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The toys are made of metal and plastic. The metal commonly used is ZAMAC (or Mazak), which is an alloy of zinc and aluminium. Zamac is also referred to as white metal or pot metal.

Hot Wheels were conceived to be more like "tricked out" cars, as compared to Matchbox cars which were more city or "real life" cars. There were sixteen castings released in 1968, eleven of them designed by Harry Bentley Bradley. The first one produced was a dark blue Custom Camaro.

consider a rod that curves outward. A shower above a claw foot tub calls for a circular rod while a corner shower requires one that is L-shaped. Measure the area and then choose a rod of the correct size.

Measure the width of the entire space the curtain will fit over. This typically is the front section of the shower or bathtub. Measure in inches, then choose a rod that fits the opening. Keep in mind that standard shower curtains are 70 or 72 inches wide.

Elliot Handler, 95, a pioneering toymaker who co-founded Mattel and invented Hot Wheels, died July 21 of undisclosed causes. He died at his home in Century City, Calif., according to his daughter, Barbara Segal, after whom the Barbie doll was named.