2006 Hot Wheels Red Line Series 1968 Nova

This Hot Wheels 1968 Nova from the 2006 Red Line Series was one that I missed the first time around. Although I do have the metalflake purple version from the same series, this metalflake green model which I recently found on eBay is similar in color to the green-gold metallic ’73 Nova that I drove when I was younger.

J3424 | 2006 Red Line Series #3 (KMart Exclusive) | 1968 Nova | metalflake green with Red Line Series tampo on sides | RL5SP

Okay, mine wasn’t quite as bright – even in the sun. This is my 1973 Nova 2-door hatchback in Tempe, Arizona, 1985.

2015 Hot Wheels 1968 Nova

For 2015, Hot Wheels has tucked a new ’68 Nova variation inside some of their multipacks. This new version is a really sharp anodized gray model with yellow and black trim. I found mine in a 9-pack at Toys “R” Us, although I have since seen it in a Target 9-pack with a different assortment of cars.

X6999 | 2015 Hot Wheels Various Multipacks | 1968 Nova | anodized gray with yellow & black trim | chrome & black MC5

2004 Hot Wheels Nova 1968 Short Card

Here in the U.S., we don’t see too many short cards. So I thought it would be fun to have an example of the packaging variation for one of my all-time favorite Hot Wheels first castings, the 2004 ’68 Nova. As I understand it, the 4.25″ tall blister card is the Hot Wheels packaging standard in Europe. I found this one on eBay.

The front of the card doesn’t have room for much more than the Hot Wheels logo, so it’s missing the car illustration that we’re used to seeing on our longer cards. This one also has the “Hot 100” logo in the top left, which does not appear on my U.S. version. The back of the card includes translations in quite a few more languages than the English, Spanish and French that we see in the States.

Below I’ve included photos of the U.S. package for comparison. You can also see the rest of my ’68 Novas here.

2004 First Editions #5 | Nova 1968 | metalfake steel blue with white trim | 5SP | short card

2004 First Editions #5 | Nova 1968 | metalfake steel blue with white trim | 5SP | U.S. packaging

2014 Greenlight Hot Pursuit 1967 Chevrolet Wisconsin State Patrol

I was happy to find another variation of the Greenlight ’67 Biscayne at Toys “R” Us the other day. I don’t specifically collect police vehicles, but I feel I can justify adding this to my Impala collection. I previously posted about my Greenlight Louisiana State Police version from Series 12, with more information about the Chevrolet Biscayne and the nice details of this casting.

2014 | Greenlight Collectibles Hot Pursuit Series 14 | 1967 Chevrolet (Biscayne) Police Pursuit | dark blue and white with Wisconsin State Patrol trim

2011 Hot Wheels Street Beasts ’68 Chevy Nova

After I recently did a thorough inventory of my Hot Wheels ’68 Novas, I decided to try to fill in some of the holes in my collection. I’ve had some success finding a few of the Novas I was missing on eBay. This satin red model – which was a Walmart exclusive – is one of three color variations of the 2011 Street Beasts ’68 Nova. This is one of the slightly less common alternate tooling, which has a “normal” SS hood in place of the big-block COPO SS hood.

T9984 | 2011 Street Beasts #02 (Walmart Exclusive) | ’68 Chevy Nova | satin red with white trim | chrome & black MC5 | Alternate tool (no hood scoop)

2015 Hot Wheels Star Wars Themed Cars

In the summer of 1977, I went to see the movie Star Wars at the Rivoli Theatre in downtown Hastings, Nebraska, where I was visiting my sister. I became a fan right away, and spent some of my precious allowance money on a few of those original action figures. Surprisingly, it was only after Star Wars creator George Lucas sold the franchise to Disney 35 years later that Hot Wheels was able create a partnership with this amazing movie franchise.

I found these Star Wars themed Hot Wheels at a Walmart right before Christmas last year. In this series, existing Hot Wheels castings were given paint schemes and decoration inspired by the movies. There is also a series of character cars that are custom castings, of which Darth Vader and R2-D2 are my favorites. The Death Star Battle Blast Track Set, with its X-Wing fighter inspired car, is another highlight.

As much as I enjoy all of the Star Wars Hot Wheels, I only purchased the original trilogy and admit I bought them mostly for the package art.

