Hot Wheels Original 16 Display Set. Photo courtesy Mattel. Mattel’s eternal diecast brand may be celebrating a birthday, but collectors get the presents. Hot Wheels turned 50 years old in 2018; many ...
Photography by the author. Half a century of Hot Wheels. Can you believe it? Oh, metal toy cars existed long before Mattel’s eternal “blue brand” (so named for the color of its packaging), but Mattel...