First Look: Hot Wheels Retro Entertainment '70 Dodge Charger R/T & '40 Ford Convertible...

Wax on, wax off.

I always wanted a mentor who made me brave against the bullies and then would give me a car, and in the meantime score a lady like Elisabeth Shue.  Still holding out, but mainly for the car.  I feel pretty brave, and I am pretty satisfied in the love life category.

So while I dream, I should probably say I would probably pick a different car than the '40 Ford, but beggars can't be choosers.  Maybe I would pick Dom's '70 Charger, but I am only saying that to transition to the other model we are featuring in this post.  (We all know I would take some sort of Nostalgic Japanese Car in my Karate Kid dream.)

The Charger, another premium version of a mainline car, which already had an enhanced version in the Fast & Furious line.  So you can consider this the Super TH version of last year's mainline, if that floats your boat.  The fact is it looks really good with Real Riders.  Good enough for me to actually consider adding it to the Lamley collection.

Maybe.

You can find both on ebay...


Hot Wheels '70 Dodge Charger R/T & '40 Ford Convertible (2014 Retro Entertainment):

First Look: Hot Wheels Retro Entertainment 1967 Plymouth Belvedere GTX...

I have no idea, is this a new model?

A South Texas search yielded nothing, so I assume it is.  And yeah, it is pretty nice.  This reeks of "premium model one year, Super TH the next", so we will see if I am right.  If it is, we won't complain.

Other than that, not much to say.  Tommy Boy is a movie that many folks like to quote, and I have seen it, but can't quote anything from the movie.  I do remember the car was not treated very well, so thank goodness Mattel gave us the before-version, instead of the after-version without a door.  It makes for a better model.  And a really good-looking one at that.

We think a few of you might like this one.  We do.

(And you can find it on ebay...)


Hot Wheels 1967 Plymouth Belvedere GTX (2014 Retro Entertainment):

First Look: Hot Wheels Retro Entertainment KITT Super Pursuit Mode...

Yeah I watched Knight Rider.  I dug the near impossibility of KITT entering a moving semi.  I dug the Hoff.  I totally dug KITT.

I hated the Super Pursuit Mode.

Maybe I was getting older and moving on, but modifying a Firebird to look kind of like a Transformer and then just speeding up the film to make it look like a Benny Hill/Knight Rider cross was just not cool for me.

So that is all I am going to say about that.  I will let you guys comment on the model, like it for not.  Based on the response so far, I think a lot of you do like it.

Enjoy it, and get it at Wheel Collectors if you are so inclined...


Hot Wheels KITT Super Pursuit Mode (2014 Retro Entertainment):

All three from Retro Entertainment:

In Her Majesty's Secret Service: The Hot Wheels James Bond Aston Martin 1963 DB5 and DBS...

There is absolutely no reason to explain the importance of Aston Martin to James Bond.  Bond is cool, but that is for another blog.  We don't even need to go into how cool Bond's cars are.  That goes without saying.

All we need to do today is show both Aston Martins that Hot Wheels has just released at the exact same time, both 007-themed.

We have said it before, but now is a great time to say it again.  While the nostalgic factor of these entertainment-themed cars is fun on some level, it is more the cars themselves that pique our interest. Thank goodness there have been a lot of cool cars featured in television and movies, and Mattel has a deep well-full of go-to autos for the Retro Entertainment and basic lines.  However these castings get made, having the models themselves is what makes these great.

So with that, here are two fantastic Aston Martins, one classic and one current, that have both been featured in James Bond movies.  The DB5 will be part of the Retro Entertainment line, but that treatment comes later.  Right now it is really just a recolor of the original DB5, released earlier this year in British Racing Green.  While BRG is a signature British color, silver might be the signature DB5 color, so at this point it is our favorite of the two.

The DBS gets the premium treatment for the first time, which frankly does not happen to supercars that often.  That is nice.  Metal base and real riders, and it looks great.  It may not have the classic lines of the DB5, but as far as current cars go, the DBS is as pretty as it gets, and Hot Wheels did it right with this one.

So celebrate the Bondishness of these two, or don't.  What we hopefully agree on is the fact that these are two beautiful models, and hopefully you will find a way to add both to your collection...

(Find both Astons at Wheel Collectors...)


Hot Wheels Aston Martin 1963 DB5 (2014 Mainline) & DBS (2014 Retro Entertainment):

Aston Martin 1963 DB5

Aston Martin DBS