Volkswagen Drag Bus
Produced: 1996 – Present
Desginer: Phil Riehlman


Year | 1996 |
Serie | First Editions |



Year | 1996 |
Serie | Employee Holiday Releases |

Limited to 25.000
Year | 1997 |
Serie | JC Whitney Exclusive |

First Volkswagen Drag Bus collaboration of Liberty Promotions working with Mattel.
Limited to 25.000
Year | 1997 |
Serie | Liberty Promotions for All Tune & Lube |

Limited to 10.000
Issued in a baggie, not a blister card.
Year | 1997 |
Serie | Internet Promo #1 |


Limited to 189
Year | 1997 |
Serie | Havana Mania Bus |

Limited to 20.000
This issue was a tribute to the Navy flight team.
Year | 1998 |
Serie | Blue Angels |

Limited to 30.000
Tampos are based on the Air Force’s Thunderbirds flight team.
Year | 1998 |
Serie | Thunderbirds |

concept: use the software to print out your own decals.
Year | 1998 |
Serie | Custom Car Designer |


Year | 1998 |
Serie | 30th Anniversary Set |

Limited to 25.000
This is a Liberty Promotions issue.
When you look at the black Hot Wheels emblem on the side of the bus, you will see “Hot Whee” and not Hot Wheels
Year | 1998 |
Serie | Jiffy Lube Exclusive |

Limited to 50.000
Year | 1998 |
Serie | Van de Kamp’s Promotion |

Issued in celebration of the 30th Anniversary.
This CD-ROM has collector resources and pictures.
Year | 1998 |
Serie | Interactive Collectors Guide |

Limited to 30.000
Tampos are based on the Navy’s elite SEAL team.
Year | 1999 |
Serie | Navy Seals |

Limited to 30.000
Year | 1999 |
Serie | Golden Knights |

Limited to 7.000
Issued in a baggie, not on a card.
Year | 1999 |
Serie | Internet Promo #2 |

Limited to 25.000
Issued in a baggie, not a card.
Year | 1999 |
Serie | Internet Promo #3 |

Year | 1999 |
Serie | Malleco Tower Cranes Promotion |

Year | 2001 |
Serie | Liberty Promotions for Penske Auto Center |

Limited to 20.000
This is a Liberty Promotions issued-bus.
Year | 2001 |
Serie | Liberty Promotions for Penske Auto Center |

Limited to 30.000
This is a Liberty Promotions issued-bus.
Year | 2001 |
Serie | Liberty Promotions for Penske Auto Center |

Limited to 30.000
This is a Liberty Promotions issued-bus.
Year | 2001 |
Serie | Liberty Promotions for Penske Auto Center |


1 of 4.000
Date: 11-14 October 2001
Year | 2001 |
Serie | 15th Convention |

1 of 2.000
Date: 11-14 October 2001
Year | 2001 |
Serie | 15th Convention |

1 of 10.000
Date: 11-14 April 2002
Year | 2002 |
Serie | Hot Wheels Nationals |




Year | 2002 |
Serie | HWC.com 1 |

Date: 11-14 April 2002
1 of 2.712
NO Convention Logo on roof + NO Dinner Sticker
Year | 2002 |
Serie | HWC.com 1 |

Date: 11-14 April 2002
1 of 1.600
Convention Logo + NO Dinner Sticker
Year | 2002 |
Serie | HWC.com 1 |

Date: 11-14 April 2002
1 of 400
Convention Logo + Dinner Sticker
Year | 2002 |
Serie | HWC.com 1 |


1 of 10.000
This one was made available online.
Year | 2002 |
Serie | HWC.com 1 |

Limited to 25.000
Year | 2002 |
Serie | Decades |

Limited to 25.000
Year | 2002 |
Serie | The Midwest Air Cooled Enthusiasts Club |

These were originally meant for a retail release, but they were replaced by the microbus late in the planning and attainable only by mail-in offer.
Toys Я Us Mail-in Promo
Year | 2003 |
Serie | 100% Preferred TRU Mail-in |

These were originally meant for a retail release, but they were replaced by the microbus late in the planning and attainable only by mail-in offer.
Toys Я Us Mail-in Promo
Year | 2003 |
Serie | 100% Preferred TRU Mail-in |

1 of 12.500
Year | 2003 |
Serie | HWC.com 2: Flying Customs |

Location: Irvine Convention Charity Preview Party
1 of 1.000
Year | 2003 |
Serie | Flying Customs |

1 of 1.300
Location: Irvine
Date: Sunday, 5 October 2003
Year | 2003 |
Serie | Peterson Tour Bus Hall Of Fame |

