I remember seeing my first hot wheels car in 1968 at age 10. I was wowed at their detail, colors, and the California custom look. The matchbox cars that I had seemed drab in comparison. Interesting fact: the man that invented Hot Wheels for Mattel (most successful toy line for boys), was married to the woman that came up with the idea for Barbie dolls for Mattel, (most successful toy line for girls) about 1959-60. Great historical Vlog, thanks very much!
I was 8 In 1968 When Hot Wheels appeard. I remember the Matchbox and Corgi cars, and we loved them. But by 1969, Hotwheels had eclipsed them, and all we kids wanted Hotwheels. I got my first bit Yellow Track in 1970 aged 10. Im 63 now. Wish id kept my old Dinkys, Matchbox, Corgis and Hot Wheels. My 4 year old grand son got a Hot Wheel track at Christmas that pushes the cars around at speed round the track. It was great watching him and his brother play for hours in end on Christmas day.
I has 7 in 1968 and Hot Wheels quickly became my main toy. I had the ultimate set up in our basement; miles of track, a bunch of banked curves, loops, and two superchargers! I had all of the Sweet Sixteen, Mom got rid of them when I went into the Army. My favorite and fastest car was the Jackrabbit, released in 1969, in conjunction with the "Hot Wheels" cartoon that ran from 1969-1971. In 2018, I saw a story about the HW 50th Anniversary. I went to Target and bought a few HW cars. I now have several hundred. And lots of track. And banked curves. And loops. And a supercharger. I'm 7 again.
Before kid's RC toy vehicles and video games, kids had to use their imagination when they played. Toy cars of all scale sizes inspired me and my friends to discuss and create scenarios. We collaborated and worked together in our pretend world of toy cars and trucks! Plus, you didn't always need your friends around to enjoy them. You could play alone or with your sibling(s)!
@@KenanTurkiye When my nephews were little, I'd buy them Hot Wheels and Matchbox cars. Now I buy their little boys Hot Wheels cars and they love them! I show them now to play with them and they copy me and we have loads of fun! I haven't seen that many Matchbox, Dinky or Tootsie toys lately. There's a ton of knock off Chinese junk cars which I avoid as they are just pure crap toys. 👍🏼
I never knew that much about Hot Wheels when I was a kid. All I knew is that they’re badass toy cars. I’m 26 and I don’t care. I might start ordering some Hot Wheels online as well as some tracks. I saw a video about McLaren P1 cars and those look freaking awesome. Definitely ordering some of those.
I love this video Little Car, Hot Wheels were part of my childhood and I remember playing with them with my dad and watching the Acceleracers animated movies.
I dont know why but when I was small several classmates and i joined the hot wheels club. Stickers, books, certificate and the silver boss hoss mustang. Everyone's arrived but mine was slow coming to me. I finally got it and was excited to get the silver mustang. Instead I got a green barracuda black top hood less with a number on the doors. I was so dissapointed. But the barracuda was pretty. I think it was in 69. I'm 60 now.
yes the boss hoss was only available through the club via postal mail. my mail person never deliverd mine but i found one at a antique barn in iowa for $5.00. Also a silouette and 3 GT cars. After the boss hoss there were other chrome cars . heavy chevy camaro was one of them. oh i also got a jack rabbit special for $5.00 in iowa.
Great story. When I was about 9 I got a vinyl carrying case full of pristine old redline Hot Wheels from a neighbor who was cleaning out a house he had just bought. I know there was a Camaro and possibly a Barracuda in that grouping. Being young, I slowly destroyed them all through rough play. Man, I wish I hadn’t of done that!
Yup we all played with them. My great uncle use to work for Ford and sometimes when we went to his house, he had one for us......still have them and I'm 57 now. Lol.
I remember buying my first Hot Wheels when they came out in 1968, a Blue Camero. I DID have a pretty good Matchbox collection, but the speed and the track of the Hot Wheels WAS what made me decide to switch.
I have a huge box of hotwheels and matchbox 1/64 scale cars from when I was younger. They're all muscle cars though I really liked muscle cars when I was younger I can't remember what age I was when I started liking JDM
Highway 35 sort of continued with the introduction of Acceleracers. Same cast of characters, better designed all around and a story that was left on a cliffhanger after producing 4 movies and a couple of shorts. These were the big thing when I was a kid!
I miss my 1968 cars. I wish my aunt had sent me two of each car telling me to save one. When you're young you have no idea idea these are new toys that just came out.
Great video ! I collet Hot Wheels since a child. I have many Mukys Grand Prix Regal in excellent condition in my collection since I was a child too. Best wishes from Buenos Aires !
I still remember when they first came out and I saw the first pictures of them. I thought they were as big as the corgi cars but when I saw the first one in a store, I was surprised that they were only the size of a matchbox car. And expensive they were...! In the sixties they cost DM 3.75 in Germany, which turned my parents into "conscientious objectors". That was probably more than they cost today. Needless to say it took forever before my parents bought me one. It was the Deora, which even today still has a special place in my heart...
My 2 year old loves hot wheels. I never really cared much for them when I was a kid. But now I get excited every time we get a new track. Die cast is dope !
