Hot Wheels - Revision history

DriedPython at 00:04, 27 January 2026

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	'''Hot Wheels''' is a line of small toy cars manufactured by Mattel. Initially made to compete with another popular brand of toy car, Matchbox, this competition died out after Mattel later bought out the company that made Matchbox cars. The cars are aimed mostly at young boys, and it strongly appealed to [[Chris]] until his late teens. The hobby fit in with his broader interest in fast-racing vehicles, as seen in his related pastimes of ''[[Mario Kart 64 Lego Raceway\|Mario Kart]]'', [[Lego]]s, and ''[[ModNation Racers]]''.		'''Hot Wheels''' is a line of small toy cars manufactured by Mattel. Initially made to compete with another popular brand of toy car, Matchbox, this competition died out after Mattel later bought out the company that made Matchbox cars. The cars are aimed mostly at young boys, and it strongly appealed to [[Chris]] until his late teens. The hobby fit in with his broader interest in fast-racing vehicles, as seen in his related pastimes of ''[[Mario Kart 64 Lego Raceway\|Mario Kart]]'', [[Lego]]s, and ''[[ModNation Racers]]''.

	Chris has made at least one custom Hot Wheels car, his [[Sonichu]] car. It was parodied as merchandise on [[Jimmy Hill]]'s Sonichu page. Several fake [[TCG]] cards he has made have dealt with Hot Wheels-related things.		Chris has made at least one custom Hot Wheels car, his [[Sonichu]] car (in reality a modified Sho-Stopper/Seared Tuner). It was parodied as merchandise on [[Jimmy Hill]]'s Sonichu page. Several fake [[TCG]] cards he has made have dealt with Hot Wheels-related things.

	Today, Chris's interest in Hot Wheels has declined, but he hasn't outgrown it completely; he recreated a number of cars from the toy line in ''ModNation Racers'' in July 2010. Upon becoming a [[tomgirl]], Chris got into the cutesy toy line Squinkies, and planned on buying Hot Wheels for them.		Today, Chris's interest in Hot Wheels has declined, but he hasn't outgrown it completely; he recreated a number of cars from the toy line in ''ModNation Racers'' in July 2010. Upon becoming a [[tomgirl]], Chris got into the cutesy toy line Squinkies, and planned on buying Hot Wheels for them.

Hurtful Truth Level at 22:06, 23 May 2024

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	==External links==		==External links==
	* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060513032521/http://sonichuchandler.tripod.com/CWCcop.htm\| Archived copy of Chris's Hot Wheels website.]		* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060513032521/http://sonichuchandler.tripod.com/CWCcop.htm\| Archived copy of Chris's Hot Wheels website.]
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FromtheWordsofBR at 16:57, 17 March 2021

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	[[Image:Sonchucar2.jpg\|thumb\|Chris's custom Sonichu Hot Wheels car.]]		[[Image:Sonchucar2.jpg\|thumb\|Chris's custom Sonichu Hot Wheels car.]]
	'''Hot Wheels''' is a line of small toy cars~~, created~~ by Mattel ~~in 1968,~~ to compete with another popular brand of toy car, Matchbox~~. This~~ competition ~~soon~~ died out after Mattel ~~took a third option and~~ bought out the company that made Matchbox cars ~~in 1997~~. The cars are aimed mostly at young boys, and it strongly appealed to [[Chris]] until his late teens. The hobby fit in with his broader interest in fast-racing vehicles, as seen in his related pastimes of ''[[Mario Kart 64 Lego Raceway\|Mario Kart]]'', [[Lego]]s, and ''[[ModNation Racers]]''.		'''Hot Wheels''' is a line of small toy cars manufactured by Mattel. Initially made to compete with another popular brand of toy car, Matchbox, this competition died out after Mattel later bought out the company that made Matchbox cars. The cars are aimed mostly at young boys, and it strongly appealed to [[Chris]] until his late teens. The hobby fit in with his broader interest in fast-racing vehicles, as seen in his related pastimes of ''[[Mario Kart 64 Lego Raceway\|Mario Kart]]'', [[Lego]]s, and ''[[ModNation Racers]]''.

