Darda is the name of a German toy car racing set (and related items) which was available in Europe and the USA throughout the 80s and 90s.

The unique selling point of the sets was the special Darda Motor which propelled the Matchbox/Hot Wheels-sized cars at speeds of up to 30mph (50kph). The motor was wound up by pressing down the rear of the car and rolling it forwards and backwards on it's wheels. Whilst winding the car up the motor clicks and once fully wound the tone of clicks deepen to signify that it can be wound no more. Matchbox Superfast box art. ... Hot Wheels is a popular brand of toy automobile, introduced by U.S. toymaker Mattel in 1968. ...

The cars could be run on any surface but were designed to be run on special Darda tracks which could be bought as sets or individual track pieces. The tracks incorporated loops, jumps, curves and crossovers.

As with Hot Wheels and Matchbox, a huge range of cars were available. As Darda was a German company, many of the cars were based on German brands such as VW and Porsche. Various special cars were also created including a dragster and a mouse (which could not run on the Darda tracks as it was too wide). Another variant available in the late 80s was a replica KITT (Knight Industries Two Thousand) from the US television series Knight Rider. Hot Wheels is a popular brand of toy automobile, introduced by U.S. toymaker Mattel in 1968. ... Matchbox Superfast box art. ... KITT on display at Universal Studios KITT is the name of the high-tech black Pontiac Trans Am automobile in the television series Knight Rider starring David Hasselhoff as Michael Knight. ... Knight Rider was a popular United States television show during the early 1980s. ...

In the late 80s a new version of the Darda motor was introduced, called the Darda-Stop motor, it allowed the motor to be locked once wound so that the car could be placed on the track without immediately setting off. This allowed for longer tracks and 'tag-team' relay style racing where once the first car had gone round the track and just run out of power, it would tap the back of the wound up one and set it going.

Darda products were packaged in a distinctive yellow and green packaging.