I didn't even know Hot wheels existed up until few years ago, while I played with Matchbox in late 80s or early 90s as European kid, they seem to have better ma

I didn't even know Hot wheels existed up until few years ago, while I played with Matchbox in late 80s or early 90s as European kid, they seem to have better marketing/distribution here in Europe, you can find them displayed prominently while Matchbox is either hidden somewhere or not sold at all. My kid has both brands. From what I noticed Matchbox seem to produce real models, while HW has huge share of weird (unbuyable) models.