Something has managed to drag me back into Target over the last 6 months for the first time since that unfortunate “statement” the retailer made back in the summer of 2023. Its probably a good thing, too, because since writing about the retro-cool reissues of “The Hot Ones” back in May, I’ve learned that theseContinue reading “They’re BaAack! “The Hot Ones” 2025!”
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“Matchbox” Monday!
Karen Carpenter sang “rainy days and Mondays always get me down,” but I can only agree with half that sentiment. I love rainy days; always have ever since I was a kid! Probably because it was so rare where I grew up in Southern California, rain always invigorated me and made me feel creative, andContinue reading ““Matchbox” Monday!”
“Atta-Stude” – AW T-Jet Special Edition Squared…And Then Some!
There are a very small number of auto world Thunderjet slot cars that I have never acquired for my collection. I can only think of one instance where it was simply contempt (namely: the ‘65 Ford Fairlane, which such an awful looking, poorly proportioned body that I never wanted one). In other cases, it simplyContinue reading ““Atta-Stude” – AW T-Jet Special Edition Squared…And Then Some!”
Drag City’s Saturday Morning Time Machine – Installment 1: Scooby Doo | “The Phantom Racer Rides Again”
Happy Saturday, race fans and nostalgia nerds! Craving some new matieral that rekindles that childhood Saturday morning fun with a tire shredding twist? I got you covered! I recently floated the idea of doing a small series of posts of “fan fiction” stories based on some of our favorite Saturday Morning memories! Now, I’m aContinue reading “Drag City’s Saturday Morning Time Machine – Installment 1: Scooby Doo | “The Phantom Racer Rides Again””
Dodge Rampage: The Little Truck that Couldn’t
Welcome to the very first “Modelo En Bofus” post at thunderjeheaven.com! For the launch of this “column” I’m putting the spotlight on an oddity of the domestic industry from the early 1980s, one which, despite its short span in the marketplace, still managed to become the subject of a Hot Wheels model…one that has receivedContinue reading “Dodge Rampage: The Little Truck that Couldn’t”