Hot Wheels Toy Car

Origin
Hot Wheelsis a brand of 1:64 scale (and later 1:43 scale) die cast toy car introduced by American toy maker Mattel in 1968. It is one of the most famous toy car makers out there today. It was the primary competitor of Matchbox until 1997 when Mattel bought Tyco Toys, then-owner of Matchbox. Many automobile manufacturers have licensed Hot Wheels to make scale models of their cars, allowing the use of original design blueprints. Although Hot Wheels were originally intended for children, they have become popular with adult collectors, for whom limited edition models are now made available.

This Hot Wheels toy was made around 2000-2001 and is modled after the Austin-Healey car.

Today
Artie snagged this artifact after he heard reports at an old folks home where the senior's were entering trance like states where they remembered their childhood, only to come out of it later and find their personal belongings stolen. Artie was able to find out it was an orderly who found the artifact and decided to use it to make some cash. The orderly was arrest and the artifact was bagged.