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Pearley: Hot Wheels Built Our Automotive World

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By John Pearley Huffman Verified
| Road & Track Verified
I’ve thought about this way too much. Before I loved cars, I loved Hot Wheels. In 1968, I was six years old and a prime target for Mattel’s launch of its toy cars. All the Saturday morning cartoon shows had commercials for them. All the department stores my mom dragged me through had shelves full of them. I still remember when my father finally cracked and bought me my first one at the Thrifty Drug store in downtown Santa Barbara. It was a purple Custom Fleetside. I still have it.
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Hot Wheels Built Our Automotive World, and Gave Me My Identity

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By John Pearley Huffman Verified
| Yahoo Life Verified
John Pearley Huffman Fri, September 4, 2026 at 4:43 PM EDT 7 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Add Yahoo on Google Over six decades, we all live in Hot Wheels world. I've thought about this way too much. Before I loved cars, I loved Hot Wheels. In 1968, I was six years old and a prime target for Mattel's launch of its toy cars. All the Saturday morning cartoon shows had commercials for them.
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3 racing icons who will forever be associated with their famous cars

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By Jethro Bovingdon, John Pearley Huffman Verified
| MSN Verified
Racing legends center around famous names, all-conquering machines, and heroic drives. They don't always include all three categories and are often fleeting, lasting only a race or a season. Sometimes, though, the feats are so mighty that the wheelman and the race car become inextricably linked. Presented here are three cases where the mere suggestion of either half of the relationship immediately brings to mind the other.
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