SEMA: Dreams are Life Size at the Hot Wheels Stand

We’re all used to Hot Wheels shrinking our favorite cars down to glorious 1:84 scale replicas, but in the upside down universe of the SEMA show, the toys have grown to life-size.

The Hot Wheels stand is a crowd favorite here in Las Vegas, showing off a few of the toy maker’s wild creations side-by-side with full-scale counterparts. As a part of the company’s 40 years of providing pint-sized automotive thrills, Hot Wheels has turned three of its outlandish models into concept vehicles. A Toyo-tired stretch wagon, a twin-mill, shark-nosed race car, and a dragster all grace the far-out Hot Wheels display.

Aimed at the young and the young-at-heart, the Hot Wheels cars are a sure hit for anyone who’s ever done a burnout on the kitchen floor.

(Click on the thumbnails below to launch a gallery of Hot Wheels, big and small, images.)