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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.
The Hutch team spent an entire week at the Mattel office in Los Angeles to learn everything they could about the Hot Wheels brand. [ 7 ] The first version of the game (0.1.3442) was released on October 13, 2016 [ 8 ] for Android platforms by Hutch Games.
Related toys from Mattel's Hot Wheels brand were produced. The television series MythBusters employed a Hybrid II model crash test dummy, "Buster", for dangerous experiments. Additionally, the show utilized a number of simulaids in addition to using the hosts themselves as the test subjects if the experiment was safe enough.
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.
Mattel's Hot Wheels division produced miniature replicas of the Mach 5 called the Second Wind, and their Barbie Collector division released a collector doll set featuring Trixie and Speed as they appeared in the film. Also, a Mattel product called UB FunKeys got a new patch, which included a Speed Racer zone. [citation needed]
Mattel Adventure Park, a full-scale amusement park featuring your favorite Mattel toys and games — Barbie, Hot Wheels, Thomas & Friends, Masters of the Universe, Magic 8 Ball, Pictionary, UNO ...
One line produced around 1960 was the 'Bottle Series' Metal Miniatures. Barclay's tiny vehicles were placed in a small blister card covered with clear plastic in the form of a bottle. On one side of the package, a skyscraper was illustrated – on the other side, a country lane. The entire package was only slightly smaller than 4 x 2.75 inches.
The Hot Wheels Bone Shaker: The Ultimate Ride is still fast and high, climbing 84 feet into the air, but it's more family-friendly. Riders get to sit in cars with the cool, hot-rod design and ...