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Outcast Plastic Modelers’ “Mile High Open” Brings the Party to Denver’s Model Car Shows

Outcast Plastic Modelers’ “Mile High Open” Brings the Party to Denver’s Model Car Shows

  The Mile High Open isn’t just a modeler’s paradise…it’s a downright great time. “We wanted to put on a show that felt more like a party than just people standing around,” said Outcast Plastic Modelers founding member Chris Bell. “We wanted to truly celebrate the talent and passion of the local modeling community.” Outcast […]

Epic Hot Wheels Track Takes Over Alex Laughlin’s Garage

Epic Hot Wheels Track Takes Over Alex Laughlin’s Garage

Don’t let your kids watch this video! With 275-feet of Hot Wheels track, 15 hours of work, and 1 NHRA U.S. Nationals winning Pro Stock driver—let the fun begin. Proving you’re never too old to build your dream Hot Wheels track, 2019 U.S. Nationals-winning Pro Stock racer, Alex Laughlin converted his home garage into a […]

Model Car Fans! Hot Wheels: Ultimate Challenge Coming to NBC!

Model Car Fans! Hot Wheels: Ultimate Challenge Coming to NBC!

Who hasn’t dreamt of owning their dream car…in Hot Wheels form? For one lucky collector / gearhead, they’ll own both. NBC rolls up the garage doors on its “Chrome Zone” with the debut of its new car makeover competition series “Hot Wheels: Ultimate Challenge.” We’ll let NBC explain – “Each episode will invite two passionate […]

Meet Mike McKittrick! Mattel Employee From 1968-1995

Meet Mike McKittrick! Mattel Employee From 1968-1995

Mike McKittrick talks about his long career at Mattel that started in the in May of 1968. It was his job straight out of High School and he found himself on the factory floor in Hawthorne, CA. Come hear stories about the earliest days of Hot Wheels and his career at Mattel that spanned all […]

This Hot Wheels Collector Has It All….Almost

This Hot Wheels Collector Has It All….Almost

For Eric Elrod there is nothing cooler than Hot Wheels. You know, those miniature die-cast customized cars that Mattel began making for Generation X-ers back in 1968? The company has produced more than 6 billion of the 1:64 scale toy cars over the past 53 years. And you could be a lucky grownup if you […]