McDonald's

The History of the Hot Wheels Die-cast cars for McDonald's and Mattel Hot Wheels.

McDonald's has attempted to develop promotions for children, since 1961 with small related plastic toys, in their Happy Meals. The first models of cars distributed for McDonald's started in 1983, using the Hot Wheels models of the normal line. Since then, some annual promotions related the models of cars had been made. They had enclosed models like, Hot Wheels, Matchbox, Stompers 4 X 4, Tonka and Bigfoot.

Below will show a list by Year, Model, and will link you to the page of the Casting Name to get more of a comprehensive detail of the Hot Wheels Die-Cast car. Also will show the differences between East Coast and West Coast, as part of their promotions.