As previously reported, Jimmy “The Boxman” Chavez has created some really amazing limited edition custom pieces under his ProToyType brand for this year’s Summer Smash. In the event you won’t be able to make it to Rhode Island (did I mention Summer Smash starts TODAY?!) you can now check out the select over on Diehard-Diecast and contact them if you would like to make a purchase. Check out this amazing Custom Convoy that wasn’t included in my initial post!

Diehard-Diecast also has the latest Delivery Series cases in stock which the premier versions of the 49 Ford COE, 64 GMC Panel and VW Variant. They are being offered by the case or singles too. Just click on the CONTACT button, let them know which cars you want and they will send you a PayPal invoice. Check out the select on the Diehard-Diecast.com Hot Wheels page.

Here’s a look at some of the latest Hot Wheels products that will be appearing in stores and online.* Found anything that isn’t on the list? Please submit it via the contact page and we’ll update the list to your credit!

Basic releases:

Here are the next case code cars you should be seeing in stores now. They are case code ‘L’; being stocked now through end of July.

New Models: Nissan GT-R R34 in silver (pic’d); ’62 Ford Mustang Concept recolor in yel; Custom ’10 Camaro SS in orange (pic’d); ’08 Dodge Viper SRT-10 ACR in black; ’67 Pontiac Firebird 400 in blue; Scoopa di Fuego in silver (pic’d); International release – Volkswagen SP2 in orange (pic’d).

HW Racing: Datsun 510 Bluebird in white; Ford GT-LM in green.

Hot Action: ’56 Merc. in 2-tone purple.

HW Hot Rods: Willy’s coupe in red; ’40 Ford Pickup in silver.

Night Burnerz: Super Gnat in black.

Mystery cars: . ’70 Pontiac GTO in olive (pic’d); Honda Civic Si in blue. All Stars: Scirocco GT24 in Dark red (pic’d); ’73 Ford Falcon XB in yellow (pic’d).

HW Performance: Camaro Convertible concept in dark green; ’08 Dodge Challenger SRT8 in K&N black.

Faster Than Ever: Corvette Grand Sport in red.

HW City Works: ’09 Ford F-150 in red.

Race World: Battle- XS-IVE in blue. Underground- Enforcer in green. Jungle- Custom ’41 Jeep CJ-2A in safari tan. Movie Stunts- Tri & Stop Me in dark red; Flame Stopper in orange with a stunt camera crane, in off road or spoked wheels (both pic’d).

Treasure Hunts: Ford GTX-1 in blue; Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe in orange (pic’d).

Exclusives: TRU – Special colors – Hummer H2 SUT in silver; Ferrari F430 Challenge in blue; ’55 Chevy Bel Air in blue; in conjuction with the 20 car Mail In offer for a ’70 Monte Carlo in spectra blue with Real Rubber tires. (pic’d).

10 packs: ’68 Chevy Nova in orange (pic’d).

Other series:

2010 Delivery series: code “L” expected in July; car releases to include: Hooker Headers Power Panel 2nd color; Centerline ’56 Flashsider; Bell GMC Motorhome 2nd color; Wynn’s Supervan 2nd color; ’29 Ford Pickup; Penzoil Convoy Custom (pic’d); Doug’s Headers Deco Del. (pic’d); Mr.Gasket ’72 Ford Ranchero(pic’d); B&M ’32 Ford Sedan Delivery; Conoco ’77 Dodge Van (pic’d).

HW Garage series: code “K”, are expected in July: Larrys Garage: Passin’ Gasser in red. Phil’s Garage: Willy’s in purple/white (pic’d); ’68 Ply. Barracuda in blue; ’70 Chevelle in black; Ferrari 288 GTO in yellow. Waynes Garage: ’57 Chevy Bel Air in slate blue; ’70 Chevelle SS Wagon in yellow (pic’d); Neet Streeter in pink; Fish’d & Chip’d in green; Rolling Thunder in blue (pic’d); Vairy 8 in orange/white (pic’d).

Speed Machines: Case code ‘G’ expected in June: 8 pictured.

