User blog:1steditionman/My top-20 Hot Wheels Designs and Why I like Them

The following list includes my Top-20 Hot Wheels in-house designs and why I like them. Of course this is completely subjective. Here they are:

1- GM Chevroletor. 2008. An original Designer Challenge Competition car. It was designed by my homeboy Amaury Diaz. It's been 10 years and there is still not one Hot Wheels that I like more.

2- Custom Otto. 1968/2008. Otto Kuhni/Larry Wood. Maybe its because it is the car I saw on the card when my dad took me to Bargain Town every afternoon to get a new Hot Wheels back in 1969-70. Yeah, I'm that old.

3- Blvd Bruiser. 2011. There isn't a Larry Wood design I don't like. But the Bruiser tops them all. Ponycar lines with metallic colors...hard to describe, I love this car.

4- Muscle Tone. 2000. Eric Tscheme. I love its clean lines and hidden headlights similar to a late 1960's Charger.

5-Prototype H24. 2008. I don't care if it was inspired by LeMans. I love those huge air scoops on the front. Scary Schit!

6- Duel Fueler. 2008. Greg Paddington. Is this a fusion between a dragster and a catamaran? Don't know, but I love the lines.

7- Madfast. 2009. Bryan Benedict. A fantasy dragster with curves. A very feasible design with the engine in the right place (if you ask 1960's drag racers).

8- La Fasta. 2009. Fraser Campbell. I love it because it's an Italian-inspired design.

9- Velocita. 2014. Miguel Lopez. What a beautiful car! Straight out of a Speed Racer episode.

10- Phantastique. 2000. Mark Jones. For some reason, Hot Wheels very seldom releases a car like this. So when they do, they immediately become a favorite.

11- Night Shifter. 2016. Dave Root. I'd like to think the designer was inspired by a 1970's British roadster.

12-Super Smooth. 2002. Alec Tam. I just had to have a truck among my favorite cars.

13- Zotic. 2003. Alec Tam. I love its lines and resemblance to a Lambo.

14- Scoopa di Fuego. 2010. Italian-inspired design hypercar.

15. Fast Bed Hauler. 2014. Abe Lugo. I always liked Cab-over trucks.

16. Brit Speed. 2009. Maybe its because of the original metallic green.

17. Avant Garde. 2009. Here's a lovely French design-inspired car, in proper French colors.

18. Aeropod. 2015. Miguel Lopez. It is big, spacely, and striking-looking. Then to kill me, you mold it in transluscent colors in the X Raycers Segment. Cruel!

19. Hammered Coupe. 2000. Greg Paddington. It's the V-12 Engine!

20. Twin Mill. 1969. Ira Gilford. Even though this is an iconic car, I remember when I was little, I didn't care much about this car. But I appreciate how it has become an all-time favorite, so it is on my list.

So here they are. There are so many more original Mattel castings I like. I am aware of those I left out, especially those from the early 1970's like the Rocket Bye Baby, the Noodlehead and others. But again, I remember not caring much about those and only focusing on the ones inspired by European designs, low-stance and bright metallic colors.

1EdMan