HKK98 is 10/250 in the mainline set, 1/5 in the HW Haulers series, and part of the 2023 Treasure Hunt set. It is red enhanced with white stripes and accents.
Decorating the sides of the truck is a large snowy graphics with Japanese lettering, “Raijin Express” and the Hot Wheels logo. The low production symbol
is between “Raijin” and “Express”.
Features include purple windows, a metal Malaysia base, and AeroDisc wheels.
This vehicle can be found in mix “A” of 2023 Hot Wheels mainline cases.
The Raijin Express made its debut in the 2021 HW Metro series. It is based upon a dekotora which is an extravagantly decorated truck.
Born: 2021, El Segundo, California Designer: Hot Wheels
In Japanese mythology, Raijin is the god of thunder, lightning, and storms. Dekotora are Japanese trucks that are chromed out, lit up and extravagantly decorated.
The Raijin Express brings them together in a head turning explosion of detail that rolls by with the energy of a storm.
The Hot Wheels Treasure Hunt series will be celebrating its 30th anniversary just a couple of years from now. Looking back on it all, this was a brilliant move by Mattel. It motivates collectors to frequently visit retail stores. Finding a TH collectible can be quite a strong incentive, regardless if you're going to keep it or sell it for a profit.
We acknowledge the fact that ranking the 5 best Hot Wheels Treasure Hunt cars from 2013 will render different results for different people.
Seeing that this is our take on the whole thing, we will still provide you with some details about the items that didn't make it to our list. Had the Ford Mustang GT Concept been part of the 2017 TH series it might have stood a chance, but its different-sized wheels and poor choice of livery dragged it down for this one.
Fantasy vehicles like the Fast Fish, the Carbonator, the Sting Rod II, the Prototype H-24, and the Bad to the Blade provided no real arguments in the fight for the Top 5 list.
We've seen considerably better-designed Fire Trucks than the Fire Eater, and the Police '10 Camaro SS is just unappealing, to say the least. We're big fans of the Custom '77 Dodge Van, but it all looks so wrong with yellow tires and those Open Hole 5-spoke wheels.
If there's one item we were reluctant about not including on the list, it's the Bread Box. Be sure to look out for the "Milky Way" premium version of it!
"But Dragos, the Circle Trucker isn't exactly what you'd call a licensed casting." And you're right. Still, it's not like you're going to see one of these driving down the road on any given day. You don't even have to be a NASCAR fan to recognize where Mattel drew inspiration for this vehicle.
This Jun Imai-designed casting was also featured in the 2020 Treasure Hunt series, but the older green variation feels a bit more realistic overall.
The car is painted green and features Kilpin decals and a race number among other logos. And that's just what you'd expect from a race car, regardless if it feels slightly too crowded.
You will rarely see the 2013 Circle Trucker TH selling for more than $10, while the cheapest ones will only cost you about $2.
Licensed, convertible vehicles are a rare occurrence in the world of Hot Wheels Treasure Hunt collectibles. So we knew the '64 Lincoln Continental Convertible would make it on this list from the moment we first saw it. Michael Kollins designed this casting, and it has been around since the year 2000.
Mattel came up with 17 variations of it before introducing the special TH model in 2013. So it's quite strange to note that over the past 10 years, we've only seen two more iterations of this convertible, both of which came out a few years ago.
The 2013 model was part of the HW City: Graffiti Rides just like the Custom '77 Dodge Van we mentioned earlier. The blue, magenta, and yellow flame design is not something you'll see every day and it doesn't look half bad with the Metallic Green paint.
And even though blue was mixed in the equation, the Gold Chrome Wire spoke wheels are perfect for the task at hand. It's no wonder Mattel teamed up with Trae Tha Truth for a special edition of this casting later on. As for the 2013 variation, you can count on finding one for less than $10 as you would expect.
The battle for third place was quite intense, but ultimately we felt that the '12 Ford Fiesta should take the spot. Looking at this casting, you can't help but think about the late Ken Block. There are no DC Shoes or Monster Energy decals on the 2013 Treasure Hunt.
