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50 YEAR CLUB: Hot Wheels celebrates half a century of toy cars

Posted on May 18, 2018 by Ben Hsu

Fifty years ago today, the world was introduced to what just might be the most influential cars ever made. The automotive world was forever changed on May 18, 1968 when Mattel introduced the Hot Wheels brand of toy cars to … Continue reading →

Posted in 50 Year Club, Hot Wheels, minicars | Tagged 2000gt, 200sx, 240z, 260z, 300zx, 50 Year Club, 510, a60, acura, ae86, Alton Takeyasu, bluebird, corolla, Corvette Stingray, datsun, honda, hot wheels, mazda, nissan, nsx, Odyssey, rx-7, Ryu Asada, s110, s30 z, sa22, silvia, supra, toyota, z31 | 10 Comments

MUSEUMS: LA’s shrine to the automobile reopens with (slightly) more Japanese representation

Posted on December 7, 2015 by Ben Hsu

Los Angeles has three major institutions on what the tour guides call Museum Row: one for art, one for natural history, and one entirely devoted to cars. The Petersen Automotive Museum is the Temple of the Car in what is considered the car culture … Continue reading →

Posted in museums | Tagged Aluma, cb750, corona mark II, Corvette Stingray, fuji rabbit, Hirohata Merc, honda, Larry Shinoda, mitsubishi, motorcycles, Osaka Expo, peter brock, Petersen Museum, subaru, SuperCub, toyota | 8 Comments

Tag Archives: Corvette Stingray

50 YEAR CLUB: Hot Wheels celebrates half a century of toy cars

MUSEUMS: LA’s shrine to the automobile reopens with (slightly) more Japanese representation

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