Ok... anyone here want some trivia? Hot Wheels turned 50 over the weekend. They had this bloke on the Today show from the USA who collects the cars. This guy who is about 60 has something like 3,000 Hot Wheels cars in his collection.
When asked what his favorite one was, it was the Beach Bomber VW van (hot pink). It's worth... wait for it... $150,000. FOR A FREAKING TOY CAR!!!
The reason?
These were produced in the late 60s soon after Hot Wheels was established. However, Hot Wheels then decided to cancel the project and scrap them. Somehow, 50 of them managed to escape the factory production line though, so they are now considered a very rare collectible that HW and toy car collectors go crazy about. $150,000 for this:
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Look what I just found on eBay for $99.95:
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Hot-Whe...699571?hash=item3fa0dbcef3:g:J1wAAOSwtN5bHbrS