The car that I know we all are waiting for...

Hey, collectors!! How is everyone doing? What have you found lately?

Here we have the 2015 Hot Wheels Off Track #79 from the HW Off-Road “Road Rally Series”.
This blue plastic bodied Baja Racer from the 2015 “A” case has a base variation. The (G31) base has a straight frame, while the (G33) frame has an X Brace. The lettering and Hot Wheels logo are different sizes and in different places.

#79 2015 Off Track X frame base

#79 2015 Off Track straight frame base

The purple pearl plastic bodied trucks (G49) from the 2015 “F” case has the same base variations.
UPDATE…..
There has been another base variation found on the Off Track, both light blue and the purple.
Here are photos thanx to our friend Dan Hammond.

Hot Wheels 2015 Off Track base Variations – light blue

Hot Wheels 2015 Off Track base Variations – purple

2014_226 International Twin Mill II Wheel Variation

If you are close to Canada or have a friend there, have them pick you up one of these International Twin Mill’s with the chrome trap5 wheel variation. These were found at Toys R Us and Target in Quebec City.
The US release has oh5 wheels.

Hot Wheels 2014_226 Twin Mill II oh5 wheels

I’m hoping that they may make it to the grocery stores here in the US like some of the others usually do! Keep your eyes open!

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Here we have the 2015 Hot Wheels `77 Dodge Van #20 from the HW City 2015 HW Performance Series.

2015 Hot Wheels `77 Dodge Van #20

2015 Hot Wheels `77 Dodge Van #20 Super Treasure Hunt Variation

And here we have it as the Super Treasure Hunt Variation!

Here we have the Hot Wheels `69 Ford Mustang Boss 302 2015 #195 in orange enamel with asw-gray mc5 wheels.

Hot Wheels `69 Ford Mustang Boss 302 2015 #195 orange enamel

Hot Wheels 2015 Mustang Super Treasure Hunt

And here we have it as the Super Treasure Hunt Variation!
There are two color variations of the Super Treasure Hunt Mustang also, Root-beer and brown.

Here is the Hot Wheels Homer 2014 #89. The first release (F50) has a smooth chrome Malaysia base, lightly tinted windows & light orange interior.

Hot Wheels Homer 2014 #89a light orange interior

Hot Wheels Homer 2014 #89aa Smooth chrome Malaysia base

The later release (F51) has a textured Malaysia base with dark orange interior.

Hot Wheels Homer 2014 #89b dark orange interior

Hot Wheels Homer 2014 #89bb Textured chrome Malaysia base

Some of The Homer’s have also been found with darker tinted windows too! So make sure to look for them!

Here we have the yellow Hot Wheels `71 Datsun Bluebird 510 Wagon #202 from the 2015 HW Workshop Night Burnerz Series.

As with the red one before it from the HW Workshop-2014 HW Garage Series the casting of the grille has either worn out or been repaired smooth. Some collectors say that the grille is filled with paint, but as you can see in the photo below, it is not. The casting is smooth.

2015-202b `71 Datsun Bluebird 510 Wagon (G52)

2015-202a `71 Datsun Bluebird 510 Wagon (G52)

What would you do if you encountered 72 super treasure hunts?

It was quite a day yesterday as the story of the 72-Super TH find in Florida spread like wildfire all over this beloved internet.

When I put the story together the night before, I wondered what the reaction would be.  Would it be disdain for supposed theft in Malaysia?  Or questioning whether this story was actually true?  I figured there would be a strong reaction of some sort.

But once it posted, one element of the story dominated the conversation:

"Why did Zack buy all 72?  Would you have done the same?"

As soon as words like "greed" and "scalper" were used, things took off.  Some were perturbed that Zack left with all of them, others celebrated it, and others questioned the folks that said they would have left some.  Needless to say there were some strong feelings all around.

So, why don't we ask?

Would you have bought all 72 Supers?  And if you did, what would you do with them?

We are not going to do a poll, because frankly the percentages are of little interest to us.  We just want to hear what you would do.  Do you buy them all?  Half?  A couple?  And of those you buy, what will you do with them?  Sell them?  Give them away?  Keep them?

We want your answers.

But let's try and keep this a no judge zone.  Those that said yesterday that they would leave some?  Why not believe them?  And those that said they would buy them all?  Does it really make you mad that they would do that?  It is easy to judge what others would do, and make them out as bad guys or good guys, but does it really matter?

What matters is what you would do.

