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“The challenge is always to top the previous Garages”: Mattel’s Gabriel De La Torre on the Hot Wheels Ultimate T-Rex Garage Playset

Gabriel De La Torre – Director of Product Design for Vehicles at Mattel – takes us inside development of the remarkable Hot Wheels Ultimate T-Rex Garage Playset.

Gabriel De La Torre

“The challenge is always to top the previous Garages”: Mattel’s Gabriel De La Torre on the Hot Wheels Ultimate T-Rex Garage Playset

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