It was back in 1968 when the first sixteen Hot Wheels cars were introduced into the toy market by Mattel. By 1969 twenty four new cars were released, one of which was the Volkswagon Beach Bomb with rear mounted surf boards. In the year 2000 a collector paid a reported $72,000 for a rare prototype of this model of which only 25 are known to exist.
For the first thirty years, Hot Wheels cars have been collected mostly by children. However, in the past ten years there has been an increase in the number of adults found to be collecting, or at least finally admitting to it. Mattel estimates that 41 million kids grew up playing with these toys, and that the average collector has over 1,550 cars.
Here’s your perfect opportunity to make something awesome for your favorite collector, or decorate your child’s room!
See the entire Hot Wheels fabric collection.