So to start, and to really test you on the no-judging request, how about I say what I would do?  Here is goes:

I would buy them all.  Every single one.  I have never left a Super behind, and finding 72 of one would not be an exception to that rule.  Finding a Super is such a rare occurrence, that every one is an instant memory.  I can look at every Super I have and tell you exactly where and what time of day I found it.  It is part of the joy of the hunt.

And it gets better.  What would I do with all 72?  I would keep them.  Every.  Single.  One.  In fact, after gathering my thoughts, and after buying all 72, I would put them in my car, and return to the toy section to see if I could find a store employee and try to find the box they came in.  If I was successful, I would repack all 72, and make that one box one of the most unique parts of my collection.  It would be a conversation starter for sure.

To me, it isn't about having 72 of the same Super in my possession, it is about the unique story of finding 72 in the same store at the same time.  You have heard the stories before.  Everyone who gets lucky tells where he or she was, what the circumstances were, and how many they found.  Every Super find has a story, and this would be the grandaddy of them all.  And I would like to have the actual subject of that cool story.

That is what I would do.  Ok guys, try not to judge.

Yeah, I have always promoted the idea of leaving the Regular TH's behind, and many of you have noticed my one-and-done approach to most models lately.  But Supers?  That is a different story.

There, I was honest.  We hope the rest of you can be too, and we would love to hear what your plans would be.  We won't judge, because we can sympathize with just about every approach.  Nothing wrong with making a few dollars for whatever purpose, or making friends by giving them away, or delighting the next collector by leaving some.  Just let us know.

Incidentally, the person who it actually happened to, Zack, is now down to 3 Super 8 Crates left.  The 69 others were given away as gifts to friends and fellow collectors, or sold for a minimal price to those that inquired about them on Facebook.  Zack never put them up for sale, he just answered those that asked.  That is pretty cool.  So now you know what Zack would have done.

You?

Ever encountered a Hot Wheels 72-count case full of Supers? Someone just did...

Well at least we assume someone did.  At this point it is an unnamed Walmart employee in Florida.

And you know what that person did with that case of Supers?  He or she pegged them.  All 72 of them.  And that is where Zachary Bradshaw and his 3-year-old found them.

Yeah, we will say it again.  Zachary Bradshaw and his 3-year-old son walked into a Walmart in West Palm Beach, Florida last Saturday and found 72 Hot Wheels 8 Crate Super Treasure Hunts.  72!!

Click on that photo.  Look closely.  That shot was taken by Zack.  Those are all Supers.  Here is the photo he took when he returned home:

Yeah, it is hard to believe, but let's let Zachary tell the story:

I went to Walmart this morning with my 3 year old son as we do most every Saturday. As I walked up to the pegs I could see they were packed full. Got excited like one would do and started looking. Noticed a super right out front and another to the left of it. My mind went blank as I thought how do 2 get put out front like that next to each We other. As I gathered my thoughts I realized there was more so I started pulling them of the pegs one by one in disbelief looking around wondering how this was happening and where the camera crew was... As they started to pile I just got more shaky! Then I realized I had no way to get them to checkout! I hid 3/4 of them behind some track sets as we went to grab a cart with the rest in my hands. In total there were 72 of them!

Can you imagine?  I would have surely thought this was some sort of prank as well.  But this really happened, and Zach bought them all.  I would have too, and so would the rest of you.

Zack continues:

They were all on the pegs. I had went the night before and there was maybe 100. That morning they were packed. They were all in the same area of the pegs.  There's room for about 300.

So what happened?  We can only speculate, but based on the fact that there were 72 there, it looks like this Walmart, and this unknowing employee, received a full case of Supers as part of their shipment.  Of course we would love to see the actual box they came in, or even talk to the employee.  Maybe we can find that person at some point.

And assuming that this was a full case of 72 Supers, how did that happen?  The quick conclusion is someone's stash at the factory was accidentally sealed and shipped, and that may be the case.  But it isn't always a matter of shenanigans.  Mattel has reason to fill up a case, maybe for a promotion, or for a licensor, or for many other reasons.  This may have been reserved for one of those purposes, but considering the 8 Crate is an unlicensed model, and there is no company logo on the model, that might be unlikely.

So whatever it is, we may never know.  All we do know is Zachary and his son had a day you and I might dream of, and they will surely not forget.

And by the way, in case you are wondering.  Zack's 3-year-old has one in his playbox, many are being shipped to friends, and the rest?  That is up to Zack.  He has every right to do what he wants, as he is the lucky guy who had the find of the century.