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Warman's Hot Wheels Field Guide: Values and Identification (Warman's Field Guides Hot Wheels: Values & Identification)

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This small but concise volume is Warman's Hot Wheels Field Guide: Values and Identification (2nd edition), which was released on October 30, 2007. It was purchased as a gift for an avid Hot Wheels collector, shortly after he had noted that it would be good to have a small and simple book to keep in the car as a quick reference book when casually shopping for cars for his collection.

This new edition should not be confused with Warman's Hot Wheels Field Guide, which was published in May 2003. That older version features a Deora on the front cover.

After a couple of weeks worth of use, he commented that its 500+ pages are chock full of good information. Though it's not the ultimate resource on HotWheels cars, it's perfect as a handy quick reference when shopping at the local chain and toy stores for that occasional rare car that does slip through. There's good info on Blackwalls, Redlines and the Number Pack details, and has over 500 color photos of some of the highly prized Hot Wheels cars, along with a decent "Wheel Guide" for easy identification of some of the rarities that pop up on the racks.

If you're looking for something larger and more detailed, you might wish to look into Hot Wheels Variations: The Ultimate Guide (3rd edition), also by Michael Zarnock, and published July 6, 2007.

All in all, this compact volume is perfect for what has been described by the publisher, and a good handy reference for the hobbyist, casual collector or avid Hot Wheels fan. Add to that, it's a great gift.

I'm buying this book for my 2 year old son. It is the perfect size and is full of pictures of "goes". We saw one in the bookstore and it was quite a trick to leave the store without it. I'm hoping this will keep him occupied when he can't actually have a car to drive around.

Our boy that loves hot wheels also loves this product. He reads before bed every night. Fun to see and watch.

We purchased a different edition at Borders and my son loved it so much he wanted the others, so we started looking online and found them here. He ordered this and one other of the Warman's Hot Wheels Field Guides and even paid with his own money! He flips through them all the time to see how much his, my husband's and my brother's old cars might be worth. The guides are fun and useful for reference. Ordered and received within a few days, no hassles whatsoever!

I was happy to get this field guide. Even though my collection is 2001 and newer, with this guide I will know what I am looking at no matter what I am shopping for.

This is a usefull guide for older Hot Wheels cars, but not so much for newer ones