HW Art Cars | Mad Manga

The Mad Manga is a Hot Wheels Original designed by Jun Imai, which debuted in the mainline back in 2012. Since then this casting has been produced in other themed series of cars as well as included in multipacks (3, 5, and 9 packs). It is considered one of the most popular unlicensed cars ever produced by Mattel due to its design.It has certainly have its charm that is straight out of a Japanese Anime or even in graphic novels also called a "Manga." It’s styled with the Japanese bōsōzoku (Japanese: 暴走族 meaning 'violent running gang') custom style, which features over-sized Fender fairings, slanted head, and tail lights, the "shark nose", huge air dam, and exaggerated exhaust pipes is definitely a hit among collectors and fans who are into anime that’s is worth taking a closer look.

HW Art Cars | 1967 Austin Mini Van

When you talk about the Mini, a few things come to mind. It’s either it reminds you Mr. Bean owns a lime green two-door hatch or if you are an old-school film nut you might have a deep recall of an old 1960s heist film titled “The Italian Job.” There are actually two versions of the movie that very few would have remembered The Mini is prominent in both its cinematic appearance. But either way, the Mini is as iconic as its brand name for a small car that was originally manufactured originally by the now-defunct British Motor Company, and later acquired the rights to spinoff as its own brand now owned by BMW. Hot Wheels, an American die-cast brand would produce variations of the car until today.

HW Art Cars | Hiway Hauler 2

Panel Trucks are not as popular as cars because what makes Hot Wheels known are licensed vehicles. It is either a licensed panel truck or an unlicensed original it depends on how it would appeal to everyone. Mattel’s Hot Wheels design team has the freedom to conceptualize and create their version of what a vehicle would be without the limitation of designing a licensed branded vehicle. Hot Wheels has produced fantasy and sometimes unlicensed realistic vehicles that you might mistake for the real thing. The Hiway Hauler 2 is one such design with the aesthetics of a fantasy truck, but with a future concept that could be real with its short-nosed design slope angling down looks fast yet appears to be a reliable truck.

HW Art Cars | Bread Box

Hot Wheels is a diecast toy brand produced by Mattel that is heavily featured licensed cars, but not all are based on the real world as the designers have been given free rein to create their own concepts of how it would become a real car. There have been absurdity and wildness to the designs, and that’s one of Hot Wheels’ signature identities that separates itself from the competition. The ideas and designs stand out to also distinguish itself from its sibling brand and former rival Matchbox to be brighter, splashy, and look fast even though the vehicle is unlike you never ever seen on the road. Sometimes it is the absurdity of the design that turns off adult collectors and attracts younger kids. But sometimes there’s a casting that would catch both demographic and say this could work too.