It’s been almost a month since Airland has dished out some juicy gossip for the hungry collectors, but this week he has returned with more news and rumors on the Hot Wheels Classics line. Here’s what AIR had to say:

“It has been tough getting underground information lately …. The Mothership is trying to keep some things a secret. The Iron Box takes great risks trying to get a glimpse of secret projects…. dressing up as a Pizza Delivery guy…….. Pretending to be the office pet on occasion …… Even going as far as jumping out of a cake once. Well this time… while pretending to be the Hot Tub repair guy….. I came across a list of Exclusive Classics that will be released in…. of all things…. Classics 3 packs. I’m serious…… This is a whole new concept. Each 3 Pack will feature one of the new tools and guess what…… I got the list.

Now heres what I don’t know…. Are the colors exclusive? And what will be the price? …… I do know these will appear at Walgreens……. So keep a look out for them.
A new rumor that I heard is that there is an Exotics 5 Pack coming ….. Something with a Lotus and a Porsche….. and likely a Jaguar….. 2 more Exotics in there………
There are pictures floating around the site and the web of a VW Bug, A Z28 and an Olds 442….. They are from that Alternate Reality Series that I have hinted about …. This will be the Series that we will go nuts for….. I’m telling you…… this is gonna be a cool series……. More soon.”

[via hotwheelscollectors.com]

Collector Rayz HWC over on JOESDIECASTSHACK.COM brings us a few shots of three castings from the upcoming “Since ‘68″ Hot Wheels line. Cars will come with either metal or plastic bases and sport slightly tweaked versions of the blackwalls from that time.

Pricing is rumored to be around three to four dollars, so it should be interesting to see if this line can hold its ground. We’ll just have to wait and see. Thanks to 1STOPDIECAST.COM for providing Ray with the images.

[via joesdiecastshack.com]

Tom Zahorsky, Senior Design Manager for Johnny Lightning gives collectors a peak at the new Speed Racer release over on the JOHNNYLIGHTNING.COM blog. The upcoming release will include the Mach V, Captain Terror, Shooting Star, Snake Oiler, Assassin and GRX. Each car will feature changes from the previous release. This time the Mach V even includes chassis jacks and saw blades! Each car will also include a full color Speed Racer sticker. Look for these to hit retailers later this month.

[via johnnylightning.com]

Looks like Jada is going to knock another one out of the park with their upcoming V-Dubs Wave 3! Every one in the bunch is great and diecastAUDIO is thrilled to see the return of the ‘02 GTI casting! Click the thumbnails for the full size picture.

[via jadatoys.com]

The Mike Zarnock Interview

diecastAUDIO catches up with Mike Zarnock one year later at the 2007 Rhode Island Diecast Expo to find out what he’s been doing since the last time we spoke with him!

Enjoy!

Jada Toys gives collectors a sneak peak of their new 1/24th scale Big Time Muscle Cop Cars. Look for these coming to your favorite retailer with a variety of wheel choices later this year!

[via jadatoys.com]

If you’ve noticed a slight lack of posts lately, its because I’ve headed off to Hilton Head, SC on vacation. Fortunately, the house we’ve rented has a DSL connection (although a bit wonky), so I’ll be able to make a few posts here and there throughout the week! Even though I should be staying as far away from the laptop as possible, the world of diecast doesn’t stop - so a little is better than nothing, right…?!

Stay tuned for more diecast content coming later today as well as our highly anticipated Mike Zarnock interview!

Cheers,
-Jeff