More news on Hot Wheels 2014, including the Civic EF and Aston Martin DB5 carded, a new Mad Manga, and the return of Then & Now...

This is the time of year that news comes quickly, and as collectors worldwide start finding 2014 models from Hot Wheels, we can start getting a sense of what to expect.  So let's forgo any pleasantries and get on with the news:

We start with two 2014 New Models that have generated a lot of excitement.  Our perusal of social media has revealed the Aston Martin DB5 and Honda Civic EF on their cards.  We now know that the Civic is a 1990, although I don't know what makes it so.  That is a question I will have to ask Ryu Asada this weekend if I encounter him at the convention.

Next, what appears to be the Year of JDM at Hot Wheels produces another gem.  Mad Manga fans can get their bosozoku on with a new deco for 2014, this one in fantastic Falken racing livery:

Lastly, some more preview pics from Batch A from our friends at Camaro Garage.  We were excited to learn that the Then & Now series will continue into 2014.  The brand new COPO Camaro is shown on the back of its card to be (what we assume) the "Now" of a Then & Now pairing.  Could the '68 COPO be the "Then"?

They also send the best pics we have seen so far of the 2014 deco on the DeLorean.  We don't know if the design is based on anything real, but it does work extremely well:

Yeah, all random bits, but since we enjoyed Then & Now immensely in 2013, can't deny the utter coolness of a classic Aston in BRG, and because we are unapologetically JDM nerds, we will take it all.

Just Unveiled: Hot Wheels 2014 Delorean...

A quick pop-in to let everyone in on another 2014 model from Hot Wheels.

Lamley friend Jason Miller just saw this posted on the Delorean Facebook page, and he let us know:

This version looks fantastic.  Zamac?  We've had enough of the time machine, and now we get back to the good stuff.  What do you think?

First Look: Hot Wheels Retro Entertainment Back to the Future DeLorean & Ferris Bueller's Sister's Pontiac Fiero...

These are hitting stores right now, so we want to make sure our showcase gets out.

This batch includes more models, and we decided to showcase two.  The Back to the Future Time Machine (I like to call it a Delorean), and Ferris Bueller's sister's Fiero.  Why these two?  I am a child of the 80's, and with apologies to Top Gun, Karate Kid, Star Wars sequels, and Indiana Jones, no two movies defined our entry into teen-dom than these two.  Plus, I don't think there is a car to make from Revenge of the Nerds.  (And mom didn't take you to that one.  Revenge of the Nerds was always shown after Friday the 13th on the VCR at your friend's slumber party after the parents went to bed.)

Now the the Delorean is a no-brainer, and we all know why.  Next to the General Lee there may not be a more iconic car from the movies.  So there's that.  Now the Fiero is what takes the cool level of the Retro Series to another level.

We all know about Cameron's Dad's Ferrari, and I could not be more excited that Hot Wheels is doing that one.  But Ferris got the computer, and Jeanie got the car.  And yeah, Hot Wheels already had the Fiero casting, and probably would not have built if from scratch, but who cares?  We have it, and it is awesome.  Ferris might be one righteous dude, but Jeanie made out with Charlie Sheen.

Fiero wins.

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Hot Wheels Retro Entertainment Back to the Future Delorean & Ferris Bueller Pontiac Fiero: