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Most Hot Wheels cars measure about 2 1/2 inches in length, and are approximately 1:64 scale.
Aside from their popularity as toys, Hot Wheels cars are also popular collectibles. Mattel estimates that 41 million kids, mostly boys, grew up playing with the toys, the average collector has over 1,550 cars, and children between the ages of 5 and 15 have an average of 41 cars.
Hot Wheels brand also sold plastic track on which the cars could be slid down and placed to make interesting jumps and loops. A dual set of tracks could be set up and using a starting gate a race could be conducted. Later sets had both a plastic starting gate and finishing flag which would be tripped by the first car. Although a visual assertation was usually sufficient.
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