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The highest price paid for a Hot Wheels car was close to $70,000 in 2000 for a pre-production version of a Volkswagen Rear Loader Beach Bomb (the asking price was $72,000). The Beach Bomb is a VW microbus with a pair of surfboards poking out the rear window.
Businessman Harold "Matt" Matson and the husband-and-wife duo of Elliot and Ruth Handler founded Mattel as Mattel Creations in January 1945 in a garage in Los Angeles. [20] [21] The company name chosen is a portmanteau of the surname of Matson and first name of Elliot, with former chairman and CEO Bob Eckert revealing at a 2013 Christmas Day Peninsula Seniors lecture that the founders ...
A 1953-55 Lesney-Matchbox Road Roller, one of the first toys to be produced under the Matchbox name. The Matchbox name originated in 1953 as a brand name of the British die-casting company Lesney Products, whose reputation was moulded by [2] John W. "Jack" Odell (1920–2007), [3] Leslie Charles Smith (1918–2005), [4] and Rodney Smith.
Hot Wheels (video game) Hot Wheels Battle Force 5 (video game) Hot Wheels Extreme Racing; Hot Wheels Micro Racers; Hot Wheels Stunt Track Driver; Hot Wheels Turbo Racing; Hot Wheels Ultimate Racing; Hot Wheels Unleashed; Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged; Hot Wheels: Beat That! Hot Wheels: Burnin' Rubber; Hot Wheels: Stunt Track Challenge ...
Tomy Co. of Japan was founded in 1924 by Eijira Tomiyama in Tokyo. [3] The company has produced a variety of toys, but in 1970 started production of the Tomica line of diecast vehicles as a result of the surge of interest in the global market in toy cars which was led mainly by Matchbox and Hot Wheels. [2]
Thomas Kalinske (born July 17, 1944) is an American businessman who has worked for Mattel (1972–1987), Matchbox (1987-1990), Sega of America (1990–1996) and LeapFrog (1997–2006). At Mattel, Kalinske was credited with reviving the Barbie and Hot Wheels brands, launching Masters of the Universe , then being promoted to CEO from 1985 to 1987.
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