Monster Jam 2010: Case code ‘M’ expected; Grave Digger; Airborne Ranger; Iron Warrior (pic’d); Shark Wreak; El Toro Loco; Monster Mutt; Backwards Bob (pic’d); Shocker; Cuttin’ Coroners (pic’d); Obsession; Eradicator; Prowler (pic’d).

2010 Dragstrip Demons: Case code ‘D’ expected in June; but delayed shipments are just now coming in.

IZOD Indycar series: Case codes A-B-C are all out now.

A Sneak Peek: Now you can really see the brand-new design from legend Tom Daniel — the Mob Rod™ — taking shape! Here is the first shot of the metal casting. Note the big blown engine. So what color will the first edition be when it debuts in the HWC™ Series Nine Real Riders® segment? We could tell you, but then we’d have to… well, you know…!

Also, look for the Garage series sets to be showing up soon at your select local Walmart stores.

* – Please note that this list was compiled based on information gathered by collectors from online research and personal finds at retail locations. The ability to find select pieces will vary based on geographic location and the frequency that your local retailer refreshes their stock.

The "In the Stores" column is brought to you courtesy of the Connecticut Valley Diecast Club

Here’s a look at some of the latest Hot Wheels products that will be appearing in stores and online.* Found anything that isn’t on the list? Please submit it via the contact page and we’ll update the list to your credit!

Basic releases:

Here are the next case code cars you should be seeing in stores. They are case code ‘H’; being stocked through end of April into May.

New Models: ’81 DeLorean DMC-12 recolor in gold; Formula Street recolor in blue; ’09 Cadillac CTS-V in moroon w/2 tone interior (pic’d); Torque Twister in orange (pic’d); ’71 Dodge Charger in orange (pic’d); ’08 Dodge charger Drift in Mopar silver/blue tampo’s.

HW Performance: Pro Stock Firebird in blue; Camaro Convertible Concept-green; ‘92 Ford Mustang-red.

HW Racing: Custom Ford Bronco in white; Circle Tracker-blue; Madfast-blue.

HW Garage: Dune it Up in green (pic’d); ’10 Camaro SS in silver (pic’d); ’10 Ford Mustang GT in blue (pic’d).

HW City Works: Rescue Ranger in green.

HW Hot Rods: ’32 Ford in blue (pic’d). Night Burnerz: Asphalt Assault-orange and blue; ‘09 Nissan GTR-black; ‘67 Custom Mustang-red; 24-Seven-red; Datsun Bluebird 510-white.

Mystery cars: ’70 Dodge Hemi Challenger in yellow.; Nissan Skyline in silver.

Global All Stars: Citroën C4 Rally-red; ‘73 Ford Falcon XB-yellow; VW SP2-orange; Ferrari 308 GTS QV-blue. Muscle Mania: ’69 Merc. Cougar Eliminator in green; ‘66 Ford Fairlane-yellow; ‘69 Pontiac GTO Judge-orange; ‘67 Camaro-black.

Faster Than Ever: Custom V-8 Vega in white; ’67 Pontiac GTO in white/teal

Race World: Beach- Sharkuiser; Rockster. Highway- Pit Cruiser; Airy 8.

Treasure Hunts: Rat Bomb (pic’d).

Walmart Specials; New Birthday cars coming this month include: ’65 Pontiac GTO (pic’d); ’68 Chevy Nova (pic’d); ’40 Ford Pick up (pic’d); Nissan Titan (pic’d); ’69 Camaro convertible.

Other series:

2010 Delivery series: code “J” expected in Apr.; cars will consist of: Kendall – Double Demon (pic’d); TRW – 8 Crate (pic’d); Hurst – Custom ’59 Chevy (pic’d); Milodon – ’56 Chevy Nomad (pic’d); Ed Pink – 50’s Chevy Truck; Edelbrock – ’83 Chevy Silverado; Crower – ’59 Caddy Funny Car; Bell – GMC Motor Home.

