Did any of you play with Matchbox cars? We had those orange track strips that you could link together. We started the ramp on top of Mom's china cabinet, put a loop in it, and sent cars way off down the hall. (Did you know about that Mom?)

Well, I think all the kids who played with those are now buying cars. It seems I keep seeing cars with flames on the front, big wide racing stripes running down across the top of the car, bright colors with fancy paintwork. Whenever I see one, I want to ask the driver if they played iwth Hot Wheels.