Bruce Pascal is an avid Hot Wheels collector who boasts a collection of more than 4,000 cars. Bruce Pascal hide caption toggle caption Bruce Pascal Business Why Hot Wheels are one of the most inflation-proof toys in American history December 16, 2022 Inflation, the curse of our pocketbooks and the Federal Reserve, has hit almost every good in the U.S. But the price of a beloved toy has managed to hover around $1 — for more than 50 years.