Year | 2003 |
Serie | General Mills Wheaties Promotion |

Year | 2003 |
Serie | General Mills Lucky Charms Promotion |

Year | 2003 |
Serie | HWC.com 3: Real Riders |

1 of 11.000
Year | 2005 |
Serie | HWC.com 4 |

Year | 2005 |
Serie | Treasure Hunts |

Year | 2005 |
Serie | RLC Thank You |

Year | 2005 |
Serie | Mongoose & Snake Drag Race Set |

Year | 2005 |
Serie | Mongoose & Snake Drag Race Set |


Year | 2006 |
Serie | HWC.com 5 |

1 of 13.775
Year | 2006 |
Serie | RLC Thank You |

Mystery Car 5 of 5
“Ten Year Anniversary” is printed in red on the Real Rider tires.
Year | 2006 |
Serie | Mystery Car |

Year | 2007 |
Serie | HWC.com 6 |


1 of 4.000
Date: 27 May 2007
Year | 2007 |
Serie | Japan Custom Car Show |

1 of 4.000
Year | 2007 |
Serie | Japan Custom Car Show 2-car set |

Year | 2008 |
Serie | HWC.com 7 |

Date: 1-5 October 2008
Limited to 3.000
Year | 2008 |
Serie | 22nd Collectors Convention |

Year | 2008 |
Serie | 40 Years of Hot Wheels Set |

Year | 2008 |
Serie | Since ’68: Top 40 |

Year | 2008 |
Serie | Since ’68: Top 40 |

1: NO Gold Dinner Sticker – 1 of 3.000
2: Gold Dinner Sticker
Year | 2008 |
Serie | Mexico Commemorative Edition |

Year | 2008 |
Serie | Redline Poker Club |

Came with a black metal button with the bus.
1 of 4.000
Year | 2009 |
Serie | RLC Membership Car |

Year | 2009 |
Serie | RLC Membership Car |

Year | 2009 |
Serie | RLC Membership Car |

Year | 2009 |
Serie | RLC Membership Car |




Date: 30 September – 4 October 2009
1 of 3.000
Year | 2009 |
Serie | 23rd Annual Collectors Convention |

Year | 2009 |
Serie | Employee Holiday Release |

Date: 13-17 October 2010
1 of 3.500
Year | 2010 |
Serie | 24th Nationals Convention |


Year | 2010 |
Serie | 3rd Annual Brazil Convention |

1 of 1.500
Year | 2010 |
Serie | Japan Car Show |

1 of 500
Year | 2010 |
Serie | Japan Car Show |

Charity Event
Limited to 3.000
Year | 2010 |
Serie | Dream Halloween |

Year | 2011 |
Serie | Hot Wheels Garage Volkswagen Wallmart Exclusive |

1 of 3.500
Date: 5-9 October 2011
Year | 2011 |
Serie | LA Convention |

1 of 1.500
Date: 5-9 October 2011
Year | 2011 |
Serie | 25th Convention |

Year | 2012 |
Serie | Light Speeders |


2 variations: with and without Dinner sticker
Year | 2012 |
Serie | Mexico Convention |

2 variations:
1: No Dinner Sticker- 1 of 2.000
2: Dinner Sticker – 1 of 500
Year | 2012 |
Serie | 26th Convention |

1 of 1.200
Facing Left
Date: 2 December 2012
Year | 2012 |
Serie | Japan Collectors Convention |

1 of 300
Facing Right
Date: 2 December 2012
Year | 2012 |
Serie | Japan Collectors Convention |

1 of 3.000
Date: 10-14 April 2013
Year | 2013 |
Serie | 13th Nationals |

2 “Versions”: light and darker Aqua Blue
Year | 2013 |
Serie | HWC Gulf Racing |

Year | 2013 |
Serie | Collector Edition Kmart Mail In |




1 of 4.000
Date: 25-29 September 2013
Year | 2013 |
Serie | 27th Collectors Convention |

Year | 2014 |
Serie | Color Shifters |

Year | 2015 |
Serie | Pop Culture M&M Mars |


Year | 2016 |
Serie | HWC.com 14 Neo Classics |

1 of 2.800
Date: 4-8 October 2017
Year | 2017 |
Serie | 31st Annual Collectors Convention |

Year | 2017 |
Serie | MEA Dinner Dance |

1 of 5.000
Date: 3-7 April 2019
Year | 2019 |
Serie | 19th Annual Hot Wheels Nationals Convention |

Year | 2019 |
Serie | RLC Exclusive |

Year | 2020 |
Serie | Pop Culture Rick and Morty |



Year | 2021 |
Serie | RLC Exclusive |

Year | 2021 |
Serie | Hot Wheels Boulevard |





25 Years of Phil Rhielmann
Year | 2021 |
Serie | 21st Annual Hot Wheels Collectors Nationals |