Hot Wheels Race Car, 1974-1980
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Mattel introduced its Hot Wheels line of diecast cars in 1968. Race cars were a source of design inspiration for these toys from the start. This Hot Wheels toy was based on Ford Torino cars that competed in NASCAR and other stock car racing series in the mid-1970s.
Mattel introduced its Hot Wheels line of diecast cars in 1968. Race cars were a source of design inspiration for these toys from the start. This Hot Wheels toy was based on Ford Torino cars that competed in NASCAR and other stock car racing series in the mid-1970s.
Artifact
Toy car
Date Made
1974-1980
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, California, Hawthorne
Creator Notes
Made in Hong Kong for Mattel, Inc., Hawthorne, California.
Keywords
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Driven to Win: Racing in America
Object ID
96.105.2.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Metal
Plastic
Technique
Die casting
Color
Multicolored
Red
Dimensions
Height: .75 in
Width: 1.25 in
Length: 3 in
Inscriptions
Bell, Champion, GT, Ford, Union [decals on body] Hot Wheels [on bottom]
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