Celebrity toy collector Joel Magee has acquired one of the rarest Hot Wheels cars ever made, and it may be worth an astronomical amount. The 1968 Custom Camaro was one of a handful of Enamel White prototypes for the original “Sweet 16” car that were inadvertently packaged and sold. EXCLUSIVE: LEGENDARY HOT WHEELS DESIGNER LARRY BROOKS LOOKS BACK AT THE BRAND'S HISTORYDesigners painted the cars white near the end of the process to help spot imperfections before production began, according to Magee. Magee described it as a “Holy Grail” in a press release about the discovery, and said it is one of the three rarest Hot Wheels in the world, along with a prototype Olds 442 and the Beach Bomb custom van prototype that Hot Wheels maker Mattel says is worth $150,000. Magee didn’t reveal what he paid for the Camaro, which was probably sold for $0.59 when new -- like the run-of-the-mill cars were, but he thinks he can get at least $100,000 for it today.

Source: Fox News February 09, 2020 01:41 UTC