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The World's Most Expensive Hot Wheel Car

Hot Wheels is celebrating the brand's 40-year heritage at the 105th American International Toy Fair by showing off a custom jeweled 1:64-scale Hot Wheels car, designed by celebrity jeweler Jason of Beverly Hills. The one-of-a-kind car is the most expensive in Hot Wheels history and was made to commemorate the production of the 4 billionth Hot Wheels vehicle. The car has more than 2,700 tiny diamonds for a total of nearly 23 carats worth $140,000. The car is cast in 18K white gold detailed with micro pave-set brilliant blue diamonds. Under the hood the engine is decorated with pave-set white and black diamonds. Red rubies are set as the tail lights, while black diamonds and red enamel create the "red line" tires and the custom-made case that houses the jewel-encrusted vehicle also holds 40 individual white diamonds, one each year in the legacy of Hot Wheels. The vehicle was unveiled by Nick Lachey and in late 2008 the car will be auctioned off to benefit Lachey's charity of choice, Big Brothers Big Sisters.

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Fitzsu Grand Prix

by Nicole Weston (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Auctions

It's no wonder that the Playsam Streamliner is one of the most classic toy car designs. It's about as simple as you can get, which just means that so much more is left up to the imagination during play. But, perhaps to prove that imagination is not just the realm of children, the owners of the Los Angeles Fitzsu Society asked over 30 designers - including Michael Graves, Karin Rashid and Yves Behar - to put their own take onto the Streamliner. Each unique car is now being auctioned off (via eBay), in what has been dubbed the Fitzsu Grand Prix, to benefit the World Childhood Foundation.