{"id":612,"date":"2021-04-27T18:31:54","date_gmt":"2021-04-27T18:31:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coldnose.us\/?p=612"},"modified":"2021-04-27T18:31:54","modified_gmt":"2021-04-27T18:31:54","slug":"custom-hot-wheels-and-matchbox-cars-and-trucks-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coldnose.us\/index.php\/2021\/04\/custom-hot-wheels-and-matchbox-cars-and-trucks-available\/","title":{"rendered":"Custom Hot Wheels and Matchbox Cars and Trucks Available"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve dabbled in Matchbox and Hot Wheels cars since I received my first Matchbox truck at age 2.\u00a0 It&#8217;s a hobby that&#8217;s stuck with me for over 60 years. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Recently, I started taking these diecast cars and trucks, and modifying them by changing the wheels on them for custom ones so they&#8217;d look cooler.\u00a0 I started doing this just for myself, but then someone wanted to buy one, and it&#8217;s just sort of taken off.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve been able to do several commissioned works where a customer requests a specific car, wheels, and paint color.\u00a0 And I also just swap the wheels out for some with real rubber tires.<\/p>\n<p>Quite a bit of my work is posted on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/coldnose_garage\/\">my Instagram account, the Coldnose Garage<\/a>.\u00a0 Mostly, I advertise car and truck toys on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/marketplace\/profile\/744978434\/?ref=share_attachment\">Facebook Marketplace, and you can check those ads out here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a few of my creations&#8230;<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; 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