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Fast Facts Garage
100
This is the year the 1st Hot Wheels cars were made
What is 1968?
100
There were so many Chevy Camaros (including being one of the Original 16 in customized form), but there’s also a custom one made by Chevy’s sister brand Pontiac
What is a Firebird?/What is a Pontiac Firebird?
100
This is the color of a typical Hot Wheels track
What is Orange?
100
Ever since the release of this 5th Generation muscle car made by General Motors in 2009, Hot Wheels has made multiple versions of it, including a COPO/Drag Racing version
What is a Chevrolet Camaro?
100
A stretched-out version of the AMC Gremlin with 6 wheels instead of 4, the 1972 Open Fire Hot Wheels car in Green is one of the rarest Hot Wheels ever made, worth this as of 2023
What is $4,000?
100
This is the average number of Hot Wheels car a kid owns
What are 50 cars?
200
The Custom Camaro was the 1st ever Hot Wheels car ever released, made by this General Motors brand that also makes another iconic sports car, the Corvette
What is Chevrolet?
200
Named after a fish, Hot Wheels made this Mopar muscle car as one of the Original 16 cars
What is a Plymouth Barracuda?
200
This is the most iconic track piece, and stunt piece, in a Hot Wheels track
What is a loop?
200
Released in 1969, known for its 2 huge engines in the front & its pointed front, this is one of the most iconic Hot Wheels cars ever made (that received multiple versions)
What is Twin Mill?
200
A 1971 Purple Oldsmobile 442 Hot Wheels car is currently worth $7,000; the 442 model designation represent these 3 unique car features on that Oldsmobile car
What is the car’s 4-barrel carburetor, 4-speed manual transmission, & dual exhausts?
200
This is the number of Hot Wheels cars made, as of January 2023
What is 6 billion?
300
This is the day the 1st Hot Wheels car was 1st released in 1968
What is May 18?
300
This Original 16 Hot Wheels car would get a modernized update in 2000, which is a cab-forward, wagon-sized flatbed truck that stores surfboards
What is the Deora/Deora II?
300
Some Hot Wheels tracks feature creatures as either obstacles or part of the track, such as this predator of the sea known for its sharp fins, teeth & big jaw
What is a shark?
300
To celebrate the release of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story in 2016, Mattel made a car version of this iconic starfighter that Luke Skywalker flew in the Star Wars Original Trilogy
What is an X-Wing Starfighter?
300
Ed Shaver’s custom 1969 Blue AMX 1:64 diecast car from Hot Wheels is worth this much money
What is $10,000?
300
Since 1968, this is how many miles of orange track pieces produced by Hot Wheels (in miles)
What is 6,000 miles?
400
The first Hot Wheels cars, during the first several years, feature striped tires in this color
What is red?
400
Released as part of the Original 16 Hot Wheels cars in 1968, this front-engined car with a bubble cockpit would receive a separate, modernized version in 1993 (and retooled in 2018)
What is the Silhouette?
400
You usually find these angled curves in an oval speedway, but they’re a really important part of a Hot Wheels track
What is a banked curve?
400
The Purple Milk Rod got a life-size build, based on this type of American car known for its exposed engine that goes fast
What is a hot rod?
400
To celebrate Hot Wheels’ 40th Anniversary in 2008, Mattel released a Custom Otto car that is worth $100,000 as of 2023, encrusted with this jewel usually found on engagement/wedding rings
What are diamonds?
400
This is the number of countries where Hot Wheels cars are sold in the world
What are 150 countries?
500
This is the name of the person who created Hot Wheels
Who is Elliot Handler?
500
This Cadillac coupe was part of the Original 16 Hot Wheels cars
What is an Eldorado?
500
Much like a car key, you’ll need this part to launch your Hot Wheels car into high speeds (plus those loops & ramps) on that iconic orange track
What is a launcher?
500
In 1970, Hot Wheels made both a life-sized & 1:64-scale version of this car named after the infamous German fighter plane during World War I
What is the Red Baron?
500
This 1969 Rear-Loading Beach Bomb is worth $150,000- the most expensive Hot Wheels in terms of resale value, which is this color usually associated with Mattel’s sister brand Barbie
What is pink?
500
As of 2023, Hot Wheels sponsors rising stock car driver Toni Breidinger’s car in this racing series based on this Japanese car maker’s iconic AE86 car made famous in Initial D
What is the Toyota GR86/What is the Toyota GR Cup?