![]() ![]() It most likely because all the RLC level castings have been made. ![]() Noticeably absent from this year’s bracket are the #Gassers. Hopefully, that means there are plans for it to be used elsewhere in 2021/2022, but it would have been cool to see it make it over that hump. As the runner-up last year, I would have loved to see this one go toe-to-toe with any of the cars in this bracket for a chance at redemption. One snub that definitely should have made the bracket is the ’82 Lamborghini Countach LP500 S. I was honestly surprised this one made it in the bracket as the chance of it prevailing only exists if a plan to sabotage the RLC emerges from voters. As a dragster, it actually is pretty cool, but that crowd seems very micro-niche these days, and championing a descendent of the #Dairy Delivery is highly unlikely. Older releases are very attainable to see the least so I can’t see many collectors casting their votes for this one. The bulk of collectors are seemingly over it these days. Hot Wheels Drag Dairy in Chrome, a 2015 RLC Membership Car This will be one sad collector if it gets knocked out in round 1 as that restomod Charger with #Opening Hood revealing that insane Hellephant engine certainly needs to make another appearance! Honestly, I’m a bit biased as every color sounds great on this casting as my dark horse for the color/wheel combination is spectraflame steel blue with #Real Riders Steelie Wheels. The first release in spectraflame black looked amazing, but can you imagine if spectraflame purple, orange, green, or even yellow are offered in the next round? …Talk about building a true RLC MOPAR that would undoubtedly be cool. However, this Charger was well-received - especially by this collector - and it’s time to set it with a true coat of spectraflame. It faces a steep challenge in trying to knock-off the Datsun 240Z which actually came out victorious in a field of 8 before. The #’69 Dodge Charger R/T is my odds-on favorite to win the RLC sELECTIONs this year. Hot Wheels ’69 Dodge Charger R/T, a 2020 RLC Exclusive Let’s breakdown each casting and see what’s on the table: ’69 Dodge Charger R/T The initial bracket contains 8 previous HWC/RLC castings to choose from. Suffice to say, the running of sELECTIONs on HWC has been tumultuous, to say the least.Īs of today, RLC members will begin voting on the 2021 release. Now, it remains as the rarest sELECTIONs vehicle and is highly coveted by collectors as the value dances around in the $100-$150 range. Many didn’t order in protest as only 2,400 were produced. Collectors were fuming and hastily voted for spectraflame magenta despite a spectraflame pink one being produced just a few years earlier - and, another pink one was produced several years before that. As new collectors come in, those reasons/debacles are often forgotten because, in the end, another cool car got produced.Ĭase in point: the Street Snorter won in 2012, but due to the casting being unavailable for use, it was replaced with its older brother, the Mighty Maverick. Amid all that controversy though, a casting does emerge victoriously. RLC sELECTIONs has always drawn the ire of collectors for a variety of reasons: casting choice, casting unavailability, wheel debate, and their selection not winning, rank among the top complaints from years past. The fact that collectors have total control of what casting gets chosen to be made, in addition to choosing the wheels and color, is what makes the RLC sELECTIONs unique. ![]() He often solicits collector input on the RLC forums and has made drastic changes based on feedback. One of the many positives among the traditional voting has been the participation of HWCVan, the Hot Wheels graphic designer who works on all the HWC/RLC pieces. QUICK LINK! Find RLC sELECTIONs releases for sale on eBay. ’55 Chevy Bel Air Gasser (Unnumbered) 2019 Plymouth Barracuda Funny Car (9,813) 2006 Below you’ll find a list that contains all the vehicles in sELECTIONs history, and the quantity produced: Graph of all the RLC sELECTIONs Quantities by Year Chevy Nomad (10,871) 2004 Over those years, production numbers have ranged quite a bit based on the demand - after all, these are made-to-order, so the quantity truly reflects the demand at the time. Over the last 17 years, sELECTIONs was whittled down from 4 to 2 to 1 vehicle a year, but that hasn’t made the process any less fun - just less fun to be had overall. Four sELECTIONs brackets were held that year, netting collectors a unique 4-car series. RLC sELECTIONs began back in 2004 to coincide with the election year. Looking back, the collectors at HWC have helped create some pretty stellar pieces over the years. ![]()
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