	Chris has made at least one custom Hot Wheels car, his [[Sonichu]] car. It was parodied as merchandise on [[Jimmy Hill]]'s Sonichu page. Several fake [[TCG]] cards he has made have dealt with Hot Wheels-related things.		Chris has made at least one custom Hot Wheels car, his [[Sonichu]] car. It was parodied as merchandise on [[Jimmy Hill]]'s Sonichu page. Several fake [[TCG]] cards he has made have dealt with Hot Wheels-related things.
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	==CWC's Vroom-a-Zoom!==		==CWC's Vroom-a-Zoom!==

	On 4 December 2001, Chris created a small Hot Wheels website, '''CWC's Vroom-a-Zoom!''' It was possibly his most pathetic site, which is saying something. It linked to his [[CWC's Sonichu Site!\|main Sonichu site]] and his other minor sites. The front page consisted of nothing but two plugins (now broken), one of which played the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_X7E0-YpQ8 "'93 Sprint" remix] of the song "Cars" by Gary Numan, and the following text:		On 4 December 2001, Chris created a small Hot Wheels website, '''CWC's Vroom-a-Zoom!''' It was possibly his most pathetic site, which is saying something. It linked to his [[CWC's Sonichu Site!\|main Sonichu site]] and his other minor sites. The front page consisted of nothing but two plugins (now broken), one of which played the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_X7E0-YpQ8 "'93 Sprint" remix] of the song "Cars" by Gary Numan, and the following text:

TopHatGuy at 11:26, 28 October 2018

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	Chris has made at least one custom Hot Wheels car, his [[Sonichu]] car. It was parodied as merchandise on [[Jimmy Hill]]'s Sonichu page. Several fake [[TCG]] cards he has made have dealt with Hot Wheels-related things.		Chris has made at least one custom Hot Wheels car, his [[Sonichu]] car. It was parodied as merchandise on [[Jimmy Hill]]'s Sonichu page. Several fake [[TCG]] cards he has made have dealt with Hot Wheels-related things.

	Today, Chris's interest in Hot Wheels has declined, but he hasn't outgrown it completely~~. The manchild~~ recreated a number of cars from the toy line in ''ModNation Racers'' in July 2010. Upon becoming a [[tomgirl]], Chris got into the cutesy toy line Squinkies, and planned on buying Hot Wheels for them.		Today, Chris's interest in Hot Wheels has declined, but he hasn't outgrown it completely; he recreated a number of cars from the toy line in ''ModNation Racers'' in July 2010. Upon becoming a [[tomgirl]], Chris got into the cutesy toy line Squinkies, and planned on buying Hot Wheels for them.

	==CWC's Vroom-a-Zoom!==		==CWC's Vroom-a-Zoom!==

Asperhes at 09:56, 13 April 2015

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	[[Image:Sonchucar2.jpg\|thumb\|Chris's custom Sonichu Hot Wheels car.]]		[[Image:Sonchucar2.jpg\|thumb\|Chris's custom Sonichu Hot Wheels car.]]
	'''Hot Wheels''' is a line of small toy cars, created by Mattel in 1968 to compete with another popular brand of toy car, Matchbox. This competition soon died out after Mattel took a third option and bought out the company that made Matchbox cars in 1997. The cars are aimed mostly at young boys, and it strongly appealed to [[Chris]] until his late teens. The hobby fit in with his broader interest in fast-racing vehicles, as seen in his related pastimes of ''[[Mario Kart 64 Lego Raceway\|Mario Kart]]'', [[Lego]]s, and ''[[ModNation Racers]]''.		'''Hot Wheels''' is a line of small toy cars, created by Mattel in 1968, to compete with another popular brand of toy car, Matchbox. This competition soon died out after Mattel took a third option and bought out the company that made Matchbox cars in 1997. The cars are aimed mostly at young boys, and it strongly appealed to [[Chris]] until his late teens. The hobby fit in with his broader interest in fast-racing vehicles, as seen in his related pastimes of ''[[Mario Kart 64 Lego Raceway\|Mario Kart]]'', [[Lego]]s, and ''[[ModNation Racers]]''.

