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Hot Wheels is an American media franchise and brand of scale model cars invented by Elliot Handler and introduced by his company Mattel on May 18, 1968. [2] It was the primary competitor of Matchbox until Mattel bought Matchbox owner Tyco Toys in 1997.
Well-known Hot Wheels collector Bruce Pascal is rumored to have spent at least $70,000 on his pink Beach Bomb, though he said he wouldn’t let it go for less than $1 million. 2. 1968 Strawberry ...
Johnny Lightning – Hot Wheels like cars whether made by early Topper or Playing Mantis. After being owned by Tomy, as of January 2016, owned by Round 2 LLC (makers of Auto World). Jouef – French manufacturer of slot cars in 1:36 scale, some of which were also produced and sold in the UK by Mettoy-Corgi under the Playcraft brand.
Lesney was founded on 19 January 1947 as an industrial die-casting company by Leslie Smith (6 March 1918 - 26 May 2005) and Rodney Smith (26 August 1917 - 20 July 2013). ). The name "Lesney" was a portmanteau from both partners' (who were not related by blood) n
Street Legal TV's list of the top three rarest Hot Wheels in the world values the second and third most expensive toys at $10,000 and $5,000 respectively. But in the end, shop owner Rick Harrison ...
A 1953-55 Lesney-Matchbox Road Roller, one of the first toys to be produced under the Matchbox name. The Matchbox name originated in 1953 as a brand name of the British die-casting company Lesney Products, whose reputation was moulded by [2] John W. "Jack" Odell (1920–2007), [3] Leslie Charles Smith (1918–2005), [4] and Rodney Smith.
Zarnock is known for a massive Hot Wheels collection that earned him a Guinness World Record title in 2003 [1] and 2007 [2] for owning the largest collection of different model cars (8,128) and is featured in the 2008 "Ripley's Believe It or Not!" book Prepare to Be Shocked. [3] And the 2011 "Ripley's Believe It or Not!" book "Utterly Crazy!"
The Camaro Hot Wheels Concept is a concept vehicle based on the Camaro SS coupe with a Tremec TR-6060 six-speed manual transmission, inspired by the "Custom Camaro" 1/64-scale model that was part of the original Hot Wheels collection released in 1968. It was designed by General Motors' Design studio in Michigan and the Hot Wheels Design studio ...