{"id":3,"date":"2011-01-20T22:57:00","date_gmt":"2011-01-20T22:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skooldays.com\/blog\/hot-wheels-1968\/"},"modified":"2012-01-23T09:32:01","modified_gmt":"2012-01-23T09:32:01","slug":"hot-wheels-1968","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/hot-wheels-1968\/","title":{"rendered":"Hot Wheels"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"8871be0151e9a1cce1d799e087a990f7\" data-index=\"4\" style=\"float: left; margin: 0px 0px 0px 0;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- skool-response -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1609637348681190\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3558122710\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"autorelaxed\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flickr-frame\">1968 Hot Wheels were very big.<\/div>\n<div class=\"flickr-frame\">This was a poster promotion for Mattel miniature cars and proved to go down rather well with school kids.Now you could even be in charge of souping up the engine and become your very own mechanic. \u00a0Yes\u00a0customizing\u00a0the engine on these models was amazing as a kid.<\/div>\n<div class=\"flickr-frame\">\n<div id=\"attachment_2083\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hot-wheels.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2083\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2083\" title=\"hot-wheels\" src=\"http:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hot-wheels.jpg\" alt=\"Hot Wheels die-cast cars \" width=\"500\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hot-wheels.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hot-wheels-160x127.jpg 160w, https:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hot-wheels-300x238.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hot-wheels-377x300.jpg 377w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2083\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hot Wheels claimed to have the fastest die-cast cars in the world<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flickr-frame\">The nvel idea was down to Hot Wheels allowed you to have\u00a0a key to change the wheels, a dream especially as you could swap wheels on the cars.<\/div>\n<div class=\"flickr-frame\">You could race them, stunt them on a 30 foot track with loop the loops.<\/div>\n<div class=\"flickr-frame\">Hot Wheels claimed to have the fastest die-cast cars in the world,\u00a0certainly\u00a0they have really found a niche in the market.<\/div>\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/hot-wheels-1968\/\"><img width=\"125\" height=\"99\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hot-wheels-160x127.jpg\" class=\"alignright tfe wp-post-image\" alt=\"Hot Wheels die-cast cars\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hot-wheels-160x127.jpg 160w, https:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hot-wheels-300x238.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hot-wheels-377x300.jpg 377w, https:\/\/www.skooldays.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/hot-wheels.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 125px) 100vw, 125px\" \/><\/a><p>1968 Hot Wheels were very big. 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