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The name "Lesney" was a portmanteau from both partners' (who were not related by blood) names. They had been school friends and served together in the Royal Navy during World War II . Shortly after they founded the company, Rodney Smith introduced to his partner a man named John "Jack" Odell , an engineer he had met in a previous job at D.C.M.T ...
The name 'Lesney' was formed by combining their first names. He married Nancy Jackson-Moore in 1948. [3] Following Lesney's success with Matchbox cars, Lesney Products was awarded the Queen's Award to Industry in 1966, and he was awarded the Order of the British Empire in 1968. Lesney Products was declared insolvent in 1982.
Pages in category "1980s cars" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 583 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
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.
About 2010, similar to Matchbox or Hot Wheels, Majorette was moving into plastic cars and trucks of larger sizes. One example from this new "Kids Mate" series was a Mini Cooper in about 1:20 scale. The car is very detailed and complete with all opening features, but all in plastic in a package with bright (but Majorette-like) red colors.
We bet you'll never guess what was valued at as much as $3,000 on Thursday night's episode of "Pawn Stars..." Matchboxes. What?! But wait, these weren't just any old matchboxes - they were from ...
Coincidentally, all the 1980s cars that Nonnenberg owns, personally, are also represented. So there's a BMW E28 5-Series, like his 535is. There's a Renault R5 Turbo, red, like his. And there's a ...
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.