If you're a collector of the ultra-cool, sensationally sleek and super speedy Hot Wheels, you are in for a treat with Hot Wheels: Forty Years. This big, beautiful coffee table book tells the story of these miniature marvels through more than 600 stunning color photos, and historical details including company history, interviews with Mattel designers, major developments and trends. All the attitude and innovation of these revolutionary pocket-sized racers, Redlines, Blackwalls, Number Pack Vehicles, Protypes and more, is captures in the pages of this must-have reference.

Wonderful color photographs cover nearly every casting from the first Hot Wheels toy cars through the 1999 model year. A complete visual guide with a listing of the many variations to help collectors sort through the vast and rapidly growing world of Hot Wheels.

In this engaging biography, readers will learn about the inventor of Hot Wheels, Elliot Handler. Follow the story of Handler as he starts the Mattel toy company, begins making toys from plastic, develops the Barbie and Ken dolls with his wife Ruth, then invents Hot Wheels! Sidebars, historic photos, and a glossary enhance readers' understanding of this topic. Additional features include a table of contents, an index, a timeline and fun facts. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

The new sixth edition of Tomart's Hot Wheels guide is being published in two volumes and is current up to 2008 vehicles available at the time of publication. Volume 1 covers Hot Wheels cars first produced from 1968 through 1996, plus variations of these castings manufactured up to 2008. Volume 2 updates Hot Wheels values and adds information for first edition castings introduced from 1997-2008.

NOW IN PAPERBACK!!!Ford's Mustang, launched on April 17, 1964, became the Official Car of the Baby Boom. It was a fortuitous accident of timing and a brilliant result of product planning. This sleek, stylish automobile launched the "Pony Car" genre with a staggering 417,000 sales in its first year. Through 40 years of tough competition from Chrysler and General Motors, the Mustang has survived and outlasted them all. Dozens of interviews bring insight to the 40-year-old story, the on-going legend, and the Mustang's future.'

Keep a Close Eye on the Details A variation between two similar cars, whether it's a different color enamel, a different wheel, interior, base, or window can mean the difference between a car worth $1 and one worth $100. Covering 1989-2008, Hot Wheels Variations - The Ultimate Guide, 4th Edition is the largest and most comprehensive identification and price guide to variations with more than 5,500 cars listed. Collector-friendly features include: • Cars listed chronologically in release order from 1989-2002 and numerically from 2003-2008 • 3,100 identification photos arranged in numerical order, making it easy to identify vehicles whether loose or in a pack • Handy checklist making it easy for you to keep track of your growing collection Don't guess - know for sure! With Hot Wheels Variations - The Ultimate Guide, learn to spot the important differences and add value to your personal collection. Let the search begin!

Die-hard collectors of pocket-sized racers, fans of nostalgia, youngsters and the young at heart will revel in the candy-colored brilliance and muscle-car-fashioned attitude features in this pioneer book devoted to the superior Spectraflame cars. From the Beatnik Bandit and Hot Heap to the Python and Custom Camaro, the whole gang of classic miniature cruisers is featured in this one-of-a-kind book of Mattel's mightiest cars. In addition, readers will discover valuable casting information, production data, values, and insight about the differences between U.S. and Hong-Kong-made models, in this stunning Spectraflame showcase.