They applied these skills to building
faster cars. The popularity of hot
rods grew. The first national Hot
Rod
Exhibition
was held in .
HOT WHEELS
For decades, children have enjoyed
playing with hot rod toys. The Mattel
company introduced the first Hot Wheels
die-cast cars in
. Its first car was a
blue
Chevrolet Camaro. Since then,
Mattel has sold more than one billion Hot
Wheels vehicles.
