Hot Wheels collectibility do not lie with accuracy, or precision like we expect from Japanese, Chinese, or European diecast makers. It's the style, charm, vintage nostalgia with these guys. When I was a kid in Japan, popular trend in toys were "defo-ru-me". At least that's how I'd spell it. It's us adopting the word "deformed". Deformed sounds horrible in English, but deforume in Japan was a cute & catchy name. Anyway, that's what I see with Hot Wheels. Often times, they take real cars, make them little bit rounder, turning them into somewhat cartoony-looking diecast cars.
Cars I'm sharing today are Hot Wheels, but with less "deforming"........ and it's really cool.
This red Miura is from the Hot Wheels 100% collection. I think they are often called "Black Box", referring to the black box packaging they were sold in. Couple of years earlier, I actually missed out on this red Miura & ended up with a yellow one. Hot Wheels Legends, Jay Leno Collection Miura.
I love the cheap mainline Hot Wheels, Pop-Culture, Vintage Racing type premium releases, also Red Line Club cars, but Mattel has done a phenomenal jobs with these collectible releases. As you can see, these more accurate & precise 1/64 diecast somehow retains their "Hot Wheels" charm. There will be more HW Collectibles posts in the future. Guaranteed.
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