CJY07 | 2015 Hot Wheels – Star Wars Themed Cars | A New Hope – Motoblade | orange & gray with tan plastic, red & black trim | black & silver PR5

CJY09 | 2015 Hot Wheels – Star Wars Themed Cars | The Empire Strikes Back – Spectyte | white with yellow, red gray & black trim | bronze PR5

CJY11 | 2015 Hot Wheels – Star Wars Themed Cars | Return of the Jedi – Ballistik | gray & black with white, silver & black trim | silver OH5SP

Hot Wheels ’68 Chevy Nova Variations

This page lists all of the Hot Wheels 1968 Novas, with a photo of each one that I have in my collection. The name of each car that I have links to a page with more information and photos. As I acquire the remaining cars in the list, I will add photos and links to this page.

Hot Wheels | GJX00 | 2020 Flying Customs (Target exclusive) | ’68 Nova | metalflake green with yellow & light green trim | MY | ho

Hot Wheels | GHG35 | 2020 Rod Squad 6/10 | 1968 Chevy Nova | zamac camouflage with white, red and black shark teeth trim | MY | chrome red rim DD8 | Alternate tool (no hood scoop)

Hot Wheels | GHF41 | 2020 Rod Squad 6/10 | 1968 Chevy Nova | red camouflage with white and black shark teeth trim | MY | chrome red rim DD8 | Alternate tool (no hood scoop)

Gamestop Collector Day Event | GHD28 | 2020 Rod Squad 6/10 | 1968 Chevy Nova | olive and tan camoflage with red and black shark teeth trim | gold rim black wheels | Alternate tool (no hood scoop)

FYD02 | 2019 HW Speed Graphics 7/10 | 1968 Chevy Nova | white with red and blue Gulf trim | orange rim MC5 | Alternate tool (no hood scoop)

FYD02 | 2019 HW Speed Graphics 7/10 | 1968 Chevy Nova | baby blue with orange and blue Gulf trim | orange rim MC5 | Alternate tool (no hood scoop)

FJW62 | 2018 HW Flames 3/10 | 1968 Chevy Nova | Metalflake purple with yellow and red trim | Yellow DD8 | Alternate tool (no hood scoop)

FKB41 | 2018 HW Flames 3/10 Super Treasure Hunt | 1968 Chevy Nova | Spectraflame Dark Blue with yellow and red trim, TH logo | Yellow D6DOT | Alternate tool (no hood scoop)

FKC02 | 2018 HW Flames 3/10 (KMart exclusive) | ’68 Chevy Nova | pearl yellow with black and dark gray trim | chrome red and black steelie 8-slot | Alternate tool (no hood scoop)

FYY09 | 2018 Detroit Muscle 2/6 (WalMart exclusive) | 1968 Chevy Nova | blue with white trim | MY | mc5

FBJ14 | 2017 Target Red Edition 8/12 | ’68 Chevy Nova | white with red trim | black chrome red ring MC5 | Alternate tool (no hood scoop)

DTX79 | 2017 HW Flames 1/10 | 1968 Chevy Nova | orange with black and silver trim | OH5 | Alternate tool (no hood scoop)

DFL85 | 2016 HW Camouflage Series | 1968 Chevy Nova | matte dark red with camouflage trim | black MC5

X6999 | 2015 Hot Wheels Various Multipacks | 1968 Nova | anodized gray with yellow & black trim | chrome & black MC5

X8933 | 2013 Retro Entertainment Series Beverly Hills Cop | ’68 Chevy Nova | blue primer with white top | RRSC | Alternate tool (no hood scoop)

X6999 | 2013 Hot Wheels Various Multipacks | 1968 Nova | metalflake green with light green, beige & gray trim | chrome & black MC5 | loose

Y2088 | 2013 Hot Wheels Easter (WalMart Exclusive) 5/8 | ’68 Chevy Nova | black & red with purple gold & beige flames | 5SP

V5576 | 2012 HW Racing #01 | ’68 Nova | black with silver, red & yellow trim | chrome MC5

V5475 | 2012 HW Racing #01 | ’68 Nova | metalflake blue with white, red & yellow trim | red MC5

V0104 | 2011 Racing Kits 2-Pack 3/12 (Street Race) | ’68 Nova | yellow with black, white & gray trim | chrome & black OH5SP | With road, barricade, cone and Nissan Skyline

T9789 | 2011 Street Beasts #02 | ’68 Chevy Nova | satin green with white trim | chrome & black MC5 | Alternate tool (no hood scoop)

T9984 | 2011 Street Beasts #02 (Walmart Exclusive) | ’68 Chevy Nova | satin red with white trim | chrome & black MC5 | Alternate tool (no hood scoop)

V0015 | 2011 Street Beasts #02 | ’68 Chevy Nova | metalflake blue with white trim | chrome & black MC5 | Alternate tool (no hood scoop)

