OT: Hotwheels Display?

[Concrete B]

I want to make a display for my Hotwheels cars that I can put in my garage, office, gameroom, or someplace with a little traffic. Most are in the boxes, but I don't mind letting them free. I've got about 50 that I've bought in the last couple years. I don't collect, just buy ones that I think are cool. I'd probably want room to grow, maybe 80-100 cars. What ideas might you all have?

I thought about making a clear top desk, coffee table, bar top, or even a bathroom sink fixture and setting them in there. What else can you think of? I need to get these out of my closet. I knew this would be the best place to ask.

[A32Flathead]

Mine are pinned to the wall with thumb tacks

[Cajun Kenny]

my granson swipped all my cars , they are presently scattered about my daughters house , i like it

[hotrodladycrusr]

After discussing the cost of car themed Christmas ornaments with the guy that owns the local Hallmark store I plan on hot glueing hooks to the top of my hot wheels that are out of the packages and hanging them on my Christmas tree next year.

[HOT40ROD]

I made a wooden display for on the wall. 1 piece of finished plywood. made t strip out of 1/2 wood. spaced them so that the cards will slide in from the top.

[tstclr]

There are companies that sell lexan display cases for your wall. They look awesome when filled with Hot Wheels as the display case does not distract from the cars. I used to be a big collector in the 90's and that's what I used. I think they were made by a company called Giovanni Plastics. Good quality.
Todd

[amodel25]

I display mine in old wooden print shop or newspaper typeset drawers. They hang on the wall with a hook and have a number of nooks that a Hot Wheels car will fit in. I have found them at swap meets, flea markets, antique stores for $5-10 a piece.

[Choptop]

http://shop.vendio.com/daredevil26/i.../?s=1198582245

http://commerce.idmi.net/ecommerce/c...CI=403&PI=7797

http://www.displaygifts.com/hotwheels_displaycases.html

just your standard wall display cases... but it may get the idea ball rolling.

[Hotrod F-1]

Originally Posted by hotrodladycrusr

After discussing the cost of car themed Christmas ornaments with the guy that owns the local Hallmark store I plan on hot glueing hooks to the top of my hot wheels that are out of the packages and hanging them on my Christmas tree next year.

I've did that with a few Hotwheels.

[jonzcustomshop]

look at some of the posts by the meth here on the hamb. he has some great ideas.

[RileyRacing]

A few years ago Dad found some "racks" for lack of a better term. They were metal, and were made to slide the whole packages in, they "stacked" on top of each other. He got them at Meijers ( a local department store) but I haven't seen em for a few years now.

Jay

[hotrodladycrusr]

Originally Posted by RileyRacing

A few years ago Dad found some "racks" for lack of a better term. They were metal, and were made to slide the whole packages in, they "stacked" on top of each other. He got them at Meijers ( a local department store) but I haven't seen em for a few years now.

Jay

Micheals sells one that's black and sounds just like the one you are discribing.

[plmczy]

If you want to keep them in nice condition(especially if you plan to have them in the garage) is to find old glass display cases from a retail store. They will be dust free and won't be rolling all over the place. later shawn

[AKA Kustoms]

My dad found an older retired gentleman to make custom wooden display shelves for our collections of open Hot Wheels, I'll take pics in a few, the kids stole all the AA batteries in the house for X-Mas gifts, including the two in my camera.
These shelves display 140 cars each, I have mine in my living room.

[AKA Kustoms]

Originally Posted by hotrodladycrusr

Micheals sells one that's black and sounds just like the one you are discribing.

Those are plastic I believe?

[hotrodladycrusr]

Originally Posted by AKA Kustoms

Those are plastic I believe?

Yep, black painted plastic and about $10 bucks and holds 40 cars still in their packages.

[Heepster]

I have mine in an old printers drawer that I found at Hobby Lobby. It's hanging up sideways on the wall of the garage. All of the little shelves are different sizes and you can take out dividers to fit different size cars.

[McFly]

I usually buy these:

http://cgi.ebay.com/JL-Pro-Collector...sid=p1638.m118

They interlock to each other...so the display can just keep getting bigger and bigger as your collection grows. You can find them at Walmart, Target & Toys r Us.

[GMC BUBBA]

Had to run by my office and take a couple pics today.
Love the plexi cases....



The lower right is all VW bugs etc, i have a 56 Oval Window driver as well as a hot rod. There i said it! I own a VW ! Trying to quit and have been to bugs AAA for a few meetings but they are still pretty cool??
My office desk is below , its a work bench cabinent from a service bay in a GM Dealer KM tool catalog in 1943....

[AKA Kustoms]

Heres mine, it has a wood back on it, looks like the wall directly behind it, but there is a white wooden back...




My son has these in his room, the plastic one is an actual 'Hot Wheels' brand shelf, the wooden one is a yard sale find...