Mattel's 1970 Hot Wheels Factory

In today's video I will be testing a 50 year old Baby Boomer "toy", Mattel's 1970 Hot Wheels Factory #4355. This video is not for kids as I demonstrate the use of sharp knifes and hot molten plastic material.
Injection molding is the process used to mass-produced plastic parts such as windshields, interiors and wheels. A two-part mold is held in a hydraulic press as molten thermoplastic is injected at high pressure. Mattel’s 1970 Hot Wheels Factory is a miniature version of this process with a plug-in heater and a hand-powered injector piston. You just slide open the heating chamber and insert small thermo-plastic pellets called Plastix. Slip the mold under the nozzle and push down firmly on the lever to squirt a piston full of hot plastic into the mold. The kit came with enough molds and materials to make 10 different cars. Also included in the kit were paint and stickers to detail your creations!
This 50 year old set was purchased used, so I didn't know how well it would work. The original redline capped wheels and axles were in short supply, so I used modern common 5 spoke wheels for my original test. I also used a molding "wax" replacement material from Mattel's 2001 Car Factory as I don't have much of the original Plastix pellets and they are next to impossible to find.
I hope you enjoyed this video. Please click like and subscribe and as always thanks for watching! 👍😎
Audio Credits (in order of appearance):
Heading West by Audionautix
Fugetaboutit by Dan Lebowitz
Whatdafunk by Audionautix
Both Audionautix tracks are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (creativecommons.org/licenses/... audionautix.com/

[@mretaoin1]

A kid I knew got one for Christmas. We did his first car together. He touched the molten plastic dripping from the nozzle and burned his finger, too. We knew better than to tell that to our parents. I was so jealous of his new toy. He was done with it by summer because his parents got tired of buying supplies to keep it fed. The original plastic rods had a slot in them because the injector had a guard to prevent kids from inserting other half-inch objects (or fingers) in the top hole.

[@pauladams286]

What a wonderful toy. From a true Golden Age of toy making. Thank you for the video.

[@johnrossi6212]

I had one from the late 70s early 80s. Didn’t realize they had one before that.

[@WShawn]

Yeah, I'm a 60-year-old Boomer, and I had this toy. And the Thingmaker. And the Strange Change Machine. All providing a valuable lesson to not touch hot things. Super-cool. Thanks for bringing back those memories.

[@DT99race]

I'm a boomer also, just made the cutoff line, lol. I remember these fondly. We had the thing maker, but I always wanted the car factory. Now I have one and can see why toy companies could never make one these days! Glad to bring back the memories 👍😁

[@twinbrothers4021]

Me too!!! My sister and l still have the burn lines from accidentally touching our arms on the side of our Plastigoop ovens. Battle scars that we wear proudly!! My favourite were the Peanuts Gang and the Creepy Crawly molds.

[@rockercater]

I AM 60 AN I HAVE A THING MAKER MAKE BUGS ALL THE TIME BUT THE GOOP IS HARD TO FING NOW***** OMG I WANT THE FACTORY BAD***** *CATER*

[@magicrobharv]

Fantastic video. I'm 62 yrs old and even though I got one for Christmas, I never quite learned how to use it. I barely got one bottom chassis made. But boy did I burn my hands on those plates. Thanks again for posting this video you made my day.

[@clumaster]

its amazing how back then parents trusted their kids not to kill or maim them selves on their toys, i had wood burning sets, and lead casting sets for making your own lead figurines and even had a set of lawn darts and never had a problem playing with them. back then kid were smart enough to know you dont stick your finger on something thats hot or sharp.

[@DT99race]

I had all those too and somehow managed to survive, lol

[@myang12003]

The original Hotwheels car maker, although it’s more complicated than the car maker.

[@jacobstlouis1644]

Im 20 years old and today i helped my uncle next door clean his garage i discovered a big box full of nothing but 70's hot wheels car factory car making machines and he said i dont want em here take em

[@DT99race]

Wow! What a great gift 😁

[@bobp5356]

That is an awesome toy. You could never put out something like that in today’s market. The stupid kids would probably eat the wax. Thanks for the video.

[@diecast_MikeEspo]

Very cool , never seen one , but can you believe that this was sold as a kids toy , i don't remember this and i grew up in the 70's Now i added it to my list of things to look for at a flea market , very good demonstration Mike Espo.. .

[@DT99race]

Thanks Mike, hope you find one with all the parts and pieces! 👍

[@diecast_MikeEspo]

@@DT99race ,,,That would be nice , but i doubt it , hahaha , Mike

[@trentmeidinger6160]

It was a delight to find your video today. 😀My son and I were talking about Hot Wheels this morning (he bought a new track set at Target), the 1970s (my first decade) and the first car my dad let me drive, a 1973 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme. I can't believe I did not know about this awesome toy! If they manufactured it again I would buy one immediately. So cool! Thanks for showing how it works.

