Hot Wheels

Hot Wheels is a Mattel brand of miniature die-cast vehicles introduced in 1968. Its colorful designs and track-compatible wheels made it a toy line built around collecting and racing.

Elliot Handler: Elliot Handler co-founded Mattel and helped create the Hot Wheels brand. He pushed Mattel to develop a toy car line after noticing his son’s Matchbox cars.
Die-cast toy: A die-cast toy is an object made by injecting molten metal into a mold. Hot Wheels cars use this manufacturing method for their metal bodies.
Hot Wheels collecting: Hot Wheels collecting is the hobby of acquiring, identifying, and preserving Hot Wheels vehicles. Variations in models, finishes, and production runs give the brand a large collector market.
Toy car: A toy car is a miniature vehicle made for play, collecting, or display. Hot Wheels became one of the best-known brands within this broader kind of toy.
Harry Bentley Bradley: Harry Bentley Bradley was a car designer who created the first Hot Wheels models. His custom-car styling gave the debut line its distinctive look.
Redline (Hot Wheels): A Redline is an early Hot Wheels car with a red stripe around each tire. The stripe became a defining feature of many cars made during the brand’s early years.
Hot Wheels racing: Hot Wheels racing is the use of toy cars and tracks for speed and stunt competitions. Track compatibility makes racing a central way to play with the cars.
Car culture: Car culture is the shared practices, aesthetics, and identities associated with automobiles. Hot Wheels translated custom-car styling into an accessible miniature form.
Sweet 16 (Hot Wheels): The Sweet 16 is the original set of 16 Hot Wheels cars released in 1968. These models established the brand’s launch-era designs and range.
Hot Wheels track: Hot Wheels track is a modular toy track designed for compatible miniature cars. The cars’ low-friction wheels and standardized dimensions support track racing.

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