HW Garage series: code “G”, are expected in Apr.: Larrys Garage: ‘51 Buick LeSabre-gold (pic’d); ‘57 Chrysler 300-redorange (pic’d); Bone Shaker-purple (pic’d).

Phil’s Garage: 8 Crate-red and white(pic’d); ‘68 Plymouth Barracuda-black or yel. (pic’d); ‘66 Nova-black and green(pic’d).

Waynes Garage: Shoebox-black and gold(pic’d); Fish’d and Chip’d-black(pic’d); Rolling Thunder-gold(pic’d); Street Rodder-red and black or white and gold(pic’d).

2010 Dragstrip Demons: Case code ‘C’: ’75 Chevy Monza FC – Army Snake(pic’d): Altered State – Mike Zarnock; ’74 Vega FC – Snake(pic’d); ’68 Barracuda Pro Stock – Bill Stiles; ’70 Camaro FC – USA-1 Bruce Larson; ’77 Corvette FC – Mongoose Corvette.

Speed Machines: No new releases this month.

* – Please note that this list was compiled based on information gathered by collectors from online research and personal finds at retail locations. The ability to find select pieces will vary based on geographic location and the frequency that your local retailer refreshes their stock.

The "In the Stores" column is brought to you courtesy of the Connecticut Valley Diecast Club

Here’s a look at some of the latest Hot Wheels products that will be appearing in stores and online.* Found anything that isn’t on the list? Please submit it via the contact page and we’ll update the list to your credit!

Basic releases:

Here are the next case code cars you should be seeing now in stores. They are case code ‘F’; being stocked by end of February into March.

New Models: Bread Box in red (pic’d) – ’71 Maverick Grabber in yel. (pic’d) – Formula Street in yel. (pic’d) – ’67 Chevelle SS 396 in gold (pic’d)

’10 HW Performance: Ferrari F430 Challenge in yellow.

HW Racing: K&N ’08 Challenger SRT8 in wht.

Hot Auction: ’56 Merc. in 2 tone green (pic’d).

Mystery cars: Formul8r in red.

Track Stars: Side Draft in met. mustard.

Other vars. collector series: ’07 Silverado in blue; AMC Javelin AMX in red w/wht. + blue; Asphalt Assault in org; ’09 Ford F-150 in blue; Deuce Roadster in black w/flames; ’65 Impala in brick red; ’55 bel-air in red.

Race World: Beach- Meyers Manx in blue; Deora II in org. (pic’d) Highway- OCC Splitback in purp.(pic’d); Bad Bagger in gold (pic’d).

Treasure Hunts: Chevy Camaro in org. (pic’d).

Walmart Specials; Various cars w/Good Year stamped tires; Exclusive colors, Mustang Fastback in yel.; Valentines Day cars: ’68 Merc. Cougar; Baja Breaker (pic’d); ’68 El Camino; 365 GTS4 Daytona Spider; Night Burner. St. Patricks day cars: Blast Lane (pic’d); Funny Money; ’69 Chevelle SS 396; Corvette C6; Limozeen. Target specials: Valentines: ’68 El Camino; ’68 Couger; ’69 Corvette; Avant Garde; Baja Breaker; Golden Arrow.

K-Mart Specials: K-Days cars: Excl. colors – ’70 Superbird in wht. (pic’d); ’57 Bel-Air in red/wht.; Mustang Funnycar in org.; Thunderbolt in gold. 1st. to market – ’70 AAR Cuda in wht.; GMC Motorhome in blue; V-8 Vega in wht. Mail in car – ’62 Corvette in blue. (pic’d).

Other series:

2010 Delivery series (Code “F + G” expected for Feb into Mar):  Wynn’s Super Van; Centerline ’56 Flashsider; Holley ’62 Chevy; B+M ’34 Ford Sedan Del.; Hedman Headers Anglia Panel; Mooneyes Cool One; PPG VW DLX Station Wagon; Hot Wheels Hiway Hauler (pic’d); Mickey Thompson Baja Breaker w/ M/T tires, (pic’d); Hays ’69 Chevy Pickup; ISKY racing cams Ice Cream Truck; BF Goodrich ’56 Ford; Mr. Gasket ’72 Ford Ranchero (pic’d); Pennzoil Convoy Custom (pic’d).

