Tag Archives: hot wheels

MINICARS: Hot Wheels X JNC Mitsubishi Starion/Chrysler Conquest

Posted on April 1, 2014 by Justin Principe

StarQuest fans rejoice, as we at JNC are proud to announce the newest Hot Wheels to don our trademark inkan — the Chrysler Conquest! Our lips have been sealed shut for months, however with its imminent release to the pegs, we felt … Continue reading →

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MINICARS: Hot Wheels X JNC Datsun 620, now in red

Posted on March 13, 2014 by Ricky Silverio

We at JNC are proud to present the latest Hot Wheels car to bear our inkan logo. The red Datsun 620 is the third recolor of a casting so popular some has built a life-size replica of it. This was … Continue reading →

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MINICARS: Red Line Club Carroll Shelby Toyota 2000GT

Posted on March 7, 2014 by Ricky Silverio

Um, you might want to join the Hot Wheels Red Line Club this year. It was announced today that one of the club exclusives this year will be none other than the SCCA Toyota 2000GT campaigned by Carroll Shelby. Last … Continue reading →

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MINICARS: Hot Wheels Kenmeri Skyline hints at what could’ve been

Posted on February 27, 2014 by Ricky Silverio

The Hot Wheels kenmeri Nissan Skyline in the Flying Customs series has been one of the hardest of Mattel’s Japanese classics to find. If you were lucky enough to score one, look inside. There were actually two different interiors: a … Continue reading →

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MINICARS: How to get your blue Hot Wheels X JNC Datsun 620 this Saturday

Posted on February 14, 2014 by Ricky Silverio

Just a friendly reminder that the beautiful blue Hot Wheels X JNC Datsun 620 will be available this Saturday, February 15, at participating Kmart stores across the US. In fact, it will only be available at Kmart this weekend, and when they’re gone, they’re … Continue reading →

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MINICARS: Hot Wheels Cool Classics 1987 Toyota Pickup

Posted on February 13, 2014 by Ricky Silverio

Toyota isn’t the only company getting nostalgic for the 80s with its latest batch of TRD trucks. Hot Wheels‘ latest line of premium collectibles is the Cool Classics series, and with 25 of the 30 cars released it was looking like … Continue reading →

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MINICARS: Hot Wheels Toyota 2000GT, now in yellow

Posted on January 7, 2014 by Ricky Silverio

Last year Hot Wheels graced us with the Toyota 2000GT, a car JNC readers have been clamoring for ever since the first hints of Mattel venturing into the world of nostalgics. For 2014 two re-colors of the million dollar baby … Continue reading →

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MINICARS: 2014 Hot Wheels X JNC Datsun 620, in blue

Posted on December 24, 2013 by Ricky Silverio

We know, we know. It was hard just to find the orange one. But we absolutely love Mattel’s casting of the Datsun 620 so we are happy to report that not only is there a second version on its way, … Continue reading →

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VIDEO: Behind the scenes at Mattel

Posted on December 12, 2013 by Ben Hsu

We’ve been to Mattel’s design studio in El Segundo, California a few times but have never been granted permission to take photos. Instead, we signed a mountain of NDAs. Clearly what we needed to be was CBS News. 

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MINICARS: Hot Wheels X JNC 1970 Toyota Celica

Posted on November 13, 2013 by Ricky Silverio

We at JNC are proud to share the latest Hot Wheels release to bear our inkan logo. A couple weeks ago the third official color of the popular Hot Wheels 1970 Toyota Celica arrived at the JNC office, but as usual we took … Continue reading →

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