He even says he would be open to working with other collectors to make it happen. With all the Hot Wheels cars and memorabilia he has in his house, that’s certainly a possibility. Pascal says his dream is to one day open a museum. His most valuable acquisition is a pink 1969 Rear-Loading Beach Bomb worth about $150,000, which has been called the most valuable Hot Wheels in the world. The man is a legend, having amassed a collection which reportedly is worth $1.5 million. Just about every mainstream media outlet that runs a piece on Hot Wheels collectors at least interviews Bruce Pascal. Clear cases containing the vehicles, pull-out drawers, scale race tracks, and just about everything else you can imagine show just how dedicated they are to the hobby. Owners of large Hot Wheels collections (and other brands) oftentimes have a pretty elaborate display space to enjoy and show off their toys. At different car events, they’re perusing the selection of toy and model cars in a booth, hoping to score that rare dream vehicle, just like how people scour online listings on Craigslist or eBay for full-sized cars. They carefully store the car in the original packaging, keeping it out of direct sunlight to avoid fading. Some people are always on the hunt for Hot Wheels and other toy cars they believe will one day be wise investments. As an enthusiast you might already be aware that toy and model cars can sell for big bucks on the open market, but the average person on the street likely has no idea. Maybe you have them proudly displayed on a shelf or they’re tucked safely away in a box somewhere, but those prized possessions might be worth more than you think.
If you’re even a bit of a car enthusiast there’s a good chance you have in your possession some Hot Wheels or other toy vehicles. One labeled Cheetah on the base could be worth in the neighborhood of $10,000, according to Zarnock.While they’re only toys, the little cars can be worth thousands.
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Cheetah and Python examples made there have smaller front wheels, blue-tinted windows and greater detail on the base and in the interior. and Hong Kong, while the Cheetahs were produced just in Hong Kong. Hot Wheels manufactured Pythons in both the U.S. One of the first 16 Hot Wheels cars ever produced, it mimicked a custom “ Dream Rod” designed and built in 1963 by Bill Cushenberry for Car Craft magazine that creatively Frankenstein’d used parts from a ’60 Pontiac, ’53 Studebaker and a ’61 Corvair, among others.Ī handful of early versions of the toy, mostly red, were produced with the Cheetah name stamped on the base-until it was discovered that General Motors engineer-designer Bill Thomas had claimed that name for his “Cobra Killer” race car. The so-called “Cheetah” Base Python also earns its place in the pantheon of rare, high-value Hot Wheels because of a naming snafu. (Credit: Mattel Inc.) 1968 ‘Cheetah’ Base Python (Hong Kong) With very few of these cars around today, Zarnock values them at upward of $4,000, loose (not in the blister pack). According to Hot Wheels collector, historian and appraiser Mike Zarnock, they were also available through a cereal mail-in and by sending in Proof-of-Purchase points from the backs of U.K.
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Shaver was a driver on the first Hot Wheels-sponsored drag-racing team in the U.K., and the specialty-packaged Ed Shaver AMX cars (which included a sheet of decals matching those on his dragster) were distributed at race events. But in terms of rarity, the most valuable by far is the slightly later blue “Ed Shaver” version. For the sporty 1969 die-cast Hot Wheels version, most (like the one above) trade for hundreds of dollars, with hard-to-find colors like salmon and antifreeze fetching on the higher end. The real AMX street car was a short-lived two-seater produced by AMC that, like most muscle cars, stuffed a high-powered engine into a midsize frame. (Credit: Mattel Inc.) 1970 Ed Shaver Custom AMX
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