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The Hairy Hauler! This has to be one of the craziest looking castings from the 70’s. I like to think that this might what have resulted if a Heavyweight casting was given to Jesse James at Monster Garage (if Jesse worked for Mattel in the 70’s!!).
Obviously, Jesse James was not the designer of the Hairy [...]

One of my favorite casting to come out of the 70’s era release has to be the Peeping Bomb which was designed by Howard Rees. I love it’s off the wall concept.
The features that stand out are its pointed nose and a high side profile which gives it great suspension travel for racing. The next [...]

Turbofire! It’s concept speaks speed, style, and imagination. This casting shows the artistic depth and imagination of designer Ira Gilford. If this car was built in 1-to-1 scale it would probably wear a custom badge from the Winfield or Barris shops and would be finished in a 50’s style, custom fade candy paint scheme. It’s [...]

The Hot Wheels Demon started life as the “Little Coffin,” a famous 1960’s show rod built by Dave Stuckey of Wichita, Kansas. Dave worked at the famous custom shop Star Kustoms, owned by Darryl Starbird. The Little Coffin went through a few transformations, and in 1962 the Monogram Model Company purchased the car for use [...]

This month’s article was the subject of a resent conversation with fellow Redline collector, Mike Reardon. Mike was recently doing some remodeling work on a house when he discovered an old 1960’s publication. Within the pages was an article that featured the Dodge Charger III concept car (see image below). Sure enough Mike thought the [...]

Can you think of a better way to feature a Redline drag car then with the real deal? A 1-to-1 racing machine. Dan Spaudling of Harrisville, Rhode Island has such a ride. Some of you know Dan from the Hot Wheels events from coast to coast, but he’s also a weekend drag racing [...]

In the last Stick’s Redline Garage post I focused on The Python. Bill Cushenbery also built a sister car to the Python. That futuristic concept roadster was called the “Silhouette.”
The Silhouette premiered in January 1963 at the San Mateo Autorama, and by 1969 it became a Hot Wheels casting. It was probably the most remembered [...]