The Motorcar Society journal

September 2026

Every story published this month, gathered in one place.

12 stories

A collector’s workbench, surrounded by carded Hot Wheels cars and the kind of display that turns a few toy cars into a serious automotive collection.01
Collecting4 min read

Hot Wheels Collectors Are Driving a Real Car Market of Their Own

For years, Hot Wheels collecting looked like a harmless aisle-side habit: a kid asking for one more $1.25 car while Dad quietly slipped a ’69 Camaro into the cart for “the boy.” Sure, Dad. We’ve all seen this movie. I still have the very first Hot Wheels car I ever owned: a 1967 Camaro my best friend gave me when I was five. At some point, I set it on a furnace and melted the wheels. All four had flat spots afterward, which would later turn out to be useful proof of ownership.

Dean Kirkland - Editor
A 1960s V12 Ferrari faces a modern hybrid supercar under the auction lights—the collector market’s old money versus its newest gamble.04
Collecting3 min read

The Collector-Car Market Has a Fever—But It’s Not Contagious

If you want the current temperature of the collector-car market, here it is: the room is warm, the bar is open, and the serious buyers are still spending money like a government contractor with a deadline. But they are no longer buying every shiny object that rolls across the stage. The market has gotten smarter. Or at least more selective, which is about as close as the collector-car world gets to therapy.

Dean Kirkland - Editor