Trick or Treat Through 31 Days of Toy Terror: Baja Hauler from Hot Wheels: Halloween Series by Mattel

Mattel released the first series of Halloween themed Hot Wheels cars back in 2002 with the Halloween Highway series and they've been pretty consistently releasing themed car sets for All Hallows Eve ever since. I'm not a huge collector of toy cars, usually only those connected with a franchise I like such as Ecto-1s or Batmobiles, but as a sucker for all things Halloween these definitely caught my eye. Actually, I should be honest and say they caught the eyes of my parents. Yes, I'm in my early 40s and I'm still blessed to have my parents and they still will see cool stuff when they're out and about and will give me a call to see if I'm interested. I have a few of these 2026 Hot Wheels: Halloween series cars on the countdown this year but I'm starting out with what might be my favorite: The "Pumpkin Delivery" variant of the Baja Hauler. Ready to haul some pumpkins directly from the pumpkin patch to your door? Then hop in and let's check out the Baja Hauler after the break...The…