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They are made with two tapered panels of closed cell foam, wrapped in one or two layers of 6-mil polyethylene. Two or more panels are joined together, both with support channels embedded into the edge of the foam panel to provide rigidity across the center of the tub. The two panels are slid into a custom sewn ?bag?, which is zipped up tight around

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.

A three-wheeled wheelchair was built in 1655 or 1680 by a disabled German man, Stephan Farffler, who wanted to be able to maintain his mobility. Since he was a watch-maker, he was able to create a vehicle that was powered by hand cranks.

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.