The baby-blue, wood-paneled old school bus sat quietly on the edge of the parking lot Saturday, away from the roaring engines of antique and hopped-up cars. Hundreds of car enthusiasts were milling ...

For most kids, seeing the school bus come clambering down the street on a Monday morning is not a very welcome sight. We dreaded the arrival of the bus most weekday mornings when we were young, but ...

Toys that were once just childhood amusements are emerging as real investment assets, albeit unpredictable ones. While access ...

I'm back home after three crazy days at the racetrack with my RX-7. I must have slept for 15 hours straight, as I'm about to embark on an even wilder journey tomorrow. I will be driving several of the ...

Volkswagen and Hot Wheels team up to take part in the TOYS exhibit at Gallery 1988 in Los Angeles. This mix of automotive artwork was created to benefit the Children Affected by AIDS Foundation to ...

One of the nice things about having a Hot Wheels collection is that you can always make others happy. Today, I gifted a Pagani Huayra and a Nissan S15; both people were enthusiastic about playing with ...

The brand was launched in 1968, when Mattel manufactured the first cars as direct competitors to Matchbox cars. Today, Mattel owns Tyco, the brand that created Matchbox cars. Guess we know who won ...

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. - It’s been more than half a century since Mattel created its Hot Wheels franchise, and for one super-collector in Gaithersburg, Maryland the fascination with the toys started ...

The quintessential old-school Hot Wheels wheels, shiny discs with six little lines carved into the chrome, are from a line of the toys called “Ultra Hots.” I’m sure some of you fondly remember racking ...