Elliot Handler News Today

WINCHESTER — When you think about Hot Wheels, what comes to mind? Maybe you remember the way the cool metal cars felt in your grip when you were a kid.

Barbara Handler, 82 - the daughter of Mattel co-founder and Barbie inventor Ruth Handler - is who the doll was named for when it first hit shelves in 1959.

Decades of new designs, thrilling track sets, and an expansive range of accessories kept customers coming back, year after year.

Decades of new designs, thrilling track sets, and an expansive range of accessories kept customers coming back, year after year.

Decades of new designs, thrilling track sets, and an expansive range of accessories kept customers coming back, year after year.

Decades of new designs, thrilling track sets, and an expansive range of accessories kept customers coming back, year after year.

Decades of new designs, thrilling track sets, and an expansive range of accessories kept customers coming back, year after year.

Decades of new designs, thrilling track sets, and an expansive range of accessories kept customers coming back, year after year.

Barbie, the international icon, was born in 1959. But before her birth, there was a strong WWII connection.

Decades of new designs, thrilling track sets, and an expansive range of accessories kept customers coming back, year after year.