[@dennisnewsky7890]

Sir, thank you so much for this great video and info, which I can see here! It is very interesring!

[@turbolivesinmyheart6328]

Man, that is so cool. The things we had back when we were kids, today they'd have red flags and hazard warnings on those, if they would even sell something like that today.

[@DT99race]

They would never be able to make this in today's litigeous society! Somehow we survived it just fine 😁

[@Cambo6377]

They made and updated version of this 8 years ago you can buy it on eBay, not quite as awesome but same concept, no idea if they still make parts for it

[@sabinwills7687]

I loved the toys from the 70's and 80's. For one they actually made you think and use your hands. So much better than the crap they have today. great video and thanks for sharing.

[@DT99race]

Thanks! I agree 💯 percent 👍😁

[@mikefagan6840]

Not for TODAY'S clueless kids. For our generation this was simple 😉

[@gnrvintagediecastracing7978]

I came across the hot wheels factory about a year ago... of course i thought it was neat but didn't know enough about it. Thanks for showing it in action. I will probably never see another one in hindsight lol..

[@DT99race]

You never know when one may pop up again, glad you liked the video 👍

[@gnrvintagediecastracing7978]

@@DT99race Yes I really did like the video And now i know exactly what to look for. next time when viewing the set.

[@opasdiecastrestorations8611]

Boy it did this old man's heart good seeing that old Hot Wheel Maker! Definitely thanks for sharing and helping me to relive some of the memories! We used to cut up plastic army men and drop them in there and melt them down!

[@DT99race]

Thanks Scott! Didn't know you could melt down the Army men, might have to give that a try 😆

[@68blownpony]

We were so friggin’ resourceful back then. We actually liked to figure stuff out and solve problems.

[@d.vaughn8990]

During a late 70’s Christmas, I received a car maker, which utilized melted wax. I can’t remember what it was called. It’s design appeared similar to this. Anyway, I thoroughly enjoyed, dipping my fingers into the scorching hot wax, only seconds after it hit the mold! What a great fun toy!!

[@DT99race]

Yep, I bet lots of kids learned the hard way not to touch hot objects! 😁

[@michaelc6817]

Great video!! I have to say, I purchased quite a few Hot Wheels Factory sets and parts of sets over the past couple of years to get all the components necessary to make a complete kit(s). The hardest thing to find for reasonable price are the original redline wheel and axle sets that were made for the factory. Your solution using modern 5 spoke wheel sets is exactly what I was looking for. Getting weights for the chassis can also be a challenge. BTW, the wax you used in the demo is actually from the 2012 Hot Wheels Car Maker vs. the 2001 RoseArt Hot Wheels Car Factory.

[@joshhenry727]

This was really neat.. never knew they had such a thing

[@levonne766]

This is bringing back alot of memories. 👍

[@JWSmythe]

I never knew these existed. Now I'm disappointed for childhood me, that never got to beg for it. I guess it's for the better, childhood me wouldn't have ever got one anyways.

[@DT99race]

I never got one as a kid either, but now I do 👍

[@10akee]

This has to be one of the coolest videos I've seen on KZbin!

[@DT99race]

Thanks, I'm glad you like it 👍

[@shortersdiecast4130]

Very cool video, something different and something new. I remember seeing this as a kid. Wanted one but my parents couldn't afford it. Yep, those were the days. Thanks for sharing a memory from my childhood. Thanks for sharing another great video, take care and stay safe

[@DT99race]

Yes, I always wanted one as a kid too, but my parents couldn't afford it either. Now I have one 50 years later! Glad you liked the video, there's not much info about this online 👍😁

[@jamesmyers2087]

Had that same type toy with the western themed molds. Never quite got the plastique to melt well and rarely was able to completely fill the mold chamber. My cowboys and Indian figures all looked like double and quad amputees.

[@bobobair]

So cool thanks for sharing

[@DT99race]

You are most definitely welcome! 👍😁

[@77PacerStudios]

This is awesome! I may have been born in October of 1990, but I'm STILL fascinated by all this! About the different colored materials mixing together, while I understand that some people would prefer to have one perfect color, I believe that a lot of swirls and other shapes in the mixed materials would look really cool! If I were to get my hands on this, I would add 2 pieces of plastic. For example, 3 quarters of a blue plastic piece, and one quarter of a green plastic piece. Hopefully this would result in a blue car with dazzling green swirls and other cool shapes on the plastic molding. Sound good?

