Hot Wheels Cars

Marvelous, extreme close-up photography provides a child's-eye view of 33 years of Hot Wheels. Features a foreword by Jay Leno.

An easy reader with illustrations of some extreme cars.

Wonderful color photographs cover nearly every casting from the first Hot Wheels toy cars through the 1999 model year. A complete visual guide with a listing of the many variations to help collectors sort through the vast and rapidly growing world of Hot Wheels.

Profiles more than one hundred Hot Wheels cars, including hard-to-find models, in a volume that combines photo-realistic images and simple facts and statistics.

Keep a Close Eye on the Details A variation between two similar cars, whether it's a different color enamel, a different wheel, interior, base, or window can mean the difference between a car worth $1 and one worth $100. Covering 1989-2008, Hot Wheels Variations - The Ultimate Guide, 4th Edition is the largest and most comprehensive identification and price guide to variations with more than 5,500 cars listed. Collector-friendly features include: • Cars listed chronologically in release order from 1989-2002 and numerically from 2003-2008 • 3,100 identification photos arranged in numerical order, making it easy to identify vehicles whether loose or in a pack • Handy checklist making it easy for you to keep track of your growing collection Don't guess - know for sure! With Hot Wheels Variations - The Ultimate Guide, learn to spot the important differences and add value to your personal collection. Let the search begin!

According to Mattel, eight Hot Wheels are sold every second. So what is the secret behind the toy carsÕ appeal? In this biography of a brand, growing readers will learn why the production of Hot Wheels has stayed strong since the cars' first release in the 1960s.

If you're a collector of the ultra-cool, sensationally sleek and super speedy Hot Wheels, you are in for a treat with Hot Wheels: Forty Years. This big, beautiful coffee table book tells the story of these miniature marvels through more than 600 stunning color photos, and historical details including company history, interviews with Mattel designers, major developments and trends. All the attitude and innovation of these revolutionary pocket-sized racers, Redlines, Blackwalls, Number Pack Vehicles, Protypes and more, is captures in the pages of this must-have reference.

When an ultra-rare Hot Wheels car from 1969 sold for $72,000 several years ago, the collecting world was stunned. Now you can do more than gasp--you can cash in. Discover what experienced Hot Wheels cars collectors have known for years with this hands-on, how-to guide to picking Hot Wheels cars for fun and profit. You'll uncover: The most popular cars from Redline, Blackwall and Collector Number eras,400 color pictures of the best cars and their values. What to look for and where to find it. The 10 most valuable Hot Wheels cars of all time. Whether you pick for pleasure or profit, the Picker's Pocket Guide is a real find!

Hot Wheels cars and drivers are hiding all around the racetracks. Can you find them? Fuel your excitement with this awesome activity book where it's up to you to find what's missing! Search all around different scenic racetracks to find hidden Hot Wheels cars and other objects as they embark on an epic race. With over 200 stickers to use on 32 pages of vibrant, full-color art, this book will delight Hot Wheels fans both on and off the racetrack! Parents can give their kids the green light to pack this book in their backpacks for on-the-go fun. This title is officially licensed by Mattel.