	He has made at least one custom Hot Wheels car, his [[Sonichu]] car. It was parodied as merchandise on [[Jimmy Hill]]'s Sonichu page. Several fake [[TCG]] cards he has made have dealt with Hot Wheels-related things.		Chris has made at least one custom Hot Wheels car, his [[Sonichu]] car. It was parodied as merchandise on [[Jimmy Hill]]'s Sonichu page. Several fake [[TCG]] cards he has made have dealt with Hot Wheels-related things.

	Today, Chris's interest in Hot Wheels has declined, but he hasn't outgrown it completely. The manchild recreated a number of cars from the toy line in ''ModNation Racers'' in July 2010. Upon becoming a [[tomgirl]], Chris got into the cutesy toy line Squinkies and planned on buying Hot Wheels for them.		Today, Chris's interest in Hot Wheels has declined, but he hasn't outgrown it completely. The manchild recreated a number of cars from the toy line in ''ModNation Racers'' in July 2010. Upon becoming a [[tomgirl]], Chris got into the cutesy toy line Squinkies, and planned on buying Hot Wheels for them.

	==CWC's Vroom-a-Zoom!==		==CWC's Vroom-a-Zoom!==

FromtheWordsofBR at 02:06, 3 February 2015

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	==CWC's Vroom-a-Zoom!==		==CWC's Vroom-a-Zoom!==

	On 4 December 2001, Chris created a small Hot Wheels website, '''CWC's Vroom-a-Zoom!''' It was possibly his most pathetic site, which is saying something. It linked to his [[CWC's Sonichu Site!\|main Sonichu site]] and his other minor sites. The front page consisted of nothing but two plugins (now broken), one of which played the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_X7E0-YpQ8 "'93 Sprint" remix] of the ~~acclaimed~~ song "Cars" by Gary Numan, and the following text:		On 4 December 2001, Chris created a small Hot Wheels website, '''CWC's Vroom-a-Zoom!''' It was possibly his most pathetic site, which is saying something. It linked to his [[CWC's Sonichu Site!\|main Sonichu site]] and his other minor sites. The front page consisted of nothing but two plugins (now broken), one of which played the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_X7E0-YpQ8 "'93 Sprint" remix] of the song "Cars" by Gary Numan, and the following text:

	{{quotebox\|View the info. on some of my favorite Hot Wheels cars!		{{quotebox\|View the info. on some of my favorite Hot Wheels cars!

Asperhes at 21:28, 2 February 2015

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	*[[Son-Chu]]		*[[Son-Chu]]
	*''[[Transformers]]''		*''[[Transformers]]''

			==External links==
			* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060513032521/http://sonichuchandler.tripod.com/CWCcop.htm\| Archived copy of Chris's Hot Wheels website.]

	[[Category:Hobbies]]		[[Category:Hobbies]]
	[[Category:Toys]]		[[Category:Toys]]
	{{Category:Websites]]		[[Category:Websites]]

FromtheWordsofBR: /* See also */

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FromtheWordsofBR at 01:44, 1 February 2015

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	[[Image:Sonchucar2.jpg\|thumb\|Chris's custom Sonichu Hot Wheels car.]]		[[Image:Sonchucar2.jpg\|thumb\|Chris's custom Sonichu Hot Wheels car.]]
	'''Hot Wheels''' ~~are~~ a toy car ~~line~~, aimed mostly at young boys, ~~which~~ strongly appealed to [[Chris]] until his late teens. The hobby fit in with his broader interest in fast-racing vehicles, as seen in his related pastimes [[Mario Kart 64 Lego Raceway\|Mario Kart]], [[~~LEGO\|Legos~~]], and [[ModNation Racers]].		'''Hot Wheels''' is a line of small toy cars, created by Mattel in 1968 to compete with another popular brand of toy car, Matchbox. This competition soon died out after Mattel took a third option and bought out the company that made Matchbox cars in 1997. The cars are aimed mostly at young boys, and it strongly appealed to [[Chris]] until his late teens. The hobby fit in with his broader interest in fast-racing vehicles, as seen in his related pastimes of ''[[Mario Kart 64 Lego Raceway\|Mario Kart]]'', [[Lego]]s, and ''[[ModNation Racers]]''.