HW Garage Series 2010 (Code “E, F, G”, are expected in Feb into Mar): Larry Wood- Bone Shaker (pic’d); Rat Bomb (pic’d); Phil Riehlman- ’70 Ply. Road Runner (pic’d); ’69 Pontiac GTO (pic’d); ’65 VW Fastback.

2010 Dragstrip Demons (Case code ‘C’ expected in Mar)

Speed Machines (Case ‘C’ expected in Feb into Mar): ’09 Nissan GT-R Spec.V (pic’d); Ferrari 333 SP (pic’d); Jaguar XJ220 (pic’d); Porsche 911 GT3 Road (pic’d); Saleen S7 (pic’d); Tesla Roadster (pic’d).

* – Please note that this list was compiled based on information gathered by collectors from online research and personal finds at retail locations. The ability to find select pieces will vary based on geographic location and the frequency that your local retailer refreshes their stock.

The "In the Stores" column is brought to you courtesy of the Connecticut Valley Diecast Club.

Here are the next case code cars you should be seeing now in stores. They are case code ‘D’ out now and ‘E’ being stocked by end of January into February.

Basic releases:

’09 New Models: Fast Gassin’ in red/chrome.

’10 New Models:

’67 Chevelle SS 396 in red (pic’d) – ’67 Pontiac Firebird 400 in green (pic’d) – ’08 Dodge Charger Drift in blue (pic’d) – Tooligan in gold; Sting Rod II in yellow (pic’d) – ’09 Caddy CTS-V in black (pic’d) – VW Beetle in DK.red; Scorcher in red – Snow Ride in orange (pic’d) – ’08 Viper SRT-!) ACR in white – Fangula in purple (pic’d) – ’09 Corvette Stingray Concept in yellow – Backslider in green – Ghostbusters Ecto-1 (pic’d)

’10 HW Performance: Pass’n Gasser in red – ’41 Willy’s in yellow

HW Racing: Mustang Funny car in blue/purple – F-1 Racer in blue

Hot Action: Ford Thunderbolt in white – Bugatti Veyron in blue

HW City Works: Hummer H2 SUT in yellow

Heat Fleet: Custom VW Beetle in red w/flames – Jeep Scrambler in brown

Mystery cars: Hyundai Spyder in black w/flames – Nissan 350Z in purple – Duel Fueler in silver – Jaded in orange

Track Stars: Drift King in army green – Twin Mill III in green – Dieselboy in blue

Muscle Mania: ’70 Ply. Superbird in greens – ’67 Dodge Charger in blue – ’70 Buick GSX in blue – ’69 Pontiac Firebird T/A in black.

All Stars: Lamborghini Gallardo in black

HW Hot Rods: Bone Shaker in blue

HW Garage: La Fasta in silver

Race World: Cave- Evil Twin; Swoopy Do – Volcano- ’64 Lincoln Continental – Earth- Paradigm Shift (pic’d); Stockcar (pic’d)’ Speedway- Cadillac LMP; Saleen S7

Treasure Hunts: Classic Packard (pic’d) – Old # 5.5 w/wht. tires (pic’d) – 69 Talladega (pic’d)

Walmart special colors: ’40 Woodie in yellow – Ferrari 430 Scuderia in red – Ford Mustang 2+2 Fastback – FTE in yellow

Other series:

2010 Delivery series (Code “D, E, F,” all expected in Jan/Feb):

GMC Motor Home – ’55 Chevy Panel – ’56 Flashsider – Custom ’62 Chevy – ’59 Caddy Funnycar – ’83 Silverado – 50’s Chevy Truck (pic’d) – ’34 Ford – Combat Medic – Dairy Delivery – Anglia Panel – Cool One – VW DLX Station Wagon (pic’d) – Super Van – Hiway Hauler – Baja Breaker – ’69 Chevy Pickup – ’32 Sedan Delivery

