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A 1953-55 Lesney-Matchbox Road Roller, one of the first toys to be produced under the Matchbox name. The Matchbox name originated in 1953 as a brand name of the British die-casting company Lesney Products, whose reputation was moulded by [2] John W. "Jack" Odell (1920–2007), [3] Leslie Charles Smith (1918–2005), [4] and Rodney Smith.
Introduced 1934, with production stopping in 1982. Name briefly resurrected by Matchbox in late 1980's. DiP Models – Russian 1:43 metal and resin model manufacturer. DISM – A division of Aoshima producing high-quality diecast range of Japanese cars from the 1970s and 1980s, in 1:43 and 1:24 scales.
The Matchbox brand as well as Lesney's tooling were bought by and became a division of Universal Holdings/Universal Toys, where the company re-formed as "Matchbox International Ltd." Tooling and production were moved to Macau. Jack Odell went on to form a new company, Lledo, where he produced models similar to early Matchbox Models of Yesteryear.
In the 1980s, Matchbox began issuing model cars of the 1950s and 1960s through the "Dinky Collection" – these models were marketed toward adult collectors. The models, like a Wolseley Hornet or a 1953 Buick Skylark convertible, were attractive and honoured the tradition of the Dinky name in realism.
Whether you need something for the daily work run or as a stopgap before buying a newer vehicle, there are many used cars from the 1980s that are still surprisingly reliable. According to HotCars ...
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