Redline reproductions can still be found on the pegs to this day. Secondly, you have to make sure that they are not the reproduction Redlines that we produced years after in the nineties in celebration of the original line. You say to yourself, “I’d like to sell my old Hot Wheels, but how do I tell if they are the true REDLINE Hot Wheels?” So, here’s how you tell:įirst and foremost, you look for the thin “Red Line” around the outside of each of the tires where a whitewall would normally be expressed. Hot Wheels just blew away the competition, Matchbox, and as they say, the REST IS HISTORY! They were an instant hit with their California Custom designs, Spectraflame Paint, Cool packaging, and the most innovative accessories for any toy line at the time and still to this day, in my opinion. □ They were produced for the following ten years, until 1977 and also switched from the shiny Spectraflame to the Enamel paint for the most part in 1973. I think they timed it just perfectly for my 8th birthday celebration in July. Hot Wheels were first released by the Mattel corporation in the summer of 1968 June ’68 to be more accurate. You will get an argument from some hardcore mainliners, but for the most part, these puppies are what every Hot Wheels collector truly dreams about. REDLINE Hot Wheels are considered the most desirable of all the Hot Wheels, but also the most expensive across the board. Now you ask yourself the question: “What are these very cool toy cars?”Ĭhances are that, if the Hot Wheels Gods are shining down upon you, they are what we call in the hobby, “REDLINE Hot Wheels” and you may have just hit the motherlode! “But how do I tell if they truly are the Holy Grail of Hot Wheels?” Well, it’s kinda sorta simple looking at it from 40,000 feet. You’ve probably just either, A) Cleaned out your attic B) Straightened up your basement: C) Been handed a box of old toys from an older relative OR D) Come across some really cool and old Hot Wheels at a Yard Sale/Garage Sale/Flea Market.
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