Why Hot Wheels Has Become A Collector's Item For Many Adults
| Hot Wheels is a brand of die-cast toy cars that was | Firebird, Custom Fleetside, Custom Mustang, Custom | |||
| launched in America by an American toy | T-Bird, Custom Volkswagen which was designed by | |||
| manufacturer named Mattel in the year 1968. A | Ira Gilford, Deora, Ford J-Car, Hot Heap, Python which | |||
| Die-cast toy is any toy or collectible item manufactured | was designed by Dean Jefferies, and Silhouette. All | |||
| utilizing the die casting method. These toys are made | these cars had colourful paint work, bearings, redline | |||
| using metal and plastic. The metal most commonly | wheels, and working suspensions. | |||
| used is ZAMAK, which is an alloy of zinc and | In 1969, Twin Mill was one of the most popular and | |||
| aluminum. Initially, these cars were designed to on a | accepted Hot Wheel cars. In 1970, the famous Sizzler, | |||
| 1:64 scale and were used on Hot Wheels track sets. | the rechargeable electronic car was made. In 1985, the | |||
| However, in 1970 a series of Hot Wheels cars were | Hot Wheels Torino Tornado was one of the most | |||
| designed on a 1:43 scale. This new range of cars | renowned cars. In 1995, the Hot Wheel cars were | |||
| became adult collector series vehicles that were | differentiated into specialized series i.e. the Model | |||
| replicas of Formula One and NASCAR cars, which | Series which was later renamed First Edition, and the | |||
| were extremely successful. The Hot Wheels logo was | Treasure Hunt Series. In 2000, a new range of Hot | |||
| designed by Rick irons, a Californian Artist who | Wheel Cars came into the market. These cars had | |||
| worked with Mattel. | exquisite paint jobs, and functioned like their original | |||
| Elliot Hander, co-founder of Mattel, wanted to | counterparts. | |||
| manufacture a range of die-cast toys for boys. He | Over the years, Hot Wheel cars have not only been | |||
| wanted to dominate the toy cars industry which was | collected by children, but it has become a collector's | |||
| once upon a time dominated by Lesney, a British | item for many adults too. There have been estimates | |||
| company with their Matchbox cars. Even though, | that over 41 million children have collected Hot Wheels | |||
| Hander's executives thought it was an awful idea, the | toys throughout their childhood years, and an average | |||
| toy cars became a major success. In 1968, Mattel | collector has over 1,550 cars to his collection. | |||
| released nearly sixteen castings. Eleven cars were | The Hot Wheel range of toys include many different | |||
| designed by Marry Bentley Bradley. The first one | kinds of tracks, accessories, different kinds of vehicles | |||
| manufactured was an elegant dark blue Custom | like the 'Sizzlers' the rechargeable electric cars, 'Hot | |||
| Camaro. | Line' trains, 'R-R-Rumblers' motorcycles, and 'Hot Birds' | |||
| In 1968, Hot Wheels introduced the custom-built | aeroplanes, but they have always been most popular | |||
| Volkswagen, which was one their first cars. Some of | and well known for their collection of small scale | |||
| the other cars they released in the same year were: | free-rolling models of custom hot rods and muscles. | |||
| Beatnik Bandit which was designed by Ed Roth, | Muna wa Wanjiru Has Been Researching and | |||
| Custom Barracuda, Custom Camaro, Custom | Reporting on Aloy Wheels for Years. | |||
| Corvette, Custom Cougar, Custom Eldorado, Custom |