[@DT99race]

That's a good idea 👍

[@urideamabal]

Wow, I never knew of this! Would have been all over that as a kid. I did have a Strange Change. Can you make window glass? with that awesome machine.

[@DT99race]

Yes, you could make windshields too, they are separate cavities in the car body mold. There were "clear" plastix pellets, but I don't have any of them. It may be possible to manually inject clear casting resin with a mold release, but I haven't tried it yet.

[@Onemodelcaraday]

That's great, never seen it before! New subscriber here...................

[@DT99race]

Thank you! 👍

[@molonaabe]

Any footage of the workers stealing the Super Treasure hunts off the line ?

[@bowtiebeagle]

Thank you for making this video a friend gave me one of these years ago less the plastic plellet and axle. All l had and used was color crans . l still have it! My sister worked at Mattels in 1970 in Balwin Park Ca. if l only knew and saved my stuff? l remenber getting 3 sets of Sizzler tracks! m

[@DT99race]

Those were the days!

[@kamikaze337]

Very cool !

[@DT99race]

Thanks! 👍😁

[@ZOMb2010]

Lov it ...so KoOL..

[@DT99race]

Thank you! 👍😎

[@keithzatkalik5805]

I wanted this didn't get it.I never saw refills for the toy.

[@jmad627]

I had one of these almost burned my hands every we played with it. Was a cool toy, though.

[@felixrodrigues3861]

were there any mattel 1970 hotline train commercials ever made?????

[@DT99race]

I've never seen the commercial but there was one that aired during an episode of the ABC cartoon the "Hardy Boys" in 1970

[@deepjunkgarage]

I must have lived under a rock .... or my parents did ! LOL I would have loved this as a kid.....or hell even now ! LOL 🤣 Very cool video ! 🍻

[@DT99race]

Thanks Bob 👍 I wanted one in a bad way, but my parents couldn't afford it! 😁

[@davidcrawford219]

Corvette 🎉

[@Wackymushrooms]

I've seen some of these that aren't Hot Wheels themed, like the Master Caster (It was made by Mattel but it wasn't Hot Wheels themed). They also made a new one 3 years ago.

[@twinbrothers4021]

I wish I had this set!!! Where are you getting the metal weight part from?

[@DT99race]

All parts came from the original set except for the plastic/wax and wheels

[@twinbrothers4021]

@@DT99race cool! I have my Peanuts Gang Oven from 1970. My twins use it, Plastigoop is extremely expensive so we use Fimo clay - watch it carefully then yank out the tray (w/knife, lost the tongs). I still have my burn lines on my arm... badges from happy memories! The twins manage better than l did... probably all the WARNING DANGER signs everywhere these days.

[@petermason9870]

Did the chassis weights and bands come with the set? Thanks, Peter

[@DT99race]

Yes, they do. Mattel sold replacements also, but they are hard to find these days.

[@engineerjeffery4582]

Where can you buy this car maker

[@DT99race]

Your best bet is to look on eBay

[@carmineredd1198]

no clear material to mold ??? no plastic bottles ? i saw the molds on ebay and thought they were for chocolate not plastic

[@diecastcollectors4791]

Awesome video I subed

[@DT99race]

Thank you! 👍

[@tybriggs9880]

Had one of these. But it stank bad

[@jamesmyers2087]

Mattel cowboy and 8ndian factory

[@user-nv4fp1pv5e]

Жаль, что нет русских комментариев

[@WhuDhat]

man what an awesome toy, or toy making machine I guess lol, I would have loved to have something like that as a kid but my single mother wouldn't so much as let me look at something even potentially dangerous like that haha, I remember she returned a hot wheels set I had gotten for Christmas because it launched the cars off a little ramp with an electric motor... but the older generations really did had the coolest toys, this, lawn darts, gas powered pogo sticks, red ryders and radio flyers, even the girls could get cool semi dangerous things like easy bake ovens and miniature sewing machines. do this over protective politically correct Era we live in

[@DT99race]

Yep, I remember my sister getting burned on her easy bake oven!

[@smalltowncustoms9793]

That is awsome.. Back in a time where you had to have common sense.. Way too much governing of the people these days..

[@DT99race]

Thanks, sure were some good times growing up in the 60's and 70's. Jumping bikes on home made ramps like Evel Knievel, no ambulance chasers back then, lol 👍 😁

[@twinbrothers4021]

God Totally!!!! I let my twins play with my Peanuts Gang Plastigoop oven. It's from the 70s and still works great. I use fimo clay (liquid plastic goop is insanely expensive). We just must watch it heat then quickly unplug and dig out the mold. 100% worth the little burn scars I still have on my arm (kids are good...they are raised in an era that is ultra careful).

[@Stephen97Roblox]

I wana make Hot wheels Factory Pro