Hot Wheels Poppa Wheelie | Drag Strip Series 8/10
Item Specifics
- Brand: Hot Wheels
- Model: HW Poppa Wheelie
- Vehicle type: Fantasy dragster / wheelie car
- Color: Metalflake gray with teal, lime green and black graphics
- Collector number: 186/250
- Product code: HKK06
- Manufacturer: Mattel
- Material: Die-cast metal with plastic components
- Licensed vehicle:
- Manufactured in: Malaysia
- Packaging: Factory-sealed blister card
- Release year: 2014
- Variant year: 2023
- Scale: 1/64
About This Item
The Hot Wheels HW Poppa Wheelie 186/250 is a distinctive fantasy dragster from the HW Drag Strip series, finished in metalflake gray with bold teal, lime green and black graphics. This HKK06 variation features the casting’s exaggerated wheelie stance, oversized rear wheel, compact front-wheel arrangement, extended wheelie-bar assembly and large eye graphics along the body.
Additional details include teal-tinted windows, a metallic blue rear wheel, side exhaust pipes and a raised roof intake. The unusual proportions and colorful racing graphics give the HW Poppa Wheelie an unmistakable appearance that stands out among Hot Wheels fantasy and drag-racing castings.
The HW Poppa Wheelie casting first appeared in 2014, while this metalflake gray HKK06 second-color variation was released for the 2023 Hot Wheels Mainline. Collector number 186/250 appears on the front card, and HW Drag Strip 8/10 identifies its place within the series.
Condition
This item is factory sealed in its original Hot Wheels blister-card packaging. The card and clear blister may show light shelf or storage wear such as minor edge wear, soft corners, surface marks, light scuffing or minor blister wear consistent with normal retail handling.
We may have multiple units of this item available, so the item you receive may differ slightly from the one shown in the photos. Product appearance and packaging details may vary slightly from the photos shown while remaining the same listed Hot Wheels HW Poppa Wheelie 186/250 model.
Computer-generated loose-item images, when shown, are provided only as illustrative views of the vehicle outside the package. The item being sold remains sealed in its original packaging.
Why Collect This Model
The HW Poppa Wheelie represents the creative fantasy side of Hot Wheels design, combining drag-racing inspiration with exaggerated proportions built around a permanent wheelie appearance. Its distinctive three-wheel layout, wheelie-bar structure and oversized rear wheel give the casting a recognizable silhouette within the Hot Wheels lineup.
This 2023 metalflake gray variation adds teal and lime-green graphics, a metallic blue rear wheel and the prominent eye motif, giving collectors a visually different version of a casting that has been part of Hot Wheels since 2014. Its HW Drag Strip 8/10 designation also makes it useful for collectors assembling complete 2023 Mainline or HW Drag Strip sets.
