FYI:
This Yellow Hot Wheels Ice-T was manufactured in Hong Kong and only produced during the period of 1971 – 1972 .
This uniquely designed Hot Wheel was the brain child of Tom Daniels. He derived his design for the Ice-T from a real show car that he had designed for Monogram.
While the Ice-T Hot Wheels of 1971-72 were only produced in yellow, Mattel did produce other Ice-T cars in 1973 that came in a variety of colors. The original Ice-T of the 1971-72 period all came with a low plastic roof and with the words Ice-T embossed on both sides of the roof. In the rear seat area it had two plastic ice blocks. It also had an exposed metal engine and a black plastic interior. The tires were redlines (RSW).
In my opinion, the value of the original Hot Wheel Ice-T car will be in the range of $150-$200 – if in excelent condition.
Posted 2 years, 5 months ago at 7:45 pm. Add a comment
My 1967 Custom Mustang was issued in 1968 and became the hottest sought after Hot Wheel in the market.
The Ford Mustang Fastback has a metal base, plastic interior and came in assorted colors along with red striped wheels. It also had a lift hood, black interior. The scoops came in only two variations- open or closed; and with smooth or louvered rear windows.
The Hong Kong version has a flat dashboard and a large black steering wheel. The US version has a raise dashboard — and a small steering wheel.
The open scoop model from Hong Kong was only found in red or gold and it’s been classified as very rare. The value for the 1968 Custom Mustang is in the range of $120- $260 in the retail market.
Posted 2 years, 5 months ago at 8:21 pm. 2 comments
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| While visiting a few friends in Austin this past weekend, I was asked about the value of old Hot Wheels – like the old Red Lines made back in the 1960′s and 70′s
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| The conversation started out as a question and answer type session – they asked the questions, I provided the answers – which naturally led to values and how much would those old Hot Wheels be worth today. It quickly became obvious that most of the guys were expressing remorse as to what had happened to their favorite Hot Wheels. One said he had used his cars like a baseball and batted them just to see how far they could ‘fly’. Another said he remembers his brother stomping his Hot Wheels into the ground. Everyone seemed to have a story to tell as to why they didn’t have their cars in a collection today
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| I asked if any had bought the VW Beach Bomb – you know, the Hot Wheel that had the 2 surf boards that stuck out the rear windows. Two or three said, ‘Yeah, I remember having that car.” I then told them that if they still had that car today (in Mint condition) it could sell for as much as $6,000-8,000, and possibly topping out at as much as $10,000 if it were still carded.
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| This was the first time I’d ever seen grown men ‘cry’ over childhood toys. As the group broke up I heard all of them saying they were going to check with ‘mom’ to see if she had kept any of their old toys – followed by a small prayer that she had kept at least a few. If there is a moral to this story, guess it would be “to keep your children’s toys because you never know what’s going to become valuable”.
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| If you have questions or are looking for values on Hot Wheels or other toys, please visit my sites –
Texas Antique Mall and
David’s Hot Wheels
Posted 2 years, 10 months ago at 7:42 pm. 2 comments
Thanks !
