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Category:Rob Matthes Designs
Category:Rob Matthes Designs


Robert William Matthes is a designer who worked at Hot Wheels from 2002 to 2017 and again since 2023. He is noted as being the design lead for the Hot Wheels Elite 1:18 scale line along with their 1:50 lines. He served as a design manager for Hot Wheels from 2008 to 2017, managing the $1 lineup from 2008 to 2012 and then managed the playset team until his departure in 2017. He also manages his own company, SpeedShift Art, specializing in automotive illustration. He rejoined Hot Wheels in 2023, working mainly on Premium products.

1/64 Scale[]

Year Casting Name Debut Series First Edition # Toy Number Photo
2004 Batmobile 2004 First Editions 31/100 B3542
2004 Silhouette 2004 First Editions 62/100 C2720
2004 Slikt Back 2004 First Editions 50/100 C2716
2004 Splittin' Image 2004 First Editions 43/100 B3545
2004 Toyota Celica 2004 First Editions 78/100 C2710
2004 Wail Tale 2004 First Editions 77/100 C2735
2005 Ford Bronco Concept 2005 First Editions: Blings 32/60 G6694
2005 Formul8r 2005 First Editions: Realistix 13/60 G6727
2005 Hummer H3 2005 First Editions: Blings 37/60 G6719
2006 Hummer H2 2006 First Editions 23/36 J3264
2006 Preying Menace 2006 First Editions 18/36 J3259
2007 '70 Pontiac Firebird 2007 New Models 16/36 K6148
2007 CCM Country Club Muscle 2007 New Models 19/36 K6151
2007 Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano 2007 New Models 14/36 K6146
2007 Volkswagen Golf GTI 2007 New Models 27/36 K6159
2008 Croc Rod 2008 New Models 18/40 L9933
2008 Custom '62 Chevy 2008 New Models 13/40 L9928
2009 '69 Mercury Cougar Eliminator 2009 New Models 8/42 N4011
2009 Bye Focal II 2009 New Models 10/42 N4013
2010 Custom V-8 Vega 2010 New Models 23/42 N4026
2009 Draggin' Tail 2009 New Models 40/42 N4043
2009 '63 Chevy Nova Dragstrip Demons 13/30 N8972
2009 '65 Dodge Coronet Dragstrip Demons 10/30 N8974
2009 '69 Dodge Charger Funny Car Dragstrip Demons 7/30 N8977
2009 '70 Camaro Funny Car Dragstrip Demons 26/30 N8961
2009 '72 Plymouth Cuda FC Dragstrip Demons 1/30 N8957
2009 '74 Chevy Vega F/C Dragstrip Demons 11/30 N8968
2009 '78 Corvette Funny Car Dragstrip Demons 6/30 N8967
2009 Front Engine Fuel Dragster Dragstrip Demons 12/30 N8962
2009 Plymouth Duster Funny Car Dragstrip Demons 17/30 N8958
2010 '73 Ford Falcon XB 2010 HW Premiere
Global All Stars
48/52 or 7/10 R6451
2010 Volkswagen SP2 2010 HW Premiere
Global All Stars
46/52 or 8/10 R6453
2010 '64 GMC Panel Hot Wheels Delivery: Slick Rides 34/34 R3756
2010 '75 Chevy Monza F/C Dragstrip Demons 6/25 R3809
2010 '77 Plymouth Arrow Funny Car Dragstrip Demons 9/25 R3805
2010 '77 Pontiac Firebird Funny Car Dragstrip Demons 13/25 R3811
2011 24 Ours 2011 New Models 10/50 T9680
2012 Imparable 2011 New Models 3/50 V5291
2014 '68 Mercury Cougar HW Race: Track Aces 170/250 BDD08
2014 BMW E36 M3 Race HW Race: Track Aces 169/250 BDD07
2020 Nien Nunb Star Wars Character Cars - FJF81
2024 Nissan Skyline GT-R (R32) Pandem Car Culture: Modern Classics 1/5 HRV68
2024 Subaru Forester STi Car Culture: Modern Classics 5/5 HRV74
2024 1967 Volkswagen Samba Bus Hot Wheels Boulevard #114 HRT62
2024 1987 Chevy Caprice Fast & Furious 3/5 HRT98
2025 Ferrari 365 GTB4 Competizione HW Race Day 10/10 HYW48
2025 Gone Mad HW Wagons 4/5 HYW56
2025 2024 Ford Mustang RTR Spec 5-FD Car Culture: Circuit Legends 1/5 JBK48
2025 2024 Toyota Land Cruiser Car Culture: HW Off Road 5/5 JBK52
2025 2001 BMW M3 GTR BMW Race Cars Car Culture 2-Pack - JBK99
2025 Rob'n Pinks Snake Car Culture 2-Pack - JBL01
2025 2023 Land Rover Defender 110 Car Culture: Team Transport #74 JBM29
2025 Fiat 642 RN2 Bartoletti Transporter Car Culture: Team Transport Unknown JHB20
2025 2024 Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro Hot Wheels Boulevard #128 JBL08
2025 '80 Mercedes-Benz 500 SLC Rallye Hot Wheels Boulevard #131 HRT63
2025 2021 BMW M5 Pop Culture: Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning - JBL58
2025 2020 Honda S2000 20th Anniversary Honda Premium Collector Set - JBM08
2025 Alpine A524 Formula One Collection - JBM09
2025 Haas VF-24 Formula One Collection - JBM10
2025 McLaren MCL38 Formula One Collection - JBM11
2025 Mercedes-AMG W15 Formula One Collection - JBM16
2025 Red Bull RB20 Formula One Collection - JBM12
2025 Sauber C44 Formula One Collection - JBM13
2025 VCARB 01 Formula One Collection - JBM14
2025 Williams FW46 Formula One Collection - JBM15
2025 1981 Toyota SR5 4WD RLC Exclusive - JCP20
2025 1995 BMW M3 LTW RLC Exclusive - JCP08
2025 APXGP Mattel Creations Collaboratory - JMT03
2025 Scania 770 S Elite 64 - HWR95
2026 1993 Toyota 4Runner Hot Wheels Boulevard Unknown JHW18

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