With almost 30 years of diggin’up original one owner childhood Hot Wheels collections from the sixties and seventies, REDLINE ARCHEOLOGY is the only place to have your old Hot Wheels appraised by one of the most successful collectors in the hobby, Bob Young. Here at REDLINE ARCHEOLOGY, we will appraise your collection, at NO COST and NO OBLIGATION, and make the highest offer in the hobby for your cars, if they are from the years we are looking for 1967 – 1977. You now ask yourself the age old question: “How do I sell my old Hot Wheels?” If you have the old REDLINE Hot Wheels and are thinking of selling them, Look No Further! Thanks for stopping by and Happy Hunting! Remember, it’s all about the “Hunt”and “Capture!” NEXT BLOG: I’ll discuss how I approach the difficult task of discovering Redline Hot Wheels in the wild, per se. I’m sure this will raise many an eyebrow in the hobby, but this is my experience with what I’ve experienced over the many years of hunting down these cars from people’s attics, basements, etc. Well, there you have it, a list of the Top 5 rarest Redlines from my perspective. It is a very odd concept car casting I admit, but it took me over 26 years for one to finally show itself in a collection I dug up, and of course it was Aqua. It must have just not appealed to them in many ways. I equate the scarcity of this 1971 casting due to its unpopularity back in the day with children of the seventies.

I have scored more of the 1973 Shell Promos than the original Strip Teaser from 1971. This car has only appeared twice in almost three decades of collecting for me, and both times in Aqua. I have this argument all the time with fellow collectors. Of the two times that they have actually appeared in an original collection that I dug up, once it was missing the white enamel cab. Another car that I’ve only seen a couple show their faces over the years. We all know that they are rare, but other than Magenta, they rarely appear complete and with the back spoiler in any color. Once in a BP collection out of NorCal and once from a former Mattel Employee collection out of Tucson, AZ but that’s where the buck stops. I have seen this car show up twice in my collecting career. A very cool casting that never really gained much popularity. A common casting that rarely shows up in childhood collections. In almost three decades of hunting down original Redline Hot Wheels collections, I still, to this day, have never seen a RRSS in any color other than Grey appear in any case I uncovered. #5 – Rolls Royce Silver Shadow in any color other than Grey. Here we go with what I, Bob Young, self-proclaimed Redline Archeologist and true passionate collector of the most amazing and innovative toy car line ever created, are the 5 MOST RARE Redline Hot Wheels to find in original one owner childhood collections: Over the years with the many discoveries and thousands of cars, I have really taken note of the cars that rarely ever show up in these Rally Tire cases, Stack cases, Flat cases, and Gear Boxes! I’ve noticed how collectors in this hobby, over the years, have categorized the Redline Hot Wheels cars into “Common,”“Mid-Range,” and “Rare.”I agree with them for the most part, but there are certain exceptions to this rule that I’ve noticed with all the collections that have crossed my path. If I would have kept everything I’ve dug up over the last three decades, I would need a second home. I’ve been at it ever since and have purchased hundreds of collections, yes, I said hundreds, which equates into thousands of cars and accessories. Hard to believe, especially for me, but in reality, I began searching out original childhood one owner Redline Collections since the early nineties.

I guess I could claim that I’ve been a Redline Hot Wheels collector for more than five decades. If you’ve read my book, “REDLINE ARCHEOLOGY”A History of Diggin’Up Original Hot Wheels Collections, well, you already know the story. July 1st, 1968, my 8th birthday to be exact, and I remember the day well. Used on Limited-Edition cars from HotWheelsCollectors.I, officially and technically, started collecting Redline Hot Wheels back in July 1968. Stripe is tampo'd on instead of embossed. Used on most cars from 1973 - 1976, used on some in 1977 Used on most 1970 cars and all cars from 1971 - 1972 and on a few cars between 19 2 piece 'cap' style wheel Used on all cars from 19 as well as a few cars in 1970 Spoilers attached with a white or pink bushing Used on a few Hong Kong cars in 1968, came in small and medium sizes attached with a white or pink bushing The 'wheel' is inset a few millimeters from the 'tire'. This wheel type was designed by Howard Newman. RL or Redline is a line of Hot Wheels Wheel Types.

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