Phaeton (carriage) Phaeton (carriage) A phaeton (also phaéton) was a form of sporty open carriage popular in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century. Drawn by one or two horses, a phaeton typically featured a minimal very lightly sprung body atop four extravagantly large wheels. With open seating, it was both fast and dangerous, giving rise to its name, drawn from the mythical Phaëton, son of Helios, who nearly set the earth on fire while attempting to drive the chariot of the sun. With the advent of the automobile, the term was adapted to open touring cars, also known as phaetons. The
Hot Wheels in California. In 2004, Hot Wheels unveiled its ""Hot 100"" line, comprising 100 new models. These new models included cartoonish vehicles such as the "'Tooned" (vehicles based on the larger "Hot" "Tunerz" line of Hot Wheels created by Eric Tscherne), "Blings" (boxy bodies and big wheels), "Hardnoze" (enlarged fronts), "Crooze" (stretched out bodies), and "Fatbax" (super-wide back tires and short bodies). "Fatbax" models include Toyota Supra and a Corvette C6. These vehicles did not sell as well as Mattel expected, and many could still be found in stores throughout 2005. Mattel also released 2004 "First Editions" cars with unpainted Zamac