Matchbox, maker of tiny toy cars, is bringing back one if its most important models. It’s not a car, but a little horse-drawn coach, and its success led to the creation of Matchbox toy cars. And it ...

But did you know your Matchbox car or one owned by your child or grandchild could be worth hundreds or thousands of pounds? The die-cast models were first launched by Lesney Products back in 1953, ...

The world's most hotly sought after Matchbox car achieved a record-breaking price at auction recently. The Matchbox Quarry Truck, quoted by experts as the rarest and most valuable Matchbox toy ever ...

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YOU never forget a job you loved, well that’s what many of the thousands of workers at the Lesney Products (later Matchbox Toys) factory thought of their time there. Documents from Rochford District ...

A model car enthusiast has made history by shelling out over £10,000 to become the proud owner of the world's most expensive matchbox toy. 28 March 2010 • 8:41am Takuo Yoshise and his £10,200 Lesney ...

This year marks the 60th anniversary of Matchbox die-cast models, which have gone from child's toys to collector's items. More than three billion Matchbox cars have been sold in the last 60 years. If ...