You mean "Ouch", that orange track! I'm one of six "Wild Children from Borneo", and our parents in the late '60's & early '70's, would use a section of that orange track in a futile attempt at keeping our hyperative asses in line, when a belt, razor strop, or hickory switch wasn't at hand!
numberstation Happy memories, although the joiners would snap and half a joiner didn’t have the same grip as a full joiner... but “Loop the Loop” and the finish gates and the launcher that could be clamped to a table (Not the GOOD table!!!!) - halcyon days...
@@sparky6086 I have funny memories of my aunt chasing my cousin around their house, Hot Wheels track in her hand. To be honest, he was asking for it, as he was quite the holy terror. I was a year older, so when were out playing I was expected to keep him out of trouble, but that was like herding cats. That track caused some pretty nasty welts.
I recall shipping my 2014 Aussie FPV (Ford Performance Vehicles) Boss 335 Ford Falcon GT to the MCACN show in Rosemont Illinois and handing out Hot Wheels models of it. Was a crazy thing to send a car from Adelaide South Australia to Rosemont Illinois and return but fun. Well done Andy, another great video.
Perfect video. Concise and packed with info. I was curious about how Mattel came to own Matchbox. Now I know thanks to you! I have a nice collection of Hotwheels and Matchbox vehicles. To this day, I find it impossible to walk past a display of cars in a store and not stop to look through them all. Of course, that leads me to buy cars that I already have. Oh heck, well now I have 2 of that model!
If you ask me you’re never too old for Hot Wheels or any toy cars. I never had that many Hot Wheels as a kid. I did have a few remote control cars though. Those were always fun to play with. Any toy car always brings out my inner child.
I was able to locate the Spoiler Sport Van (which was one of the Hot Wheels I had in my childhood..) In an antique shop a couple of years ago in mint condition at a reasonable price.. Needless to say I couldn't pass it up and now it is in my collection!
Yes, you are right about that, as it seems like any redline for sale seems to have a buyer, and now the customizers refurbish them, and sell them, with new/older aftermarket parts. That is a testament as to how strong the market appeal is for them, still.
I still have a few of these Hot Wheels cars from when I was growing up but I also remember the roadway play sets they used to make in the 1990's like a McDonald's restaurant, lifting bridge, garage and the one I really remember well was the ferry port set with a ferry with smoke generator and a few vehicles from the matchbox takeover one of which was the Ford Cargo truck. If I can remember all of the roadway play sets came with a vehicle.
I'm really really starting to like your videos, they really take me back, you're the type of person i could sit and talk to all day, sometimes i do, it's just you talking..lol
I had a lot of these early cars as a child. However, sadly I traded them all for a bicycle one day in about 1971? Today at 60 yrs young, I have about 3000 newer models, to include some Matchbox cars, all in the packages still. At one time they were ALL hanging on the walls of my garage, but when I moved two years ago I put them all in large plastic totes for storage. They may never see the light of day again. 😙 Collecting them as an adult was all about the chase 😜
I was born in 1992 but know Hotwheels like the back of my hand. Amazing tour though history we are approaching 100k peices and collected since 1999 with every treasure hunt and every new car and variation to date…plus about 1000 spectraflame redlines. I love your video and if your ever in central Pennsylvania I’d love for you to see my dad and I collection
Hot Wheels has seen its trials and errors with its many lines released throughout the 2000s, but it's debated that Car Culture is among the best adult line they have released within the past several decades. One major detail I think you should have mentioned was the Redline Club membership offered online which began in the early 2000s, where adults could, and still can, purchase top design cars with top of the line decorations. This has taken off immensely, and some of the most popular and valuable modern releases come from this club today.
I succumb to that ‘old man’ thing where I think the only real Hot Wheels are the first ones I saw aged seven, with Spectraflame paint and Redline tires. Wow they were exciting! The Co Op toy department had Hot Wheels on display in a glass cabinet under the counter, and Gunns toy shop in Ilkeston used to have a Christmas toy fair at the Rutland club which was where I first saw Sizzlers which magically worked without gravity. I’ve got about 16 Redlines, half of which are my originals. The first ones I had were always painted green! It’s like no other colour was available! Green Custom Volkswagen, green Hot Heap, green Custom Eldorado and green Custom Fleetside! The first and last of those in my collection are replacements, the others are original. The catalogue showed so many other colours like red, orange and turquoise, but I got green! The original wire axles didn’t protrude through the ‘mag’ wheel. While the model cars seldom ran straight on a hard floor or table top, they had lower friction running than the later models (IMO) with an axle that was peened over through a hole in the wheel. Cheaper to make. I’ve got the Snake drag car bought from around 1971 or ‘72 and Mongoose from a reissue series, with more modern wheels, a kind of metallic paint rather than solid red, tampo printing decals instead of stickers, and a plastic collector button instead of dangerous pressed tin (oh how did I survive the ‘60s?) in repro packaging that was bought from a toy fair around 1992, so Mattel must have done an earlier run of tribute models before 1998. I remember not being as blown away by them at 30-something as I was at seven, because they had the wrong wheels and the wrong colours, but bought Mongoose and kept it in the blister pack as a memento to the earlier style packaging and a partner to my original unpackaged and playworn Snake! In the mid noughties i also replaces my three Sizzlers cars, all bought off eBay from the USA. I’d placed my originals, boxed but no longer working, in an adult grown-up fashion (I thought) in the bin in 1987, about a year before I learned of the existence of toy fairs and swap meets. So years later I replaced them with boxed imports - that don’t work.
I used to have loads of matchbox cars but then the "mongoose and snake" thing came out I started getting hot wheels. I had yards of orange track and the starter block with a plastic clamp. The highlight was the mongoose vs snake drag strip with the pull up and release timing lights. I also had and loved the sizzlers. I had the set with the booster pit area and then the slalom curves with the brake pedal you pushed to slow the car down. My favourite one was a trans am but I cant remember if it was a 69 or a 70. I used to just play with it as a regular car.
Thanks I had been waiting for this for a long time. I saw some cars I used to have, including the green one with the big rocket motor on the top (no idea of the name but I had it. I also collected the Hot Birds (which was essentially Hot Wheels Airplanes). Short lived, but they had some great designs. I hope you venture into the world of model kits soon, such as Airfix. Monogram too, and they had some really wild 1/24 cars that were cool.
I HAD to be in the Hot Wheels Club and I got the Boss Hoss. I still have most of the Hot Wheels cars I bought through the years including the Red Barron that only came in the Monogram Model of the Red Barron kit. Too bad I played with all my cars so much when I was a kid, They would be worth a lot of money now.
My friends, my brother and I collected Hot Wheels when they first came out! Before long we had all 16 original models. We used to have all the track set ups plus the super chargers when they came out! We added those Hot Wheels cars to our Matchbox, Dinky and Tootsie toy collections. When Johnny Lightening came out we collected those too. Remember Mario Andretti pumping those Johnny Lightening cars?
Great video. Brought back so amazing memories. I owned some crack ups and thought they were so cool. I owned the car at 5:14 minute mark but mine was orange with a sorta purple windshield. I also had no idea they made an Avanti, I would love to get my hands on that Treasures Hunts model.
How did Hot Wheels "Final Run" Series come into the Mattel picture? I collected all of these.In 1974,I played with all the Mattel Hot Wheels.Then really started collecting them around 1995.I worked in the retail grocery business & I pretty much bought every Hot Wheel there was at that time thru General Mills & Kellogg's food products that advertised Hot Wheels cars.Even with Brach's fruit snacks promotion.In 1999,I had over 4,500 Hot Wheels from going to flea markets to Hot Wheel conventions to other collectors.I know,this isn't a big collection,I have seen much bigger collections in friend's basements & in warehouses where I bought certain Hot Wheels.I bought the whole series of "Final Run" Hot Wheels from 3 collectors.After collecting Hot Wheels for 24 years,I decided to split my collection up & give my 2 nephews all my Hot Wheels.I can say this much,once you start collecting Hot Wheels,it's hard to stop.Thank you for sharing your video on Hot Wheels.I did collect all the FatBax Series Hot Wheels.Now I just collect the Hot Wheel retro series like Smokey & the Bandit '77 Pontiac Firebird,'75 Kenworth W900,both cars from the movie "Grease" & many others.And just starting on collecting Hot Wheels Car Culture Team Transports.
Does anyone remember Farbs? Cartoon car people made by Hot Wheels...the one I had was called Myles Ahead. There were also Rumblers , gas station premiums / freebies..about half the size of an ordinary Hot Wheel...
What about the cars specially designed for the Fat Track? (at least I think they were). These were the sizzlers that had the oversized tires and were generally larger overall (I don't actually remember if they could fit on the orange track). I'm assuming these were Mattel but from this remote vantage point I don't actually remember. I do remember they were my favorite because of the looks and how they spookily maneuvered on the fat track, and because of the bigger bodies, had a larger battery in them so they (appeared) to last longer than standard sizzlers. The bigger bodies also allowed more detail.
I was a Matchbox boy , only ever owned a few Hot Wheels. All thru the early 70s up until 1980 me and my brother collected Matchbox, Had a few playsets and whatnot. We still have about 210 vehicles in very good condition. I don't know why I never got into Hot Wheels ? Maybe because my parents didn't buy us any ; they just bought what they always bought for us
I remember the Hot Wheels train sets. They were yellow, I believe. The track was black with silver stripes. I had the mighty mover train set. They used the juice machine to recharge them. They were cool. I got my set in 1972 when we went to Pennsylvania to see our dad’s folks. If you were bad don’t leave a piece of track laying around.
Hey i'm back again, it's a year later and wanted to rewatch. I collect Hot Wheels but a little fun fact is i have found 9 of the original 16 and many other Redines while metal detecting..i can tell you that the ground doesn't do them any favors but just saving them is fun for me.
Used to park my Hot Wheels cars and trucks on the fireplace, like it was a parking lot! It was 5 brick high in front of the doors, and about 6 foot wide, so made a nice size to park all my cars out!
Very informative although a couple of small mistakes. And also no info about the fact Mattel bought Corgi in 89 and rereleased some of the Corgi models with Mattel branding... Now where's my anorak.. ;)
You will make non collectors become collectors, there is much love among diecast collectors being Mbx or Hws is a passion to preserve the automotive his I'm glad cool heads prevail with GM and Hws cause the outcome could have been a down fall and I would not be writing this comment to U, The knowledge is worth listening time and the passion to continue the hunt. To a child it's a toy for an adult it's a passion and a long term investment. Just loving it
I always thought Hot Wheels were inferior to Matchbox and most of the other smaller scale toy cars, especially in terms of detail and accuracy. I had no idea there were so many different types. But you didn't really see them in the uk in the 70s and 80s that much.
American here, Even as a kid,(In the 1960s) I thought "Matchbox" and "Hot Wheels" were different concepts. Like REAL cars, There is "stock" and "custom" (or "Hot Rod"). Being a young car nut, I liked BOTH, But I favored my "Matchbox" cars as they were realistic cars like I saw in real life. "Hot Wheels" were for racing play, and "Matchbox" were for more realistic play (and fantasy car collecting,LOL). Even as a grown up "boomer" I like the more stock cars at vintage car shows. EVERYONE has some customized "Muscle Car", I want to see the restored 30's,40's and 50's Cadillacs, Jaguars and other "stock" cars I "lusted" for when I was a kid. 😊
@@jamesslick4790 I was the same, I made up stories and had pretend car chases with my cars, or just enjoyed parking them. Hmm, how was that fun! I still have them and have passed them onto my son. I've hundreds of Dinky, Matchbox, Hotwheels, Majorette, Silku and other models. I wish I'd kept the boxes! I"d be rich!
Hot Wheels briefly had a competitor called Johnny Lightning, which I think was made by Topper, They were sold as "Bolidos" in Mexico by the now defunct Lili Ledy.
When our cat was a kitten, she would go into the room our grandkids sleep in when they visit, and drag out their Hot Wheels cars. I don't remember her playing with any of their other toys like Legos or dinosaurs, just Hot Wheels.
I have a bunch of old classic cars myself.all in storage.boxes.but with this viras going on I'm going through old cases just to 👀 what I have .in storage.I don't know how many.but I'm a senior collector.and having fun.that's what it's all about collecting cars.
That Muky box says Chevelle SS but the car is in fact an 68/69 AMC AMX. Also you made no mention about the Hotwheels comic book series that was put out, it only lasted six issues was released Mar-Apr 1970 no. 1 June #2, Aug #3, Oct #4, Dec #5, Feb 1971 #6. Short lived but collectable now, it was supposed to be a tie in with a cartoon series that was started in 1969.
Great video, but sadly you didn´t mentioned the Acceleracers series with the corresponding movies, which are basiclly sequels to Highway 35 as multiple characters from the later reapear.
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I remember seeing my first hot wheels car in 1968 at age 10. I was wowed at their detail, colors, and the California custom look. The matchbox cars that I had seemed drab in comparison. Interesting fact: the man that invented Hot Wheels for Mattel (most successful toy line for boys), was married to the woman that came up with the idea for Barbie dolls for Mattel, (most successful toy line for girls) about 1959-60. Great historical Vlog, thanks very much!
YEA @carlc5748
Omg, I've begun doing customs and restoration on really beat ones. I've love to hear you're childhood hot wheels stories !
I was 8 In 1968 When Hot Wheels appeard. I remember the Matchbox and Corgi cars, and we loved them. But by 1969, Hotwheels had eclipsed them, and all we kids wanted Hotwheels. I got my first bit Yellow Track in 1970 aged 10. Im 63 now. Wish id kept my old Dinkys, Matchbox, Corgis and Hot Wheels. My 4 year old grand son got a Hot Wheel track at Christmas that pushes the cars around at speed round the track. It was great watching him and his brother play for hours in end on Christmas day.
The good old days & when you had one those you felt like a million dollars!
So True Dude sometime we are flexing our hot wheels 😂😂
Yeah when I was like 4 or 5, I had like dozens of hotwheels. I was the cool kid when I bought them to kindergarten
I has 7 in 1968 and Hot Wheels quickly became my main toy. I had the ultimate set up in our basement; miles of track, a bunch of banked curves, loops, and two superchargers! I had all of the Sweet Sixteen, Mom got rid of them when I went into the Army. My favorite and fastest car was the Jackrabbit, released in 1969, in conjunction with the "Hot Wheels" cartoon that ran from 1969-1971.
In 2018, I saw a story about the HW 50th Anniversary. I went to Target and bought a few HW cars. I now have several hundred. And lots of track. And banked curves. And loops. And a supercharger. I'm 7 again.
I dont remember having as much fun with another toy, I had limitless imagination with toy cars.
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Before kid's RC toy vehicles and video games, kids had to use their imagination when they played. Toy cars of all scale sizes inspired me and my friends to discuss and create scenarios. We collaborated and worked together in our pretend world of toy cars and trucks! Plus, you didn't always need your friends around to enjoy them. You could play alone or with your sibling(s)!
@@jchapman8248 Thats right Chapman.
Hey what are you doing this weekend, why not come over to us, to play cars! :)
Good old days. :)
@@KenanTurkiye Ikr! Vroom vroom! 🚓🚑🚗🚕👍🏼
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@@KenanTurkiye When my nephews were little, I'd buy them Hot Wheels and Matchbox cars. Now I buy their little boys Hot Wheels cars and they love them! I show them now to play with them and they copy me and we have loads of fun! I haven't seen that many Matchbox, Dinky or Tootsie toys lately. There's a ton of knock off Chinese junk cars which I avoid as they are just pure crap toys. 👍🏼
I never knew that much about Hot Wheels when I was a kid. All I knew is that they’re badass toy cars. I’m 26 and I don’t care. I might start ordering some Hot Wheels online as well as some tracks. I saw a video about McLaren P1 cars and those look freaking awesome. Definitely ordering some of those.
I grew up on these and recall a Saturday morning Hot Wheels cartoon in the late '60s.
Yes I had the Jack Rabbit Special , The Demon and The Red Baron .
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I love this video Little Car, Hot Wheels were part of my childhood and I remember playing with them with my dad and watching the Acceleracers animated movies.
Yes! Finally, a Hot Wheels Little Car video! Thank you for another awesome Little Car history video! :)
I dont know why but when I was small several classmates and i joined the hot wheels club. Stickers, books, certificate and the silver boss hoss mustang. Everyone's arrived but mine was slow coming to me. I finally got it and was excited to get the silver mustang. Instead I got a green barracuda black top hood less with a number on the doors. I was so dissapointed. But the barracuda was pretty. I think it was in 69. I'm 60 now.
I've got that silver mustang didn't remember it came from the Hot Wheels club.
yes the boss hoss was only available through the club via postal mail. my mail person never deliverd mine but i found one at a antique barn in iowa for $5.00. Also a silouette and 3 GT cars. After the boss hoss there were other chrome cars . heavy chevy camaro was one of them. oh i also got a jack rabbit special for $5.00 in iowa.
I am 62, I also sent off for the club car and also got the Cuda. I still have it.
Great story. When I was about 9 I got a vinyl carrying case full of pristine old redline Hot Wheels from a neighbor who was cleaning out a house he had just bought. I know there was a Camaro and possibly a Barracuda in that grouping. Being young, I slowly destroyed them all through rough play. Man, I wish I hadn’t of done that!
Lucky yuo
Been there done that.
Yup we all played with them. My great uncle use to work for Ford and sometimes when we went to his house, he had one for us......still have them and I'm 57 now. Lol.
I had A TON of these growing up.. Unfortunately they are all long gone..
Always love the history of Hot Wheels. Thanks for gathering the information.
Love your channel,,,,and love HOT WHEELS ! I am one of those kids from the 60's who still loves his Hot Wheels !
I remember buying my first Hot Wheels when they came out in 1968, a Blue Camero. I DID have a pretty good Matchbox collection, but the speed and the track of the Hot Wheels WAS what made me decide to switch.
I have a huge box of hotwheels and matchbox 1/64 scale cars from when I was younger. They're all muscle cars though I really liked muscle cars when I was younger I can't remember what age I was when I started liking JDM
I had hot wheel car when they came out in 1968 with the orange track....played so much with it
Highway 35 sort of continued with the introduction of Acceleracers. Same cast of characters, better designed all around and a story that was left on a cliffhanger after producing 4 movies and a couple of shorts. These were the big thing when I was a kid!
I miss my 1968 cars. I wish my aunt had sent me two of each car telling me to save one. When you're young you have no idea idea these are new toys that just came out.
So glad you are doing these Champ! Of all them I must thank you for the Corgi doco as I am a dyed in the wool Corgi fan then and now!
Great video ! I collet Hot Wheels since a child. I have many Mukys Grand Prix Regal in excellent condition in my collection since I was a child too. Best wishes from Buenos Aires !
I still remember when they first came out and I saw the first pictures of them. I thought they were as big as the corgi cars but when I saw the first one in a store, I was surprised that they were only the size of a matchbox car. And expensive they were...! In the sixties they cost DM 3.75 in Germany, which turned my parents into "conscientious objectors". That was probably more than they cost today. Needless to say it took forever before my parents bought me one. It was the Deora, which even today still has a special place in my heart...
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My 2 year old loves hot wheels. I never really cared much for them when I was a kid. But now I get excited every time we get a new track. Die cast is dope !
Great memories of Hot Wheels. Back in 70 I was 9yrs old. If you didn't have any Hot Wheels cars you weren't allowed to switch and play with ours 😁
Ahh, that orange track...
You mean "Ouch", that orange track! I'm one of six "Wild Children from Borneo", and our parents in the late '60's & early '70's, would use a section of that orange track in a futile attempt at keeping our hyperative asses in line, when a belt, razor strop, or hickory switch wasn't at hand!
numberstation Happy memories, although the joiners would snap and half a joiner didn’t have the same grip as a full joiner... but “Loop the Loop” and the finish gates and the launcher that could be clamped to a table (Not the GOOD table!!!!) - halcyon days...
@@sparky6086 I have funny memories of my aunt chasing my cousin around their house, Hot Wheels track in her hand. To be honest, he was asking for it, as he was quite the holy terror. I was a year older, so when were out playing I was expected to keep him out of trouble, but that was like herding cats. That track caused some pretty nasty welts.
I recall shipping my 2014 Aussie FPV (Ford Performance Vehicles) Boss 335 Ford Falcon GT to the MCACN show in Rosemont Illinois and handing out Hot Wheels models of it. Was a crazy thing to send a car from Adelaide South Australia to Rosemont Illinois and return but fun. Well done Andy, another great video.
Perfect video. Concise and packed with info. I was curious about how Mattel came to own Matchbox. Now I know thanks to you! I have a nice collection of Hotwheels and Matchbox vehicles. To this day, I find it impossible to walk past a display of cars in a store and not stop to look through them all. Of course, that leads me to buy cars that I already have. Oh heck, well now I have 2 of that model!
There were also the "Hi-Rakers", introduced in 1980, with adjustable height rear axles.
I have some still was telling my friend he didn't believe me because I couldn't think of the sub name intill I saw your Hi rakers
@@ridesnwrenches1825 Yes, I still have the Hi-rakers D-50 pick up.
Still have all my hot wheels today as a 18 year old, I recently started collecting again.
If you ask me you’re never too old for Hot Wheels or any toy cars. I never had that many Hot Wheels as a kid. I did have a few remote control cars though. Those were always fun to play with. Any toy car always brings out my inner child.
1970 The Snake & the Mongoose Set was the Last Toys I Got for Christmas as a Kid at 13, Fond Memories. (smile)
I was able to locate the Spoiler Sport Van (which was one of the Hot Wheels I had in my childhood..) In an antique shop a couple of years ago in mint condition at a reasonable price.. Needless to say I couldn't pass it up and now it is in my collection!
Beatiful diecasts and video.
I am so glad I found this channel!!!!!!!!! this was an excellent video!!! will you also include the customizing movement by fans?
Yes, you are right about that, as it seems like any redline for sale seems to have a buyer, and now the customizers refurbish them, and sell them, with new/older aftermarket parts. That is a testament as to how strong the market appeal is for them, still.
I still have a few of these Hot Wheels cars from when I was growing up but I also remember the roadway play sets they used to make in the 1990's like a McDonald's restaurant, lifting bridge, garage and the one I really remember well was the ferry port set with a ferry with smoke generator and a few vehicles from the matchbox takeover one of which was the Ford Cargo truck. If I can remember all of the roadway play sets came with a vehicle.
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I'm really really starting to like your videos, they really take me back, you're the type of person i could sit and talk to all day, sometimes i do, it's just you talking..lol
😂 Thanks Josh!
I had a lot of these early cars as a child. However, sadly I traded them all for a bicycle one day in about 1971?
Today at 60 yrs young, I have about 3000 newer models, to include some Matchbox cars, all in the packages still. At one time they were ALL hanging on the walls of my garage, but when I moved two years ago I put them all in large plastic totes for storage. They may never see the light of day again. 😙
Collecting them as an adult was all about the chase 😜
I’ve just watched your videos on Matchbox, Dinky, Corgi, Majorette, and now Hot Wheels. VERY INFORMATIVE!!! Thank you. PS: I am now a subscriber.
Glad you like them!
Harry Bentley Bradley is my favorite car artist, in particular his rendering style is gorgeous and second to none.
I used to own Hot Wheels as a kid. I even remember having this toybox filled with toy cars in there.
I was born in 1992 but know Hotwheels like the back of my hand. Amazing tour though history we are approaching 100k peices and collected since 1999 with every treasure hunt and every new car and variation to date…plus about 1000 spectraflame redlines. I love your video and if your ever in central Pennsylvania I’d love for you to see my dad and I collection
Great info about the hotwheels and matchbox. This is why I love to collect all the diecast wheels around the world.
Hot Wheels has seen its trials and errors with its many lines released throughout the 2000s, but it's debated that Car Culture is among the best adult line they have released within the past several decades.
One major detail I think you should have mentioned was the Redline Club membership offered online which began in the early 2000s, where adults could, and still can, purchase top design cars with top of the line decorations. This has taken off immensely, and some of the most popular and valuable modern releases come from this club today.
I’d recommend augmenting the hot wheels Wikipedia article to include this.
Loved this video. Thanks for sharing 🙏🏼. 👍👍. Good times.
Oh yeah! Those were the days! I still have mine! 🥰👍🏾😎🤟🏾
I have been collecting Hot Wheels since the early 80's.
I succumb to that ‘old man’ thing where I think the only real Hot Wheels are the first ones I saw aged seven, with Spectraflame paint and Redline tires. Wow they were exciting! The Co Op toy department had Hot Wheels on display in a glass cabinet under the counter, and Gunns toy shop in Ilkeston used to have a Christmas toy fair at the Rutland club which was where I first saw Sizzlers which magically worked without gravity. I’ve got about 16 Redlines, half of which are my originals. The first ones I had were always painted green! It’s like no other colour was available! Green Custom Volkswagen, green Hot Heap, green Custom Eldorado and green Custom Fleetside! The first and last of those in my collection are replacements, the others are original. The catalogue showed so many other colours like red, orange and turquoise, but I got green! The original wire axles didn’t protrude through the ‘mag’ wheel. While the model cars seldom ran straight on a hard floor or table top, they had lower friction running than the later models (IMO) with an axle that was peened over through a hole in the wheel. Cheaper to make. I’ve got the Snake drag car bought from around 1971 or ‘72 and Mongoose from a reissue series, with more modern wheels, a kind of metallic paint rather than solid red, tampo printing decals instead of stickers, and a plastic collector button instead of dangerous pressed tin (oh how did I survive the ‘60s?) in repro packaging that was bought from a toy fair around 1992, so Mattel must have done an earlier run of tribute models before 1998. I remember not being as blown away by them at 30-something as I was at seven, because they had the wrong wheels and the wrong colours, but bought Mongoose and kept it in the blister pack as a memento to the earlier style packaging and a partner to my original unpackaged and playworn Snake! In the mid noughties i also replaces my three Sizzlers cars, all bought off eBay from the USA. I’d placed my originals, boxed but no longer working, in an adult grown-up fashion (I thought) in the bin in 1987, about a year before I learned of the existence of toy fairs and swap meets. So years later I replaced them with boxed imports - that don’t work.
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I love hot wheels since I was a kid & still do now! What a coincidence my mom is as old as hot wheels (born in '68)
Thanks for sharing! Definitely love both Hot Wheels and Matchbox cars.
BP
I used to have loads of matchbox cars but then the "mongoose and snake" thing came out I started getting hot wheels. I had yards of orange track and the starter block with a plastic clamp. The highlight was the mongoose vs snake drag strip with the pull up and release timing lights. I also had and loved the sizzlers. I had the set with the booster pit area and then the slalom curves with the brake pedal you pushed to slow the car down. My favourite one was a trans am but I cant remember if it was a 69 or a 70. I used to just play with it as a regular car.
kakashi but too millenial
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Thanks I had been waiting for this for a long time. I saw some cars I used to have, including the green one with the big rocket motor on the top (no idea of the name but I had it.
I also collected the Hot Birds (which was essentially Hot Wheels Airplanes). Short lived, but they had some great designs.
I hope you venture into the world of model kits soon, such as Airfix. Monogram too, and they had some really wild 1/24 cars that were cool.
That car is called Rocket Bye Baby
@@rtking1969 Yes! That's right. Thanks
Great historical detail on the legendary car series. As good as some books.
The script is from Wikipedia, so I can't take any credit.
I have several hundred Hot Wheels still in their packages some special full sets.... some real riders.... tons of fun collecting with my sons as well
I HAD to be in the Hot Wheels Club and I got the Boss Hoss. I still have most of the Hot Wheels cars I bought through the years including the Red Barron that only came in the Monogram Model of the Red Barron kit. Too bad I played with all my cars so much when I was a kid, They would be worth a lot of money now.
Don't feel bad it is meant to be played unless your a hoarder
My friends, my brother and I collected Hot Wheels when they first came out! Before long we had all 16 original models. We used to have all the track set ups plus the super chargers when they came out! We added those Hot Wheels cars to our Matchbox, Dinky and Tootsie toy collections. When Johnny Lightening came out we collected those too. Remember Mario Andretti pumping those Johnny Lightening cars?
Yep Johnny Lightning was the sponsor of Andretti's Indy car around 1970? Had a few of those but they just weren't as cool as the Hot Wheels.
Great video. Brought back so amazing memories. I owned some crack ups and thought they were so cool. I owned the car at 5:14 minute mark but mine was orange with a sorta purple windshield. I also had no idea they made an Avanti, I would love to get my hands on that Treasures Hunts model.
How did Hot Wheels "Final Run" Series come into the Mattel picture? I collected all of these.In 1974,I played with all the Mattel Hot Wheels.Then really started collecting them around 1995.I worked in the retail grocery business & I pretty much bought every Hot Wheel there was at that time thru General Mills & Kellogg's food products that advertised Hot Wheels cars.Even with Brach's fruit snacks promotion.In 1999,I had over 4,500 Hot Wheels from going to flea markets to Hot Wheel conventions to other collectors.I know,this isn't a big collection,I have seen much bigger collections in friend's basements & in warehouses where I bought certain Hot Wheels.I bought the whole series of "Final Run" Hot Wheels from 3 collectors.After collecting Hot Wheels for 24 years,I decided to split my collection up & give my 2 nephews all my Hot Wheels.I can say this much,once you start collecting Hot Wheels,it's hard to stop.Thank you for sharing your video on Hot Wheels.I did collect all the FatBax Series Hot Wheels.Now I just collect the Hot Wheel retro series like Smokey & the Bandit '77 Pontiac Firebird,'75 Kenworth W900,both cars from the movie "Grease" & many others.And just starting on collecting Hot Wheels Car Culture Team Transports.
4th grade in '68. Got mine for Christmas!
Cool video!
Does anyone remember Farbs? Cartoon car people made by Hot Wheels...the one I had was called Myles Ahead. There were also Rumblers , gas station premiums / freebies..about half the size of an ordinary Hot Wheel...
I loved all my Matchbox and Hotwheels, but the larger-scale Corgi cars were incredible models.
Nice talks about Hot Wheels! I'd wonder if Maisto will be on your list?
Great presentation, as always. Thank you.
Hot wheels rocked! Til you bent an axle wire. But I didnt race much, just liked rolling them and looking at them. So smooth.
What about the cars specially designed for the Fat Track? (at least I think they were). These were the sizzlers that had the oversized tires and were generally larger overall (I don't actually remember if they could fit on the orange track). I'm assuming these were Mattel but from this remote vantage point I don't actually remember. I do remember they were my favorite because of the looks and how they spookily maneuvered on the fat track, and because of the bigger bodies, had a larger battery in them so they (appeared) to last longer than standard sizzlers. The bigger bodies also allowed more detail.
I was a Matchbox boy , only ever owned a few Hot Wheels. All thru the early 70s up until 1980 me and my brother collected Matchbox, Had a few playsets and whatnot. We still have about 210 vehicles in very good condition. I don't know why I never got into Hot Wheels ? Maybe because my parents didn't buy us any ; they just bought what they always bought for us
I remember the Hot Wheels train sets. They were yellow, I believe. The track was black with silver stripes. I had the mighty mover train set. They used the juice machine to recharge them. They were cool. I got my set in 1972 when we went to Pennsylvania to see our dad’s folks. If you were bad don’t leave a piece of track laying around.
aNOTHER aWESOME vIDEO. I really enjoy your content.
