Hot Wheels Convention Sneak Peaks 2014, 2015 New Products
0These are Mattel's Sneak Peaks of upcoming products. They made this presentation at the 2014 Hot Wheels Convention on October 4, 2014 at the The Westin, LAX. For news and information about upcoming Conventions, here is the official Hot Wheels Collectors Convention website.
http://www.hwcollectorsconvention.com/
Kmart Collector Day
There is one more Kmart Collector Day for 2014 and it will be on November 8th. Some stores will be receiving new products such as Hot Wheels T-Shirts and hats. They will be for sale, not free. The 20 for 1 mail-in offer is:
'59 Cadillac Funny Car
Batman 75th Anniversary
Walmart will once again be selling specially carded Batman basic cars. These are a separate release, not mixed in with the regular assortment. There will be eight different models and should be arriving very soon if not already available.
Star Wars
There will be two lines. One will be character cars such as you see with the current Marvel and previous DC Universal releases. Fantasy castings modeled
to resemble your favorite hero including Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker and Chewbacca. There will also be another line that is specially decorated Hot Wheels models. Below is the list of the eight models and here's a link for images.
http://www.hotwheelscollectors.com/news/news.aspx?news_id=wp3838#.VDG_q_ldV8E
Gearonimo
Nitro Scorcher
Duel Fueler
Motoblade
Spectyte
Ballistik
Brutalistic
Jet Threat 3.0
2015 Basic Sneaks
'67 Austin Mini Van (rainbow wheels?)
'71 El Camino
Backdrafter (2015 New Model)
Turbine Time (2015 New Model)
Winning Formula (2015 New Model)
Nerve Hammer
'68 COPO Camaro
'69 Ford Mustang Boss 302
1990 Honda Civic EF
'15 Ford F-150 (2015 New Model)
Monster Dairy Delivery
Heritage.
This is the line that is replacing Cool Classics. There will be a mix of redline tires and Real Riders. Since the sneaks only showed Real Rider models, not much is known about the redline tires.
Custom Chevy Greenbrier Sports Wagon (New Model) w/Real Riders
Hare Splitter w/Real Riders
Altered Ego w/Real Riders and new diecast chassis
1980 Dodge Macho Power Wagon w/Real Riders
Entertaiment (Retro?)
Christine '58 Plymouth Belvedere; Christine
Porsche Speedster; 48 Hours
Hot Wheels Rapid Responder; Emergency!
Ford F-250; Close Encounters Of The Third Kind
'83 Chevy Silverado 4X4; Friday Night Lights
Pop Culture
Spongebob Squarepants
'72 Ranchero
Custom '52 Chevy
'67 Ford Bronco
Dairy Delivery
Hiway Hauler
'34 Dodge Delivery
The following information is for Mattel's online sales, not retail. Some items may require Red Line Club Membership. For information, visit their website:
http://www.hotwheelscollectors.com/
RLC
Mattel expects to offer these products:
October; sELECTIONS
November; Comic Con (Darth, James Bond, Homer) and Mexico Convention Car
December; Treasure Hunt Set and Master Set
Gulf Racing (2015)
Rocket Oil
'67 Camaro
Original 16
Dodge Dora Concept
Ford J Car
sELECTIONS
Custom AMX
'77 Pontiac Firebird
HWC Anita; Marketing
Christian Zecker; Director of Marketing
Brendon Vetuskey; (7 years of product design)
HWC Gary; taking notes
Rick Tippe; emcee
Recommended end-card videos:
2014 Hot Wheels Convention Q&A session
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7udCdSIevWk
2014 Nationals Ecto
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_bGfe7YuTM
Batman Playlist
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCEe5s3UMGU7ZtHyQMTBI074XO4TJ8Q34
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