When I was a boy way back in the late 1960′s, I had dozens of “Hot Wheels” cars scattered all over my bedroom floor. And those little cars were simply amazing. They were made of tough-as-nails steel, they ran on their very own dedicated racetracks, and wow, could those things really fly!
Well, it’s been a few decades since I last laid my hands on a Hot Wheels car, and over the years I had pretty much forgotten about them. With all the new-fangled high-tech toys and gadgets on the market today, it’s hard to imagine that there would even be a market for such low-tech toys anymore. But they must still be in demand after all because while walking through Wal-Mart last night I saw them dangling from plastic strips all over the store – and after all these years, they still look pretty much the same.
I guess it just goes to show that little boys (and probably a lot of little girls as well) love playing with toy cars. I can’t really explain why, but seeing all those Hot Wheels for sale at a mere $0.97 cents each did wonders for my mood and disposition. Apparently some things just never go out of style, and it’s a good feeling knowing that they are still giving youngsters the same kind of joy they gave me so many years ago.
Our Son’s Hot Wheels took up most of his bedroom and a lot of the rest of the house. There is one sitting over my computer that I found not long ago.
What memories.