Rob Matthes

Robert William Matthes is a designer who worked at Hot Wheels from 2002 to 2017 and again since 2023. He is noted as being the design lead for the Hot Wheels Elite 1:18 scale line along with their 1:50 lines. He served as a design manager for Hot Wheels from 2008 to 2017, managing the $1 lineup from 2008 to 2012 and then managed the playset team until his departure in 2017. He also manages his own company, SpeedShift Art, specializing in automotive illustration. He rejoined Hot Wheels in 2023 and works on mainline and Premium products among others.
== 1/64 Scale ==
Year	Casting Name 	Debut Series 	First Edition #	Toy Number	Photo
2004	Batmobile 	2004 First Editions 	31/100 	B3542 	
2004	Silhouette 	2004 First Editions: Fatbax 	62/100 	C2720 	
2004	Slikt Back 	2004 First Editions: Crooze 	50/100 	C2716 	
2004	Splittin' Image 	2004 First Editions: 'Tooned 	43/100 	B3545 	100px
2004	Toyota Celica 	2004 First Editions: Hardnoze 	78/100 	C2710 	
2004	Wail Tale 	2004 First Editions: Crooze 	77/100 	C2735 	
2005	Ford Bronco Concept 	2005 First Editions: Blings 	32/60 	G6694 	
2005	Formul8r 	2005 First Editions: Realistix 	13/60 	G6727 	
2005	Hummer H3 	2005 First Editions: Blings 	37/60 	G6719 	
2006	Hummer H2 	2006 First Editions 	23/36 	J3264 	
2006	Preying Menace 	2006 First Editions 	18/36 	J3259 	
2007	'70 Pontiac Firebird 	2007 New Models 	16/36 	K6148 	
2007	CCM Country Club Muscle 	2007 New Models 	19/36 	K6151 	
2007	Ferrari 599 GTB 	2007 New Models 	14/36 	K6146 	100px
2007	Volkswagen Golf GTI 	2007 New Models 	27/36 	K6159 	
2008	Croc Rod 	2008 New Models 	18/40 	L9933 	100px
2008	Custom '62 Chevy 	2008 New Models 	13/40 	L9928 	
2009	'69 Mercury Cougar Eliminator 	2009 New Models 	8/42 	N4011 	
2009	Bye Focal II 	2009 New Models 	10/42 	N4013 	
2010	Custom V-8 Vega 	2010 New Models 	23/42 	N4026 	
2009	Draggin' Tail 	2009 New Models 	40/42 	N4043 	
2009	'63 Chevy Nova 	Dragstrip Demons 	13/30 	N8972 	100px
2009	'65 Dodge Coronet 	Dragstrip Demons 	10/30 	N8974 	100px
2009	'69 Dodge Charger Funny Car 	Dragstrip Demons 	7/30 	N8977 	
2009	'70 Camaro Funny Car 	Dragstrip Demons 	26/30 	N8961 	100px
2009	'72 Plymouth Cuda FC 	Dragstrip Demons 	1/30 	N8957 	
2009	'74 Chevy Vega F/C 	Dragstrip Demons 	11/30 	N8968 	100px
2009	'78 Corvette Funny Car 	Dragstrip Demons 	6/30 	N8967 	100px
2009	Front Engine Fuel Dragster 	Dragstrip Demons 	12/30 	N8962 	
2009	Plymouth Duster Funny Car 	Dragstrip Demons 	17/30 	N8958 	100px
2009	Honda Indy Car 	IZOD IndyCar 	- 	P7302 	
2010	'71 Maverick Grabber 	2010 New Models 	33/44 	R0953 	
2010	'73 Ford Falcon XB 	2010 HW PremiereGlobal All Stars 	48/52 or 7/10 	R6451 	
2010	Volkswagen SP2 	2010 HW PremiereGlobal All Stars 	46/52 or 8/10 	R6453 	
2010	Scorpedo 	Color Shifters Creatures 	- 	R1191 	100px
2010	'64 GMC Panel 	2010 Hot Wheels Delivery: Slick Rides	34/34 	R3756 	100px
2010	'75 Chevy Monza F/C 	Dragstrip Demons 	6/25 	R3809 	100px
2010	'77 Plymouth Arrow Funny Car 	Dragstrip Demons 	9/25 	R3805 	100px
2010	'77 Pontiac Firebird Funny Car 	Dragstrip Demons 	13/25 	R3811 	
2011	24 Ours 	2011 New Models 	10/50 	T9680 	100px
2011	'71 Dodge Challenger 	2011 New Models 	12/50 	T9682 	
2012	Imparable 	2011 New Models 	3/50 	V5291 	
2013	'70 Oldsmobile 442 	Flying Customs 	- 	X8176 	
2014	'68 Mercury Cougar 	HW Race: Track Aces 	170/250 	BDD08 	
2014	BMW E36 M3 Race 	HW Race: Track Aces 	169/250 	BDD07 	
2020	Nien Nunb 	Star Wars Character Cars 	- 	FJF81 	
2024	Nissan Skyline GT-R (R32) Pandem	Car Culture: Modern Classics 	1/5 	HRV68 	
2024	Subaru Forester STi 	Car Culture: Modern Classics 	5/5 	HRV74 	
2024	1967 Volkswagen Samba Bus 	Hot Wheels Boulevard 	#114 	HRT62 	
2024	1987 Chevy Caprice 	Fast & Furious 	3/5 	HRT98 	
2025	2024 Toyota Land Cruiser 	Car Culture: HW Off-Road 	5/5 	JBK52 	
2025	'01 BMW M3 GTR 	BMW Race Cars Car Culture 2-Pack 	- 	JBK99 	
2025	2023 Land Rover Defender 110 	Car Culture: Team Transport 	#74 	JBM29 	
2025	1981 Toyota SR5 4WD 	RLC Exclusive 	- 	JCP20 	
2025	1996 BMW M3 LTW 	RLC Exclusive 	- 	JCP08 	
2025	Scania 770 S 	Elite 64 	- 	HWR95 	
==See also==
*:Category:Rob Matthes Designs
Category:Designers
Category:Casting Designers
Category:Playset Designers