2013 additionally saw a change in the look of the packaging playing cards which features a quartet of helmeted motorcycle riders standing behind the flame logo and the Treasure Hunt sequence playing cards now not marked with a treasure chest. Some of those automobiles include Rodzilla, Fangula, Twin Mill III , Bone Shaker and Baja Bone Shaker. In 1977, the ‘Redline Wheel’ was phased out, with the pink traces no longer being printed on the wheels. This reduce costs, but additionally mirrored that the prototypical “red line tires” popular hot wheels collectors on high-speed-rated automotive tires through the era of muscle cars and Polyglas tires had been no longer well-liked. During this era, there was a trend away from wild sizzling rods and incredible cars, and a transfer to extra practical automobiles and vehicles, like the competitor Matchbox. Harry Bentley Bradley didn’t suppose that may be the case and had stop Mattel to return to the automobile trade.
In 2008, all the collection and autos have been comparatively just like 2007’s vehicles. Also in 2001, Mattel issued 240 mainline releases consisting of 12 Treasure Hunts, 36 First Editions, 12 Segment Series with 4 cars each, and one hundred forty four open stock cars. Popular fashions that debuted include the HyperMite and FrightBike. In 1974, Hot Wheels introduced its ‘Flying Colors’ line, and added flashy decals and “tampo-printed” paint designs which helped revitalize gross sales. Hot Wheels is a companion and sponsor of the Australian stunt rider Matt Mingay’s Stuntz Inc group, and also sponsors him in the Stadium Super Trucks.
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These adjustments supposedly scale back friction dramatically, resulting in vehicles which are known as the “Faster than Ever” series. The first run of those automobiles had been obtainable for a limited time solely, from the start of October in the course of the top of November 2005. In 1998, Mattel celebrated the thirtieth anniversary of the Hot Wheels brand by replicating numerous automobiles and individual packaging from its 30-year history and packaging these replicated autos in special 30th Anniversary boxes. In 1999, Hot Wheels partnered with 5 Formula One groups to fabricate scale model Formula One cars. In 2016, Hot Wheels opened the Race to Win exhibit at The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis to advertise the 100th Indianapolis 500.
A Hot Wheels “50th anniversary” logo was additionally positioned beside the set’s name on the packaging. In 2016, Hot Wheels launched a special collection for the 50th anniversary of the Beatles’ 1966 track “Yellow Submarine.” The collections consists of five cars, a VW microbus and a yellow submarine. Hot Wheels has produced many reproduction scale fashions in the industry standard 1/43, 1/24 and 1/18 scales. In 2004, it launched a 1/12 scale replica of the C6 Corvette. General Motors also launched a particular Chevrolet Camaro Hot Wheels Edition, which was a blue convertible that offered varied Hot-Wheels-themed decorations all through the automobile. In 2009, Mattel launched 42 New Models, 12 Treasure Hunts, 12 Track Stars, 24 Mystery Cars, 10 Segment Series of 10 automobiles, and introduced the Indy Car Series drivers.
From 1999 to 2018, Hot Wheels had a Monster Jam license to release monster truck diecasts and subject a Hot Wheels-themed truck in the real-life exhibits. After the partnership ended, diecast production stopped and the Hot Wheels team retired. Soon after, Hot Wheels created the Hot Wheels Monster Trucks line and the Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live show with the non-Monster Jam owned version of the Bigfoot truck as a competitor. Monster Jam claimed this as a plagiarism, causing controversy. Through the years, Hot Wheels automobiles have been collected principally by kids. However, since the late Nineteen Nineties, there has been an increase in the variety of grownup collectors.