Best On The Block: December 2022

It's the last day of December, so it's time to show six of the best releases that were featured in various post during the month.

#1: '66 Chevrolet Corvair Yenko Stinger - 2022 Hot Wheels Car Culture

Why I Picked It: I might not have found everything from the Jay Leno's Garage assortment, but I was definitely happy to find this one. After all these years, Hot Wheels has finally given us a much better looking Corvair, and it's the Yenko Stinger, no less! So this beautiful American classic had to take the number one spot.

#2: '32 Ford - 2022 Hot Wheels Mainline

Why I Picked It: There are many different things I don't expect to see, and a Gulf themed '32 Ford is one of those things. If it's not plain, then I would usually expect to see a hot rod with flames or scallops. So this release is refreshing to see, and I feel it is absolutely one of the best looking releases on the block.

#3: Chevelle S Express - 2022 Hot Wheels Mainline

Why I Picked It: A supercharged muscle car with no hood is already something most car enthusiast would drool over. But Hot Wheels' design team kicked things up a notch by painting it gloss black and giving it matte black stripes. Oh, and the Retro Slot wheels are basically the cherry on top of the cake. So I don't know about you, but I think this is one of the top five releases from this year's Muscle Mania set, and I think it deserves to take the number one spot on that list.

#4: Subaru SVX - 2022 Matchbox Mainline

Why I Picked It: This release ended up being one of my favorite ones from Matchbox's latest basic mix. Why is that? Well, if Subaru had ever decided to make a special high performance version of the SVX, I feel this is what it could have looked like. Of course, many car enthusiast might disagree, and that's fine. But you still have to admit that a metallic black SVX looks pretty darn good with gold wheels.

#5: 1956 Morris Minor - 2022 Matchbox Moving Parts

Why I Picked It: The 1956 Morris Minor is definitely not in the same league as the 1956 Aston Martin DBR1, but it's still a very beautiful classic car nonetheless! And I'm so glad Matchbox was able to make one for us. I'm also happy with their decision to make the convertible version, and the reason why is because it's not every day that we get a diecast model of a fixed profile convertible. Usually, we only get convertible models that have the other configuration where the entire rood folds or retracts down. So I feel this casting is somewhat unique. 

#6: 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E - 2022 Matchbox Mainline

Why I Picked It: Earlier this year, Hot Wheels released a very modified version of the Mustang Mach-E. And to be honest, it left wondering if we were ever going to see a stock version of the vehicle from Matchbox. Well, to my surprise, they decided to give us one this year, and I couldn't be happier. Besides being a stock version of the Mach-E, this casting also has some fantastic proportions. Sometimes, Matchbox's version of a vehicle ends up being a little small, which is fine. But I do think it's great when their castings are around the same size as a typical Hot Wheels casting.

Okay, those are the six releases that I picked for this month's edition of Best On The Block. Now that you know some of my favorites, I want to know yours. So go ahead and let me know what your favorite releases were from this month.