Hot Wheels Road Trials Set
Mattel Hot Wheels cars first appeared in 1968, designed for racing on plastic tracks. Donor Catherine Bohn Hunt considered Hot Wheels cars among her favorite toys when she was growing up in the 1960s and 1970s.
Object Title and Accession Number
Hot Wheels Road Trials Set. Made by Mattel, 1969. 1998-126-0013.
Vintage Hot Wheels Road Trials Set box. Features a Tune-Up Tower, Rod Runner, and various toy cars on tracks with illustrations showing the toy's functions. Text emphasizes nonstop racing and includes descriptions of the toy's features and play actions.
A vintage Hot Wheels Road Trials Set box features a line drawing of two boys playing with a racing track set. The set includes various components like a tower, meter, wrench, cars, tracks, and a collector's catalog, with a detailed content list.
Vintage Hot Wheels Road Trials Set packaging. The box features illustrations of a tune-up tower, rod runner, and track with the title in bold: "Road Trials Set with Tune-up Tower, Rod Runner and Hot Wheels car." Branding logos are on the left corner.
A vintage Hot Wheels box featuring the "Road Trials Set" with Tune-Up Tower & Rod Runner. It shows a multi-level track with toy cars racing through loops and turns. Illustrations depict assembly and features of the track set.