	He has made at least one custom Hot Wheels car, his [[Sonichu]] car. It was parodied as merchandise on [[Jimmy Hill~~\|Jimmy Hill~~'s]] Sonichu page. Several fake [[TCG]] cards he has made have dealt with Hot Wheels-related things.		He has made at least one custom Hot Wheels car, his [[Sonichu]] car. It was parodied as merchandise on [[Jimmy Hill]]'s Sonichu page. Several fake [[TCG]] cards he has made have dealt with Hot Wheels-related things.

	Today, Chris's interest in Hot Wheels has declined, but he hasn't outgrown it completely. The manchild recreated a number of cars from the toy line in ''[[ModNation Racers]]'' in July 2010. Upon becoming a [[tomgirl]], Chris got into the cutesy "Squinkies~~" toys,~~ and planned on buying Hot Wheels for them.		Today, Chris's interest in Hot Wheels has declined, but he hasn't outgrown it completely. The manchild recreated a number of cars from the toy line in ''ModNation Racers'' in July 2010. Upon becoming a [[tomgirl]], Chris got into the cutesy toy line Squinkies and planned on buying Hot Wheels for them.

	==CWC's Vroom-a-Zoom!==		==CWC's Vroom-a-Zoom!==

	On 4 December 2001, Chris created a small Hot Wheels website, '''CWC's Vroom-a-Zoom!''' It was possibly his most pathetic site, which is saying something. It linked to his [[CWC's Sonichu Site!\|main Sonichu site]] and his other minor sites. The front page consisted of nothing but two plugins (now broken), one of which played the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_X7E0-YpQ8 "'93 Sprint" remix] of the song "Cars" by Gary Numan, and the following text:		On 4 December 2001, Chris created a small Hot Wheels website, '''CWC's Vroom-a-Zoom!''' It was possibly his most pathetic site, which is saying something. It linked to his [[CWC's Sonichu Site!\|main Sonichu site]] and his other minor sites. The front page consisted of nothing but two plugins (now broken), one of which played the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_X7E0-YpQ8 "'93 Sprint" remix] of the acclaimed song "Cars" by Gary Numan, and the following text:

	{{quotebox\|View the info. on some of my favorite Hot Wheels cars!		{{quotebox\|View the info. on some of my favorite Hot Wheels cars!
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	==See also==		==See also==
	*[[Son-Chu]]		*[[Son-Chu]]
	*''[[Transformers]]''		*''[[Transformers]]''

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FromtheWordsofBR: /* CWC's Vroom-a-Zoom! */

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CWC's Vroom-a-Zoom!

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	==CWC's Vroom-a-Zoom!==		==CWC's Vroom-a-Zoom!==

	On 4 December 2001, Chris created a small Hot Wheels website, '''CWC's Vroom-a-Zoom!''' It was possibly his most pathetic site, which is saying something. It linked to his [[CWC's Sonichu Site!\|main Sonichu site]] and his other minor sites. The front page consisted of nothing but ~~the following text and~~ two plugins (now broken):		On 4 December 2001, Chris created a small Hot Wheels website, '''CWC's Vroom-a-Zoom!''' It was possibly his most pathetic site, which is saying something. It linked to his [[CWC's Sonichu Site!\|main Sonichu site]] and his other minor sites. The front page consisted of nothing but two plugins (now broken), one of which played the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_X7E0-YpQ8 "'93 Sprint" remix] of the song "Cars" by Gary Numan, and the following text:

	{{quotebox\|View the info. on some of my favorite Hot Wheels cars!		{{quotebox\|View the info. on some of my favorite Hot Wheels cars!

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