QUIZ: Do You Recognize These Toys From The ’50s?

Pop-Culture October 17, 2025

This was the top brand for toy cars before Hot Wheels.

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colorful toy cars
Retry Correct Incorrect Hot Wheels gained popularity in the 1960s, but Matchbox was the go-to toy car brand of the 1950s. They originated in Great Britain in 1953 and soon became popular in America.
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This was the top brand for toy cars before Hot Wheels.

  • Hi Speed
  • Mattel
  • Matchbox
  • Peako
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