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 ...

The 2024 edition of the Polestar Design Contest has arrived, and this year, the Chinese-owned Swedish brand will work with Hot Wheels. Contestants are invited to submit designs that are “propelled by ...

Many of us have wanted to design Hot Wheels cars of our own when we were young, and some actually did so with the help of a Dremel, some paint, and glue that would later be found stuck to a dozen ...

For tens of millions of kids, the first and most accessible foray into cars takes the shape of a Hot Wheels. They’re durable and detailed and small enough to pocket; basically, a perfect toy for ...

The winner of Polestar’s 2024 Design Contest in collaboration with Hot Wheels has been revealed, with the excellent ‘Polestar TRX’ you see above taking the top gong. Created by Shashank Shekhar – a ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. During the height of the muscle car craze of the 1960s, Mattel co ...

For the past few years Hot Wheels has held the Legends Tour, which sees owners of modified cars from all over the country compete for the chance to get their car produced as an actual, purchasable, ...

If you like cars, you've probably thought about becoming a car designer at least once in your life. Odds are you never went through with it, since it would require going back to college, pulling more ...

After working together on various die-cast projects for nearly two decades, Aston Martin and Hot Wheels have collaborated to create a fantasy concept based on the Aston Martin DB4GT. The Aston Martin ...