This futuristic cab-over pickup truck with a space-age forward opening cockpit door was conceived by the American Designer Nathan Proch. It all started with the release of arguably the most iconic Hot Wheels model of all time, the famed Deora II. But to people of a certain generation of kids, the mid-2000s and Hot Wheels go together like PB&J sandwiches with the crust cut off and a tall glass of chocolate milk. We can only hope it was traded for an actual sports car instead of cash, but that's just wishful thinking. A mint 1969 edition of the pink rear-loading Beach Beach Bomb recently sold for $175,000.
Not bad for a bunch of little toys with no Bluetooth connectivity.Īs mentioned, many collectors believe the golden era of Hot Wheels collectible toy cars came in the 60s and 70s.
A line of iconic die-cast cars, a very memorable direct-to-video movie, a sequel TV miniseries, and a fondly remembered video game. In that time period, the Internet and social media had not yet become the path of least resistance method for child entertainment, and boy did Hot Wheels sure make the most of that grace period.
To our eyes, their apex was not in the 70s, but the mid-2000s.
It's tuning month at autoevolution. So let's have a look at the toy-car series that turned us all into petrolheads in arguably, its absolute peak. They go through the racing realms winning accelechargers while racing against the Racing Drones Lead by Gelorum, and The Silencerz.Shame, because for generations before, Hot Wheels was the be all end all for any young gearhead's after-school fun. And also World Race veterans, Taro Kitano, and Mark Wylde. The Metal maniacs consist of Tork Maddox (the team leader), Monkey aka Mitchell Mcclurg, PorkChop aka Deisel Riggs. The Teku consist of Nolo Passoro (the team leader), Karma Eiss, Shirako Takamoto, and World Race veterans Kurt Wylde, and Vert Wheeler. Tezla recruits two teams, The Teku and The Metal Maniacs. Peter Tezla discovers that the Wheel of Power is a gateway to amazing new environments called the Racing Realms. A collectible card game, which was shown in the DVD bonus, and other merchandise were also made.įour specials were aired on Cartoon Network in 2005: Ignition (January 8), The Speed of Silence (March 19), Breaking Point (June 25) and The Ultimate Race (October 1). Television and the soundtrack was distributed by Sony BMG. The films were distributed by Warner Bros.
Available on DVD and VHS, it has also been shown on Cartoon Network.Ī sequel to the 2003 miniseries Hot Wheels: World Race, the series takes place two years after the World Race in California and puts Mattel's Hot Wheels toy cars in a ReBoot-like situation, with racing somewhat reminiscent of Mario Kart. Hot Wheels: AcceleRacers is a 2005 computer-animated series of four films produced by Canadian company Mainframe Entertainment, which also produced the television series ReBoot. Hot Wheels: AcceleRacers – The Ultimate Race Hot Wheels: AcceleRacers – Breaking Point
Hot Wheels: AcceleRacers – The Speed of Silence The DVD box art of the film Hot Wheels: AcceleRacers - The Speed of Silence