would do better on their own page like this Corgi Junior Porsche 917.   As always, enjoy.

MOPAR fun in '34

A couple of weeks ago in my one of my diecast hunts in the city, I found these 2 cars by Hot Wheels. They are quite nice.  I will add them to site eventually.  In the meantime enjoy the pic.