History Trivia / HotWheels

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The aforementioned Twin Mill should have been brought to full scale by Chip Foose, the same guy who later designed the "neo-classic" 1967 Shelby Mustang G.T.500 "Eleanor" for Creator/JerryBruckheimer's ''Film/GoneInSixtySeconds2000''. He did start working on it, but the company he worked for went bellies-up during the project (which kind of allowed him to make "Eleanor" in the end), so the full-scale Twin Mill had to be completed elsewhere.

** Some other castings that weren't Ferrari also fell to this fate for other reasons, like with the original Bad Mudder from the 1998 First Editions series. It was originally based on Robby Gordon's 1997 Ford F-150 Baja Truck he used in the 1997 season. Because it was extremely similar to the real life car, it was discontinued after only release due to licensing issues. These one time castings are often referred to as "One Hit Wonders" in the collector's fandom, making them rare to find.

* TheWikiRule: [[http://hotwheels.wikia.com/wiki/Hot_Wheels Hot Wheels Wiki]]. The wiki contains info not just on the toys, but also on the {{Animated Adaptation}}s, such as ''WesternAnimation/HotWheelsBattleForce5'' and ''WesternAnimation/HotWheelsAcceleracers''.
* TyopOnTheCover: The 2007 Ferrari Enzo toy has the word "Ferrari" spelled as "Ferrrari" on the packaging.

** Some castings are an inversion of this. The Hot Wheels Legends Tour is a showcase of custom rides made by roadheads. The grand prize winner will have their winning ride made into a Hot Wheels Diecast for the following model year. Aside from that, the 2005 Ford Mustang SEMA is based on the real life car made in collaboration between Hot Wheels and Action Vehicle Engineering for the 2014 SEMA show. It was later made into a casting for the 2016 line.
[[https://www.hotwheelsmedia.com/car-culture.html Hot Wheels didn't even stop there.]]

* ScrewedByTheLaywers:

In 2001, [[https://twistedsifter.com/2012/11/twin-mill-hot-wheels-life-size-replica/ a "1:1-scale" Twin Mill]] was presented. The builders went all the way to make it both accurate and cool, so instead of a mock-up, they made it a fully driveable car. Since the Twin Mill models lack doors, the full-sized vehicle got a flip-top. Also, both engines are fully functional, connected to the drivetrain, built with performance parts, and the superchargers aren't dummies either. Since it was built for show, it was never dynoed, and so the power output had to be estimated as something between 1,400 and 1,800hp altogether, also because 502cui big blocks were necessary to stay in scale. Last but not least, it's street-legal.\\

* FlagshipFranchise: This is one of Mattel's two flagship franchises. The other is their ''Franchise/{{Barbie}}'' series of toys for girls.

* Defictionalization: Hot Wheels had quite a lot of completely original and often downright outlandish designs such as the Twin Mill, first released in 1969, a CultClassic in the Hot Wheels line-up that has even been produced in several different scales.\\

* HeAlsoDid: The voice castincluded Creator/CaseyKasem (then best known as a DJ) and a not-yet-famous Creator/AlbertBrooks.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: None of the episodes ever got a home media release, not even on VHS.

* FlagshipFranchise: This is one of Mattel's two flagship franchises. The other is their ''Toys/{{Barbie}}'' series of toys for girls.