HW Garage series 2010 (Code “D”):
Larry Wood: Custom ’66 GTO Wagon (pic’d) – Phil Riehlman: ’70 Chevelle SS – Wayne Scott: Chevelle Wagon (pic’d) – Neet Streeter (pic’d) – ’57 Chevy (pic’d) – Other cars: Fish’d & Dipp’d (pic’d) – Buick Le Sabre Concept (pic’d) – Ferrari 288 GTP (pic’d) – ’41 Pro-Mod Willy’s (pic’d)

Store Only Garage series Promo’s:

Walmart: Tail Dragger – VW Drag Truck – ’58 Ford Edsel

Target: Custom ’56 Ford Truck – ’64 Custom Galaxie – ’65 VW Fast Back

TRU: ’69 Pontiac GTO – Rat Bomb – ’70 Roadrunner

Speed Machines (Case ‘B’): Bugatti Veyron – Enzo Ferrari – Ford GTX-1 – Ferrari 575 GTC – Porche Carrera GT – ’07 Shelby GT 500 – Gallardo LP 560-4

* – Please note that this list was compiled based on information gathered by collectors from online research and personal finds at retail locations. The ability to find select pieces will vary based on geographic location and the frequency that your local retailer refreshes their stock.

The “In the Stores” column is brought to you courtesy of the Connecticut Valley Diecast Club

Here’s a look at some of the latest Hot Wheels products that will be appearing in stores and online through-out November into December.* Found anything that isn’t on the list? Please submit it via the contact page and we’ll update the list to your credit!

Basic Releases (Case Code ‘P’)

’09 New Models:

• - Volkswagon Type 181 in Blue; Ford GT in white race trim; Corvette C6 in red.

’10 New Models:

• - ’10 Ford Shelby GT500 in blue; ’67 Pontiac Firebird in green; Corvette Stingray concept in silver; Spider Rider in orange; 2010 Lamborghini Gallardo in black (inter. card).

Muscle Mania:

• - Olds 442 re-color in purple.

HW Designs:

• - Hyper Mite in orange.

Mystery cars:

• - Zotic in yellow.

Other cars:

• - Mad Propz in primary colors.

T-Hunts:

• - Bone Shakers, Mustangs and some Fire Eaters showing up.

Promo’s: K-day cars:

• - ’69 Chevelle SS 396 in blue; ’67 Camaro in matte silver; Dairy Delivery in anodized silver.

Walmart:

• - Halloween and Christmas cars are beginning to show on the shelves.

Autozone:

• - Has a special line called “Mustang Mania”

Collector Lines

2010 Delivery series:

• - Expect to see case code “A” very soon. This will be one of the more popular series for 2010.

Classics series 5:

• - Case code ‘N + P’: Many re-paints but the coolest new casting is the ‘Semi’.
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Larry’s Garage:

• - Wraps up it’s run with the Holiday selection for 2009. Case code “Y”. Six cars total include: Dairy Delivery; ’67 Pontiac GTO; ’57 Chevy Bel-air; Bone Shaker; ’69 Camaro; Ford Delivery. (pictured below). The all new “Garage” series begins in December.

2010 Dragstrip Demons:

• - Case code ‘A’; expected in Dec. with all new cars.

Speed Machines:

• - A new 2010 series with all real production cars in it. Cars all have co-molded tires similar to the old Acceloracers rims. Expected in December.

2009 Holiday Rides:

• - “A” series said to be through hobby retailer only; selections include: ’41 Willys coupe; ’50 Caddy w/Go-Kart; Baja Bug; Pontiac GTO Wagon; Letter Getter; and Texas Hold’em. All come in two colors.

Star Trek 1/50th scale:

• - Case code ‘B’ just came out.

1/87th:

• - No new releases.

* – Please note that this list was compiled based on information gathered by collectors from online research and personal finds at retail locations. The ability to find select pieces will vary based on geographic location and the frequency that your local retailer refreshes their stock.

The "In the Stores" column is brought to you courtesy of the Connecticut Valley Diecast Club.