Hot Wheels Timeline
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- 1966
- January
- February
- March
- April
- May
- June
- July
- August
- September
- October
- Early October: Harry Bently Bradley hires on with Mattel after interview with Addicks
- November
- December
- 1967
- January
- February
- March
- April
- 4/03: Harry Bradley sketches the first drawing of the Custom Fleetside
- May
- June
- 6/25-6/27: HK Front Wheel Blueprint 1st Drawn.
- 6/25-6/27: HK Rear Wheel Blueprint 1st Drawn (Solid Wheel)
- 6/25-6/28: HK Camaro Chassis Blueprint 1st Drawn.
- July
- 7/01-8/30: Hybrid Matchbox Mustang appears somewhere in this 2 month stretch
- 7/01-8/30: "2" Camaro appears after the Mustang in this 2 month stretch
- August
- September
- 9/11: HK Custom Camaro Chassis Blueprint is redrawn as Revision A.
First documented use of the term "Custom" with a car.
- 9/11: HK Custom Camaro Chassis Blueprint is redrawn as Revision A.
- October
- 10/11: HK Custom Camaro Chassis receives Revision B
Chassis receives pairs of axle alignement pins. - 10/17: Front & Rear Wheel, Revision B - Chrome Foils replaced with Silver
Chassis receives pairs of axle alignement pins.
- 10/11: HK Custom Camaro Chassis receives Revision B
- November
- 11/29: HK Custom Cougar Rear Wheel, Revision E - Solid Wheel receives rear recess
- 11/29: HK Custom Cougar Front & Rear Wheels, Revision E - Wheel material change
- December
- 12/14: Front & Rear Wheel, Revision F - Eliminates raised rim
- 1968
- January
- 1/8: Axle Design Patent filed using the HK Custom Camaro Chassis
- 1/26: US Custom Mustang Body - Master Mold Blueprint created
- February
- 2/11: HK Custom Camaro Chassis receives Revision C
- March
- 4/1: Hot Wheels Logo, first use
- 4/4-4/15: Toyfair NY, Presented to buyers and intial orders placed
- 4/14: US Cheetah Body - Master Mold Blueprint created
- 4/22: US Cheetah Chassis - Master Mold Blueprint created
- April
- May
- June
- 6/15: Newspaper adds start
- July
- Hot Wheels makes the "Top 10 Toys Sold" list
- August
- September
- October
- November
- 11/20: Revised Axle Design Patent filed. Made a few corrections to the original 1/8/68 filing. Added Figure #6: the small front wheel design.
- December
- 15 Million Cars Shipped
- January
- 1969
- January
- February
- 2/6: Vehicle together with Track Design Patent filed. This was a continuation of the 1/8/68 & 11/20/68 patent application to include the track design.
- March
- April
- 4/15: Wheel/Axle Strip Design Patent filed
Patent # 3,621,609
Sprung Axle Assembly and Method for Toy Vehicles
- 4/15: Wheel/Axle Strip Design Patent filed
- May
- June
- July
- August
- 8/26: 25 Millionth Car produced
- September
- October
- November
- December
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