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Photos of non-Matchbox Lesney toys as well as of Matchbox and competitors' models, and of the Lesney factory in Hackney; History of Lesney and of Matchbox Models of Yesteryear; www.70's-matchbox.de - Extensive matchbox collection of the 70's epoch; Matchboxmemories - Great site on the 'Models of Yesteryear' range
Matchbox has also manufactured models in approx. 1:43 scale (sometimes called "King Size"), later labelling them Speed Kings or Super Kings (or, later—particularly in the Matchbox Collectibles lines [cf. below]—Models of Yesteryear or Dinky), which measure about 3.5-4 inches, or 9-10 centimetres, in length.
Lledo was a British manufacturing company founded in 1982 by Matchbox co-founder Jack Odell, and Burt Russell, [1] and based in Enfield.The factory produced mainly die-cast scale model commercial vehicles, and also cars, from 1983 to 1999, when the company went into bankruptcy.
Popular columns include the Matchbox "Models of Yesteryear" series by Horace Dunkley, the amusing 'Drive-Past' column by Brian Gower, and regular features on Hot Wheels, Matchbox Superfast and character toys by Mike Pigott. Every issue includes up-to-date news on the model industry, plus reviews of the latest diecast and white metal releases.
These were slightly larger and more complex than the leaders in the field at the time, the Matchbox Models of Yesteryear, and better finished but not as detailed as Rio Models. The L'Âge d'Or range along with Matchbox and Rio were among the first diecast lines marketed to adults as much as children. [10]
Finished in green and carrying racing number 3, it was a scale model of the car driven by Stirling Moss. This was followed in December 1958 by a BRM Grand Prix car (106) also with green paintwork, and both cars featured in the Racing Car Set (GS5) from 1958, along with the Lotus XI Le Mans racing car (151) from July 1958. The Vanwall, however ...