But the First Edition of this casting has "Gymkhana" written all over it in a way of speaking.
Mattel asked Mark Jones to design this tiny replica of Block's machine, back when the world was still starting to take notice of his endeavors.
This Ford Fiesta race car has reached Treasure Hunt status twice so far, first in 2013 and then in 2014 as well. Both used the same 10-spoke wheel design, but with different colors and liveries.
Buying both of them will cost about $20, which is quite cheap compared to the First Edition model. One seller has listed an error take for over $4,000 on eBay. There are 20 variations of this Hot Wheels casting to collect today. The most recent one was released in 2021, so we can only hope that another variation will come out within the next 12 months.
The first-generation Mazda RX-7 has been around for more than 40 years now. But Mattel's IMSA GTU-inspired replica was introduced in 2012. It's one of the most popular rotary-powered castings in the Hot Wheels line-up, with 20 variations released within a decade of its debut.
Somehow, we haven't seen a premium version of it just yet.
But we can at least be thankful for the 2020 Super Treasure Hunt and the 2013 Treasure Hunt. The 2013 TH was part of the HW City: Night Burnerz series and featured a Silver finish with black and blue stripes.
This was the first time the RX-7 was rolling around on PR5 wheels, which is still a rather rare occurrence for this casting after all these years.
Prices for this item tend to be higher than what we've seen with previously mentioned models, with some being listed for as much as $80 today..
The "winner" of our 2013 Hot Wheels Treasure Hunt review is the Dodge Challenger Drift Car. Any hardcore Formula Drift fan will instantly tell you that this is a replica of Samuel Hubinette's championship-fighting machine from way back in the day. The casting came out in 2011, after a joint effort from Phil Riehlman and Eric Tscherne.
There are almost 20 different variations of it around, but the 2013 model is the only one to have reached Treasure Hunt status so far. It comes as no surprise that this car uses PR5 wheels, which is the case for several other iterations as well. You don't get to see Challengers drifting too often these days.
So it's great that Mattel created this replica car to remind us of the early stages of the sport. Given its status, you might have a hard time finding one for less than $15, but that's still not as much as you would pay for any given Super Treasure Hunt collectible.
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The AE86 series of the Toyota Corolla Levin and Toyota Sprinter Trueno are small, front-engine/rear-wheel-drive models within the front-engine/front-wheel-drive fifth generation Corolla (E80) range—marketed by Toyota from 1983 to 1987 in coupé and liftback configurations
Assembly :Toyota City, Japan (Takaoka plant) Susono, Shizuoka, Japan (Higashi-Fuji plant)
Lending themselves to racing, the cars were light, affordable, easily modifiable and combined a five-speed manual transmission, optional limited slip differential,
MacPherson strut front suspension, high revving (7800 rpm), twin-cam engine with oil cooler (e.g., in the US), near 50/50 front/rear weight balance, and importantly, a front-engine/rear-drive layout—at a time when this configuration was waning industry-wide.
Widely popular for Showroom Stock, Group A, and Group N, Rally and Club racing, the cars' inherent qualities also earned the AE86 an early and enduring international prominence in the motorsport discipline of drifting.
The AE86 was featured centrally in the popular, long-running Japanese manga and anime series titled Initial D (1995–2013)—as the main character's drift and tofu delivery car. In 2015, Road & Track called the AE86 "a cult icon, inextricably interwoven with the earliest days of drifting.
The AE86 would go on to inspire the Toyota 86 (2012–present),a 2+2 sports car jointly developed by Toyota and Subaru, manufactured by Subaru—and marketed also as the Toyota GT86, Toyota FT86, Scion FR-S and Subaru BRZ.
For the 2022 model year, Toyota Released the Toyota GR86 and Subaru BRZ.
In November 2021, Toyota temporarily restarted the production of a limited number of parts for the AE86, with dealers beginning to take orders for new steering knuckle arms and rear brake calipers. Rear axle half shafts have also been scheduled for new production.
Toyota has also announced that this reboot is temporary, and parts will only be available as long as stocks last.
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