Leslie Smith, founder, president, and longtime chief executive of
Matchbox Toys, has died at his home in North London at the age of
87.
The cars were introduced in 1953 and are still sold worldwide. They
were designed to fit in into a postwar era British matchbox, hence the
name. By 1962 the company was turning out over 50 million cars
a year- more, The New York Times reported "than all of the world's
major automobile producers combined".
In an interview Friday, the editor of Matchbox USA magazine said
that a rare Matchbox Dodge wreck truck sold on Ebay recently for
more than $9,000.
Maker of Matchbox cars dies
Maker of Matchbox cars dies
valerie wrote: Leslie Smith, founder, president, and longtime chief executive of
Matchbox Toys, has died at his home in North London at the age of
87.
The cars were introduced in 1953 and are still sold worldwide. They
were designed to fit in into a postwar era British matchbox, hence the
name. By 1962 the company was turning out over 50 million cars
a year- more, The New York Times reported "than all of the world's
major automobile producers combined".
In an interview Friday, the editor of Matchbox USA magazine said
that a rare Matchbox Dodge wreck truck sold on Ebay recently for
more than $9,000.$9,000!! My mums got a toy chest crammed with old matchbox cars.
I dont suppose they're worth much, they're as my mum would say,
"Well loved" :-4
Matchbox Toys, has died at his home in North London at the age of
87.
The cars were introduced in 1953 and are still sold worldwide. They
were designed to fit in into a postwar era British matchbox, hence the
name. By 1962 the company was turning out over 50 million cars
a year- more, The New York Times reported "than all of the world's
major automobile producers combined".
In an interview Friday, the editor of Matchbox USA magazine said
that a rare Matchbox Dodge wreck truck sold on Ebay recently for
more than $9,000.$9,000!! My mums got a toy chest crammed with old matchbox cars.
I dont suppose they're worth much, they're as my mum would say,
"Well loved" :-4
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Maker of Matchbox cars dies
abbey wrote: $9,000!! My mums got a toy chest crammed with old matchbox cars.
I dont suppose they're worth much, they're as my mum would say,
"Well loved" :-4Why don't you drop a line to Paul Martin ''Flog it''at www.bbc.co.uk
Your mum might even get on the Telly:-6
I dont suppose they're worth much, they're as my mum would say,
"Well loved" :-4Why don't you drop a line to Paul Martin ''Flog it''at www.bbc.co.uk
Your mum might even get on the Telly:-6
Maker of Matchbox cars dies
for one moment, just for one moment, I really thought you were going to add, `and he was so small they buried him in a matchbox`!!!!!
Maker of Matchbox cars dies
When i think of all the old toys that got thrown out-old annuals etc they would be worth a fortune now.