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History.com: These Vintage Hot Wheels Toys Are Worth Thousands of Dollars ArticleHistory.com: These Vintage Hot Wheels Toys Are Worth Thousands of Dollars Article
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A&E Television
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9th - 10th
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Social Studies & History
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History.com: These Vintage Hot Wheels Toys Are Worth Thousands of Dollars

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How does a mass-produced die-cast toy car that originally sold for less than a dollar -- and fits in a small child's hand -- become a valued collectible trading for hundreds, or even thousands, of dollars? Five of the most valuable and desirable Hot Wheels castings, most of which are squirreled away in private collections and not available on the open market.

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1968 "cheetah" base python (hong kong), 1968 custom volkswagen without sunroof, 1969 pink rear-loading volkswagen beach bomb, 1970 'mad maverick' base mighty maverick, 1970 ed shaver custom amx, hot wheels, the toys that built america, iconic toys, toys and games

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