Micro Machines

Pocket-sized toy cars

Micro Machines is a brand of miniature toy vehicles, far smaller than typical die-cast cars like Hot Wheels or Matchbox.

Popular in the 1980s and 90s, they were marketed with rapid-fire TV commercials featuring a fast-talking spokesman.

The name now serves as shorthand for anything unexpectedly tiny: That rental car was basically a Micro Machine.

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tiny · collectible · blind bag · racing · playsets · cars · trucks · 90s · nostalgia · diecast · scale · pocket · travel · roadways · cities · helicopters · boats · planes

Opposites
scale/size

Micro Machines1

Smallest positive integer

scale models · ride-on toys · Power Wheels · pedal cars · Tonka trucks

play style/interaction

Micro Machinesremote control cars

Toy vehicles operated wirelessly

go-karts · slot cars

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G