The transformation begins with a custom widebody and an FD Mazda RX-7 front-end conversion.

The Hot Wheels Legends Tour made its first-ever stop in Louisville, inviting local builders to compete for a chance to become a die-cast toy.

I spend too much time window-shopping for sports cars I can't afford. The alternative is looking at Hot Wheels cars: that's a much cheaper hobby, at least most of the time. If you aren't familiar with ...

Kids are still playing with Hot Wheels, those gleaming toy Camaros, Cougars and Corvettes you got for Christmas or your birthday, years and years ago. But those kids, who are sending new and even ...

More than just plastic bricks, the new Mattel and Hot Wheels Brick Shop sets also include metal pieces, extra accessories, and a matching die-cast. Lego and Mattel have enjoyed each other’s company in ...

Credit: Porsche My son has a Buzz Lightyear Hot Wheels car, and I never knew how much I wanted to see it in real life until today. At the Toy Story 5 premiere, Pixar served up a stunning, unexpected ...

I used to think hunting for Hot Wheels in the wild was the best way to pursue the hobby. But it has felt frustrating lately because of scalpers, rare restocks, and a lack of time. After going through ...

As any collector will gladly tell you, there are too many Hot Wheels cars to count. Mattel has been making them since 1968 and cranks out 50 new models in 400 color and graphics packages every year, ...

I was one of the lucky dogs who got to tour Mattel’s Hot Wheels design center. Here’s how it went. Back in 1968, Mattel’s Elliot Handler started Hot Wheels to compete against Matchbox cars. Over the ...

To the untrained eye it looks like a drug deal. At the back of a store, in the loading dock, one man hands over a box in exchange for cash.