Hot Wheels

Cars released in 1968
Beatnik Bandit (designed by Ed "Big Daddy" Roth)
Custom Barracuda
Custom Camaro
Custom Corvette
Custom Cougar
Custom Eldorado
Custom Firebird
Custom Fleetside
Custom Mustang
Custom T-Bird
Custom Volkswagen (designed by Ira Gilford)
Deora (based upon a real custom surf-truck designed by Harry Bradley for Dodge)
Ford J-Car (based on the real race car that became the Ford GT40 Mk IV)
Hot Heap (based upon the Model T roadster known as "Tognotti's T")
Python (designed by Dean Jeffries, based on Bill Cushenberry's "Cheetah" show car)
Silhouette (based upon Bill Cushenberry's custom car)
Hot Wheels

Diecast Model Cars Hot Wheels

Hot Wheels a little history of these popular diecast collectibles. Before Hot Wheels the leader in the small diecast model car industry was Matchbox by Lesney, a British company. Elliot Handler of Mattel brought out a series of model cars for young boys based on the popular custom and racing cars of the time, 1968. The first of these diecast models was the Custom Camaro, one of 16 models designed by Harry Badley. Mattel was able to capture a large part of the market with a number of new features such as low friction wheels and styling more in tune with the times.Hot Wheels