Hot Wheels Collectors?

[Pete from Houston]

I still have most of the Hot Wheels and Matchbox toys from when I was a kid, including a bunch of Lesney (British) Matchboxes. I started collecting variations of my childhood toys about 10 years ago. My wife and daughter love searching for variations and Treasure Hunts as much as I do...my daughter found her first Super Treasure Hunt last week...she was really excited!


I just went to my first diecast club meeting in Houston a few months ago and I think they ruined it for me. There was no passion in them, just profit and possessions. Every single Treasure Hunt I have has a story about where we found it. Those people buy the stuff from other collectors or online...where's the fun in that? I tried to buy a couple of variations from one guy and he spent 10 minutes going through Zarnock books trying to decide on a price. In the end, I paid $7 for 4 cars...I was ready to give him $10 on the spot before he started "researching". I almost told the guy nevermind when he tracked me down on the other side of the room.

All my stuff is boxed up for now until I can find a nice enclosed display case to put them in.

 

[Jeepial]

Anyone want to do some trading on treasure hunts that you have that are extras to fill in ones you might not have that I do?

 

[72Blazer]

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I just went to my first diecast club meeting in Houston a few months ago and I think they ruined it for me.

We have a local club that we meet once a month.Nice group of guys that aren't really into it for profit.We usually have a small turnout where we have lunch and bs.The old club was great.Every meeting we had down hill racing.Sooo much fun.We reaced redlines and had other catagories plus the unlimited custom class.Nothing like seeing a 6",1LB Hotwheel flying down the track.

 

[wonder squirrel]

I've got maybe a 100 (never counted them, maybe more?) or so cars I've gathered over the past ten years or so. Hotwheels, Matchbox, Johnny Lightings, etc.

I never got into collecting them because they were treasure hunts or anything. Just found some random types that I liked and picked them up.
Muscle cars, VW's, 4x4's/ buggies, some import stuff like Subies, Civics, etc. My favorites are some of these disco'd GT class race cars- awesome detail on these. "thumbsup"

 

[twisted]

my neighbors kid found an old one out in the yard. i thought it maybe worth money but from ebay pricing its not.its not a hot wheels but a matchbox tank where the gun moves in and out to act like recoil.

 

[BagoXCAlum]

I have a few :shock:.

 

[J Mann]

I still have my collection from when I was a kid. Now my daughter collects with me."thumbsup"

 

[Pete from Houston]

Just found a duplicate Super TH at WM today. Maybe later I'll go through my TH's and post the duplicates up for possible trades.

 

[Tupers]

So I'm not exactly a Hot Wheels guy but I have been collecting diecast Minis since I was 10. :mrgreen:

I picked these three Matchbox Superfast cars in a local market this afternoon, I'll try and get some pics of the rest of my collection soon.

 

[SMUDGEBUG]

Collect and kustomise them

around 7000 cars all off their cards

Some of my kustoms


A WIP im working on at the mo, its halve fire engine/caravan

hotwheels Hypermite tanker

Mustang/Corvette combined

Nomad stretch and ranp truck

Taildragger highly modified

and its trailer/boat

 

[gottorque]

Not really a collector but have one with autographed box signed by one of Hot wheels designers from maby 5 years ago.

 

[72Blazer]

SMUDGEBUG,Nice customs"thumbsup"
Here are a few I did a couple years ago.Haven't done any since.

 

[SMUDGEBUG]

I remember seeing all those kustoms, it was either on KB's or H/Ws collectors. Some very awesom work there. Im loving the bus and the A OK.... those surfboards are kool.

I tried to get out of kustomizing but got suckered back into it by a good friend lol. I don't get in the shed that often nowadays but they are always sitting there waiting.

What was your username on the H/Ws/ KB's site ?

SMUDGEBUG,Nice customs"thumbsup"
Here are a few I did a couple years ago.Haven't done any since.

 

[72Blazer]

What was your username on the H/Ws/ KB's site ?

roberte is what I went by on HWC.I actually did a spectraflame green fleetside with ghost flames for KB.

I got out of doing customs a while ago.I still have one on the bench that I never finished,just needs an interior and details but I'm too lazy to finish it.Plus I didn't like it that the Hot Wheels designers were using the customs board to get ideas for new HW's and not give credit to the origional builder.

 

[olvegrn]

I collected from 1983 to about 1990. My mom sold them all in a garage sale. I was pretty bummed. Not really worth anything....not in original package. They don't make them like they used to though....sadly enough.

 

[spookyseven]

I do not collect or customize but i remember seeing some of milkmanconcept's work. I checked his website now but couldnt find them. Here is his website http://www.milkmanconcepts.com/index.html anyone see his custom hotweels? I think others may be interested.

 

[Cstzracing]

I was collecting for a while my self but lost interest when the stores become collector happy.. Sarted to get ridiculous when u would go to the stores and everyone had someone working at the stores taking all the good cars for other collectors. The fun of the hunt went away and i just gave up. Still check them out on the shelf here and there and maybe buy a few but not like it use to be..
I do have the camaro TH mint in package.. That was a find of its own....

 

[Pedeanaut]

Ive got a couple thousand, including about a hundred treasure hunts. My stepdad has over 15000 including every treasure hunt until this year. I have a couple custom ones ive built too but no idea where I put em LOL

 

[canadianbacon]

I have a couple hundred, most out of the package on one of my book cases, I didn't collect them for money, I collected them because I like them.

 

[CUSTOMHILUX]

I have some.......:shock: