Curiosities about Hot Wheels

 

Curiosities about Hot Wheels

Many of the creators of Hot Wheels are car designers

Before his career at Mattel, Larry Wood worked much of the 1960s for Ford. He designed most of the Hot Wheels we play with today!

The red stripes on the wheels

If you find a Hot Wheels with red stripes on the tires, you could be in for a fortune! The first models were all created with this particular feature and the price of one of these is decidedly higher than the new machines.

There are more Hot Wheels than real cars

More than 4 billion Hot Wheels have been produced since 1968! The number far exceeds that of the cars we drive every day.

Hot Wheels of Diamonds!

A Beverly Hills celebrity designed a diamond car for the brand's fortieth anniversary. More than 3,000 stones were used to create this unique model.

Since 2001 the brand has also produced real cars

The transition from car to big car was short: the first was the Twin Mill , with two engines and over 1400 horsepower. The company continues to produce machines used mostly in exhibitions, such as the 2014 Darth Vader exhibition.

Some people are lifelong Hot Wheels collectors

Many people began to collect the toy cars with the fiery wheels and even owned 30,000 of them, with a total value of the collection exceeding one million . When you say "passion".

Pimp my Hot Wheels!

Anyone who has owned a Hot Wheels will surely have tried to modify their toy car at least once in their life. Well, in America, there are "workshops" for tuning Hot Wheels complete with planes, airbrushes and welding machines.

The Price of Hot Wheels has never changed

From 1968 to today, the price of Hot Wheels in the USA has never changed: 0.98 cents at the time and 0.98 cents today. We're talking about individual models, but it's still a great thing.

Little collectors, or just big players!

In America, it is estimated that each child owns at least 50 Hot Wheels cars .

The best selling and the highest paid

The best-selling toy car of all is that of Darth Vader : the union with the Star Wars brand created enormous hype and the result was evident. The highest paid Hot Wheels ever, however, is the Beach Bomb, sold for 72 thousand dollars, approximately €68,000.

Where to buy Hot Wheels and tracks in Rome and Online

Hot Wheels are an extremely famous product and it is certainly not difficult to find them on the market. Prices can vary greatly depending on the place and period, but you can certainly find many good deals online . On our online shop you can often find discounts on the entire collection, with some extra promotions in certain periods. Furthermore, many toy cars from the line can also be purchased in our stores in Rome and the province to avoid waiting times for delivery and to find some truly unmissable deals!