V3691 | 2011 Easter Eggsclusives (WalMart Exclusive) | ’68 Nova | metalflake dark blue & gray with silver & black trim | 5SP

T8309 | 2011 Hot Wheels Garage GM Series 15/22 | ’68 Chevy Nova | red and metalflake gray with red, gray and silver trim | RLRR5SP

R7936 | 2010 Happy Birthday | ’68 Chevy Nova | orange with black & yellow trim | yellow & black OH5SP

(left) 54886 | 2010 Hot Wheels 10-Pk | ’68 Nova | metalflake dark blue with white trim | 5SP | Alternate tool (no hood scoop) | loose (center)

54886 | 2010 Hot Wheels 10-Pk | ’68 Nova | metalflake gray with gray trim | 5SP | Alternate tool (no hood scoop) | loose (right) 54886 | 2010 Hot Wheels 10-Pk | ’68 Nova | orange with white trim | 5SP | Alternate tool (no hood scoop) | loose

N4170 | 2009 Hot Wheels Connect Cars #20 Mississippi | ’68 Chevy Nova | red with blue and white trim | 5SP | Alternate tool (no hood scoop)

P2456 | 2009 Faster Than Ever #10 | Chevy Nova | metalflake copper with black trim | FTE

P2456 | 2009 Faster Than Ever #10 | Chevy Nova | metalflake copper with black trim | FTE | snowflake card

P2456 | 2009 Target 10-Pk | Chevy Nova | metalflake copper with black trim | OH5SP | loose P2456 | 2009 Target 2-Pk or 10-Pk | Chevy Nova | black with gold trim | OH5SP

P2456 | 2009 Faster Than Ever #10 | Chevy Nova | black with gold trim | FTE

P2456 | 2009 Faster Than Ever #10 (KMart Exclusive) | Chevy Nova | metalflake blue with white trim | FTE

N4608 | 2008 Hot Wheels Top 40 Set | ’68 Chevy Nova | metalflake silver with gray & black trim | RLBW

M1562 | 2008 Since ’68 Series 13 of 40 | ’68 Nova | pearl yellow with black, gray & red trim | RL

M6894 | 2008 Team: Muscle Mania #4 | ’68 Nova | red with white, yellow & silver trim | black OH5SP

M6894 | 2008 Team: Muscle Mania #4 | ’68 Nova | red with white, yellow & silver trim | black OH5SP | short card

M1810 | 2007 Walgreens 3 Pack Exclusive #4 of 12 | ’68 Nova | spectraflame aqua with black & white trim | RL5SP

L0749 | 2007 Hot Wheels Classics #21 | ’68 Chevy Nova | spectraflame magenta with pink & white trim | RL5SP

L0749 | 2007 Hot Wheels Classics #21 | ’68 Chevy Nova | spectraflame dark orange with black & white trim | RL5SP

L0749 | 2007 Hot Wheels Classics #21 | ’68 Chevy Nova | spectraflame gold with black & white trim | RL5SP

K3385 | 2006 HWC Neo-Classics #3 | 1968 Nova | spectraflame blue w/blue flames | RL

J3424 | 2006 Red Line Series #3 (KMart Exclusive) | 1968 Nova | metalflake green with Red Line Series tampo on sides | RL5SP

J3424 | 2006 Red Line Series #3 | 1968 Nova | metalflake purple with Red Line Series tampo on sides | RL5SP

K3818 | 2006 Nationals | ’68 Nova | silver and black with red and checkerboard trim, convention logo on roof | RLRR

J4237 | 2005 sELECTIONs #4 7950 produced | ’68 Nova | spectraflame steel blue with black trim, RLC logo on sides | GYRR

G6916 | 2005 Robo Revenge 5-Pk | 1968 Nova | metalfake brown with white, orange & black trim | 5SP | loose

G5553 | 2004 Nationals Ticket Car | ’68 Nova | metalfake dark burgundy with black & white trim, convention logo on roof | RR

C2642 | 2004 Hot Wheels Affinity Motor City Muscle (3/4) | ’68 Chevy Nova | metalfake antifreeze green with magenta & white trim | RR5SP | loose

B3532 | 2004 First Editions #5 Zamac Limited Ed. | Nova 1968 | unpainted with white trim | 5SP

B3532 | 2004 First Editions #5 | Nova 1968 | metalfake steel blue with white trim | 5SP | carded

B3532 | 2004 First Editions #5 | Nova 1968 | metalfake steel blue with white trim | 5SP | European short card

B3532 | 2004 First Editions #5 | Nova 1968 | metalfake steel blue with white trim | 5SP | loose