My wife is extremely supportive of my hobbies. She doesn't mind me being away from home for international test drives, and she's okay with having to constantly pick up my diecast packages when I'm not ...

I remember collecting Turbo Gum wrappers when I was in primary school. I didn't care about the gum—it was too hard to chew on anyway—but the wrappers contained photos of the coolest cars I had ever ...

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 Matchbox Road Museum showcases 50,000 pieces of Matchbox memorabilia, including the well-known miniature models, concept cars, one-offs for special events and even board games. Everett Marshall is ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Matchbox was making tiny die-cast cars more than a decade before Hot Wheels rolled onto the scene. It might be even more surprising to learn ...

You can thank Queen Elizabeth II for the birth of one of your favorite all-time toys. Back in 1953, the British toy company Lesney Products unveiled a miniature model of Her Majesty's coronation coach ...

Hundreds come from around the world to buy, sell and trade their models. Each 125-model range contains around 100 new colour schemes or ‘decos’. Creating a new Matchbox model begins at least 18 months ...

Golden anniversaries are a wonderful thing. Sometimes they sneak up on us. Sometimes they make us think, "Can it really be that so many years have passed?" Matchbox is 50 years old. Well, at least in ...

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 ...