Hot Wheels Dragstrip Demons 2018: Collector’s Guide

Dragstrip Demons celebrates the wildest corner of American motorsport: straight-line drag racing and the gasser wars of the 1960s. The 2018 mainline series wore the name with pride, and the theme has since anchored premium sets built around wheelie-popping, axle-twisting machines.

The drag racing diecast scene

Drag machines are made for 1:64: jacked-up front ends, massive rear slicks and lettering-rich liveries. The dragstrip family includes legends like the Candy Striper ’55 Bel Air Gasser and the ’64 Chevy Nova Wagon Gasser, while a later premium Dragstrip Demons set — tracked by Orange Track Diecast — brought the ’65 Dodge Coronet, VW Classic Bug, ’73 Plymouth Duster and ’33 Willys. Our Quarter Mile Heroes guide covers the modern mainline continuation.

Why collectors love gassers

Gassers represent drag racing’s most photogenic era: pre-1970, straight-axle, loud and dangerous. Values have climbed steadily as the nostalgia market grows — see the SA Diecast Price Index. Find used copies in used diecast stock and grade with our condition grading guide.

Frequently Asked Questions

Last reviewed: 2 October 2026 by the Unnew team. Checked against official sources – Hot Wheels, Matchbox and hobbyDB – plus the South African collector community.