A lot of us played with Hot Wheels in our backyards as kids. And we imagined that every rock, branch, and brick was some kind of giant obstacle for our little cars to overcome. And if we were lucky, ...

If you’re a car enthusiast, a Hot Wheels, LEGO, Trackmania, or Minecraft fan, you’ll probably appreciate the effort invested in building this backyard treetop track. This DIY project allows ...

I was one of the lucky dogs who got to tour Mattel’s Hot Wheels design center. Here’s how it went. Back in 1968, Mattel’s Elliot Handler started Hot Wheels to compete against Matchbox cars. Over the ...

When I discovered I had two Hot Wheels Bugatti Bolide at home, I gave one to my friend's boy as he just turned four years old. He played with it for about ten seconds before forgetting it even existed ...

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Tell me if you’ve heard this one before: a world of death-defying, die cast-inspired racing on life-sized toy tracks. A freeway-scale jumble of giant orange raceways, jumps, and loops across which you ...