Independent collector record · Updated September 22, 2026
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Red Line Club drops, sELECTIONs, Elite 64 and Super Treasure Hunts. Official facts, drop times in your time zone, and values graded only from sold evidence.
Spectraflame purple · JLX18
Painted Spectraflame purple, the colour of today’s open drop. The car is an unbranded Mint Garage blank, not a real casting.
Open now
On sale right now
RLC sELECTIONs Porsche 959 — made-to-order window
The member-voted Porsche 959 in Spectraflame purple is open for orders for two weeks. It's made to order, so there's no race: every eligible order placed inside the window will be produced.
- Price
- $28 + shipping and tax
- Who can buy
- Red Line Club members
- Limit
- No limit (made-to-order)
- Status
- Open now as of Sep 22, 2026
- Verified
- September 22, 2026
- PacificOpens Tue, Sep 22, 9:00 AM PDT
Closes Tue, Oct 6, 11:59 PM PDT - EasternOpens Tue, Sep 22, 12:00 PM EDT
Closes Wed, Oct 7, 2:59 AM EDT - UKOpens Tue, Sep 22, 5:00 PM GMT+1
Closes Wed, Oct 7, 7:59 AM GMT+1
The record
Cars we’re tracking
Specs, retail, limits and availability come from Mattel’s listings. A value appears only once sold evidence exists.
The display
Five cars, one track
Original Mint Garage blanks, painted in the listed colours of cars we track, run a tabletop display track as you scroll. They’re illustrations, not models of the real castings, and nothing here shows how a real release looks.
Why Mint Garage HQ
Three promises, kept on every page
Official first
Specs, prices, purchase limits and sale windows come from Mattel’s own listings and terms, linked with the date we checked.
Your time zone
Confirmed drop times show in Pacific, Eastern, UK and your local time, with a live countdown. If Mattel hasn’t stated a time, we don’t guess one.
Sold, not asked
A value appears only when sold comps support it, graded A–C by the strength of that evidence. No evidence, no number.
Lines
Where the scarce cars come from
- $28–$38 per car (RLC Overdrive FAQ, 2026)
Red Line Club Exclusives
Mattel's paid collector club and its members-only die-cast. Every 2026 RLC exclusive we've logged has Spectraflame paint over ZAMAC, Real Riders rubber tires, a full-metal chassis and a Kar Keepers clamshell.
- $25–$30 on the sELECTIONs listed on Mattel Creations; $28 for the 2026 Porsche 959
RLC sELECTIONs
Cars Red Line Club members vote into existence (casting, colour and wheels), then order during a limited made-to-order window.
- $22 in 2026 (earlier Elite 64 listings: $20)
Elite 64
Mattel's high-detail 1:64 line: full-metal chassis, Real Riders, multi-part construction and a Kar Keepers clamshell. The Elite 64 releases we've logged were sold through Mattel Creations.
- Mainline shelf price (varies by retailer)
Super Treasure Hunts
Limited versions of mainline cars packed at random into regular retail cases. Spectraflame paint and Real Riders rubber tires set them apart, and at the shelf they cost the same as any mainline car.
Recent drops
What sold out and what didn’t
| Listed | Drop | Price | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2026 | Elite 64 Pandem Datsun 280ZX | $22 | Sold out |
| Aug 21, 2026 | RLC 2022 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 Code Red | $28 | Sold out |
| Aug 19, 2026 | Elite 64 Mercedes-Benz G 63 AMG 6x6 | $22 | Available |
| Aug 14, 2026 | RLC Exclusive Nissan Skyline GT-R (BNR32) | $28 | Sold out |
| Jul 24, 2026 | RLC Exclusive 1985 Audi Sport quattro S1 | $28 | Available |
Know before you buy
- 6 min read
Hot Wheels base codes, mixes and Easter eggs, decoded
The small code on every car's base tells you when it was made. Here's how to read it, why next year's cars carry this year's code, how mixes work, and the hidden details designers leave behind.
- 5 min read
Red Line Club, explained: what $9.99 a year actually gets you
Membership, sELECTIONs, the priority window and Overdrive, straight from Mattel's own terms, plus an honest way to decide whether it's worth joining.
- 4 min read
Treasure Hunt vs Super Treasure Hunt: how to tell them apart
What changes on the car and on the card, what's documented and what's only collector lore, plus the 2027 Super Treasure Hunts confirmed so far.
- 5 min read
Asking price vs sold price: how to value a Hot Wheels car
Why a listing isn't a value, where to find what cars actually sell for, and a five-minute routine for checking any car yourself.
- 4 min read
How to spot a fake Super Treasure Hunt
Most fakes are customised mainline cars: repainted, re-wheeled and re-carded. Here's the checklist to run before you pay STH money.
- 4 min read
Mattel Creations drop day: a legit checklist
How to prepare for RLC, sELECTIONs and Elite 64 drops: time zones, limits and what counts as an order. No bots, no tricks.