Que alegría ver que se mencionan los Muky!
Nice to see you mention Argentina's Muky.
Hey i'm back again, it's a year later and wanted to rewatch. I collect Hot Wheels but a little fun fact is i have found 9 of the original 16 and many other Redines while metal detecting..i can tell you that the ground doesn't do them any favors but just saving them is fun for me.
Used to park my Hot Wheels cars and trucks on the fireplace, like it was a parking lot! It was 5 brick high in front of the doors, and about 6 foot wide, so made a nice size to park all my cars out!
Excellent video like usual. Great to watch and very informative.
Nice work as always! I will add, that you missed the part about the Hot Wheels Corgi casting conspiracy in the mid-90s though haha
Highway 35 is on of the best things to happen to hotwheels
Another very good video. I'm hoping you'll do, a very long, video about the cars made by LEGO. Please take your time for that :D
Thanks Ronald. Not sure I'll do a Lego one though (even though I have a lot of them!).
Very informative although a couple of small mistakes. And also no info about the fact Mattel bought Corgi in 89 and rereleased some of the Corgi models with Mattel branding... Now where's my anorak.. ;)
You will make non collectors become collectors, there is much love among diecast collectors being Mbx or Hws is a passion to preserve the automotive his I'm glad cool heads prevail with GM and Hws cause the outcome could have been a down fall and I would not be writing this comment to U, The knowledge is worth listening time and the passion to continue the hunt. To a child it's a toy for an adult it's a passion and a long term investment. Just loving it
I always thought Hot Wheels were inferior to Matchbox and most of the other smaller scale toy cars, especially in terms of detail and accuracy. I had no idea there were so many different types. But you didn't really see them in the uk in the 70s and 80s that much.
American here, Even as a kid,(In the 1960s) I thought "Matchbox" and "Hot Wheels" were different concepts. Like REAL cars, There is "stock" and "custom" (or "Hot Rod"). Being a young car nut, I liked BOTH, But I favored my "Matchbox" cars as they were realistic cars like I saw in real life. "Hot Wheels" were for racing play, and "Matchbox" were for more realistic play (and fantasy car collecting,LOL). Even as a grown up "boomer" I like the more stock cars at vintage car shows. EVERYONE has some customized "Muscle Car", I want to see the restored 30's,40's and 50's Cadillacs, Jaguars and other "stock" cars I "lusted" for when I was a kid. 😊
@@jamesslick4790 I was the same, I made up stories and had pretend car chases with my cars, or just enjoyed parking them. Hmm, how was that fun! I still have them and have passed them onto my son. I've hundreds of Dinky, Matchbox, Hotwheels, Majorette, Silku and other models. I wish I'd kept the boxes! I"d be rich!
Hot Wheels briefly had a competitor called Johnny Lightning, which I think was made by Topper, They were sold as "Bolidos" in Mexico by the now defunct Lili Ledy.
they were nice detailed cars. i think they are still made. what happened to cigar box cars?
When our cat was a kitten, she would go into the room our grandkids sleep in when they visit, and drag out their Hot Wheels cars. I don't remember her playing with any of their other toys like Legos or dinosaurs, just Hot Wheels.
I know it was inevitable (and a long time ago), but to this day I still friggin hate the move to plastic chassis.
I have a bunch of old classic cars myself.all in storage.boxes.but with this viras going on I'm going through old cases just to 👀 what I have .in storage.I don't know how many.but I'm a senior collector.and having fun.that's what it's all about collecting cars.
This is a great video. Very informative.
Very nice presentation history!
Very nice hot wheels, great episode
Yes great job with this I really enjoyed it.
Very good and fond memories! Now who is the 1 person who put a thumbs down?? :-)
That Muky box says Chevelle SS but the car is in fact an 68/69 AMC AMX. Also you made no mention about the Hotwheels comic book series that was put out, it only lasted six issues was released Mar-Apr 1970 no. 1 June #2, Aug #3, Oct #4, Dec #5, Feb 1971 #6. Short lived but collectable now, it was supposed to be a tie in with a cartoon series that was started in 1969.
I still have a box full of these and Matchbox Superfast 70`s All raced
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Is the black track also used in 3D Botmaker channel?
6:48 Crazy Jimmy approves
Is this a reference to the Ferrari championship at 3D botmaker's channel?
@@ZEDEX252 Yes it is
Nice glad to see his channel being watch by more people
Wow, that's very informative videos. Can you do Tomica too?
Great video my friend , lots of good info !!!!!
Marcus in Victoria BC
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Great video, but sadly you didn´t mentioned the Acceleracers series with the corresponding movies, which are basiclly sequels to Highway 35 as multiple characters from the later reapear.
BTW thanks for keeping the videos flowing through tough times..
What else am I going to do? 😃
True!
Love your pronunciation of iOS at 8:17 ! 😂
A life long addiction for sure!
I quote "Mattel produced Racing track" 🤣
Remember when they First came out, my brother had the Lime colored firebird and I had the Copper colored T bird with a small track.
awesome video