Because that’s how suddenly the disease seemed to progress: after having left Hot Wheels, Matchbox ... representations of my favorite movie cars and classic autos, in slightly-graduated ...

and plastic or rubber tires that would let Hot Wheels cars glide significantly farther and much, much faster than their Matchbox rivals (which used a nail axle that was too thick to spin quickly ...

You might not remember your first Hot Wheels car (or perhaps your first Matchbox car ... s own passion is in older Japanese metal and classic Porsches. He owns a classic Datsun 510 wagon and ...

Photo: Dragos Chitulescu I did release the other two non-Hot Wheels cars from their plastic prisons. Matchbox collectibles have become more enticing in recent years, and I've bought at least a few ...