Bethesda Magazine (December 2017)

The local Bethesda Magazine interviewed Bruce Pascal at his home office in its November-December 2017 edition for the article, "Mr. Hot Wheels," which includes the following write-up:

There are car collectors, and then there are toy car collectors. Jay Leno is known for his collection of, at last count, about 130 cars and 90 motorcycles, housed in a massive garage in Burbank, California. Bruce Pascal is known for his Hot Wheels collection, which consumes most of the fourth floor of his Potomac townhome.

Mr. Hot Wheels of Potomac, as he is sometimes known, has earned “extreme collector” status on YouTube. He has more than 3,680 Instagram followers. His collection, containing about 3,000 Hot Wheels and more than 2,000 related items, was last valued at $1.8 million. But, he insists, “I don’t look at value. I look at historical significance.”

Bruce Pascal shows off his Hot Wheels collection, which includes about 3,000 toy cars, in his Potomac home. (Photo by Michael Ventura)