It’s been more than half a century since Mattel created its Hot Wheels franchise, and for one super-collector in Gaithersburg, Maryland the fascination with the toys started at a young age. FOX 5's Jacqueline Matter visited the Hot Wheels Museum and spoke to owner Bruce Pascal.It’s been more than half a century since Mattel created its Hot Wheels franchise, and for one super-collector inBy day, Bruce Pascal is a commercial real estate agent in the nation’s capital.
"Years later, Hot Wheel said, ‘What car could we make for our first year?’ So Hot Wheels made this into a Hot Wheel called the Hot Heap. So there is that toy car that was modeled after the original car.""Here is the original blueprint for the 1968 Corvette that came out of Mattel," Pascal said. "So to me, these are like the holy grail of paper documents.""In Germany, they weren’t called Hot Wheels they were called Heisse Rader," he explained.
"They discovered it fell down off the tracks, so they decided to re-engineer it and sell a different version to the public. So, this is a prototype. It's considered the rarest Hot Wheel in the world," Pascal said. "When Hot Wheels first came out they were under a dollar. They were 69 cents, 79 cents … This is in 1968," Pascal recalled. "Today, you can buy Hot Wheels at a grocery store or at a store for like $1.19 or $1.29. It's like inflation never hit it.""They think I’m crazy, but they know I have a fun time and it is a lot of fun," he said.
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