Does anyone know where I can find a site for Matchbox cars with a list dating back to 1998?
Car Lists for Matchbox cars dating back to 1998 until now.
Here's a helpful link.
http://www.mboxcommunity.com/JL/Bookstore.html
Matchbox Vs. Hot Wheels
Matchbox cars were first created in England in 1952. While working for Lesney Products, owned by Leslie Smith and Rodney Smith (no relation), die-caster Jack Odell created the first ever Matchbox car. It was a brass Road Roller made small enough to fit into a match box, at the request of his daughter. She wanted to take something to school for show and tell but school rules mandated that all items had to fit into a match box. The first line of Matchbox cars was sold by the Lesney company in 1953 with the #1 Road Roller, #2 Dumper and #3 Cement Mixer. New cars were added to the existing line each year until the line reached 75. (The line was increased to 100 in 2008 but let’s stick to history for now.)
In 1967 Mattel, well known for its most popular toy, Barbie, began to develop their own line of die-cast toy cars. This line, called Hot Wheels, came out with its first series in 1968 with 16 cars. When sales were ten times more than expected, they added 24 more cars for the 1969 line. Continued sales caused the line to grow to 73 cars in 1970 and then 108 in 1971. With all of this growth, the Matchbox cars by the Lesney company struggled to keep up. In 1982 the Matchbox car line was sold to Universal Toys, who later sold it in 1991 to the well know Tyco company. Over the years Matchbox and Hot Wheels were the only two significant competitors in the die-cast toy car saga and therefore even viewed as rivals. Ironically, in 1996, Mattel bought the Matchbox product line from Tyco. Hot Wheels and Matchbox were now owed by the same company but continue to live on as two lines of toy cars.
Having grown up with dozens of toy cars as a child, and having two young sons with cars themselves now, I have done much research (playing) with both the Hot Wheels and Matchbox brands. In recent years, the Hot Wheels line has obviously become the favorite of many collectors and children, and some even consider the Matchbox cars to be of lesser quality and design. In fact, go into any store that sells the cars and compare the selection of Hot Wheels to Matchbox. In the way of individual cars, Hot Wheels displays almost always out number Matchbox ten to one easily. However, one observation that I have made in buying cars for my sons is the drastic difference in style between the two lines. The vast majority of Hot Wheels cars are not modeled after or painted like actual cars. Many of them are variations of actual cars or new creations all together. In fact, I personally have a few Hot Wheels in my collection that are shopping carts or toilets with wheels. Other cars by Hot Wheels are often painted with much graphic and text details. Matchbox on the other hand is entirely ‘normal’ cars. The majority of cars in their line are ones you are likely to see on the street. The models are one or two tone painted, rarely with added graphics or text. One of the benefits of this is that you are more likely to find police cars, fire trucks, tow trucks, utility vehicles etc, with Matchbox than with the Hot Wheels line.
Matchbox cars were the beginning. Hot Wheels brought in high quality and enormous sales. Now, between the two lines of cars, you can find just about any custom or actual car imaginable. Die-cast cars have been a huge part in the lives and many children and are becoming huge in the realm of collectors. (One might wonder if these two groups are the same people!) I have heard some argue that die-cast cars are now primarily for collectors and are a thing of the past as children’s toys. I can only respond by stating that my two sons have much more fun playing with their 100+ cars than they do buying and looking at them. I also must admit that I’m glad that I have two sons so that I can still play with die-cast toy cars at age thirty!
Matchbox Cars listed on www.matchboxcars.org and has been sold on eBay:
Make Up Eidolon EM174D Ferrari Dino 246GT Type E Wide Fender Metallic Red 1 43, Make Up Eidolon EM178C Koenig Ferrari 512BB Metallic Red 1982 1 43 scale, 1 43 TECNOMODEL FERRARI SCUDERIA 16M RED METALLIC N BBR, 1 43 BBR FERRARI FF METALLIC IRON SILVER RED DELUXE LEATHER LIMITED 10 N MR, 1 43 LOOKSMART BUGATTI VEYRON DARK RED METALLIC GOLD LIMITED 25 PIECES N MR BBR, 1 43 Make Up Lamborghini Reventon Red Metal Miniwerks, 1 43 Make Up Ferrari 512BB Koenig Metal Red Miniwerks, 1 43 Make Up Ferrari F50 GT 1997 Metallic Red Miniwerks, 1 43 Looksmart Audi R8 GT Metallic Matt Red Alcantara, AUDI LOOKSMART R8 GT METALLIC MATTE RED 09 50 143 LS388G ALCANTARA, 1 43 Looksmart Lamborghini Diablo GTR 1999 in Metallic Red Alcantara Base, 1 43 BBR IDEA Series Ferrari 575 SA 2005 Roof Closed Dark Metallic Red Miniwerks, Politoys Porsche 904 GTS Metallic Red 143 Diecast NIB, 1 43 Looksmart Audi R8 GT Matt Metallic Red, 1 43 Make Up Ferrari F50 GT 1997 Metallic Red LE 50 Miniwerks, Hi Story 1 43 Mitsubishi Pajero Metal Top Wide 1991 Red, BBR 1 43 Ferrari Enzo 2002 Metallic Green Red Leather Base LE 13 15, wonderful modelcar SAAB 900 TURBO 4 DOOR SALOON 1981 red metallic 1 43, wonderful modelcar HONDA PRELUDE 1992 red metallic 1 43, Dinkum Classics 1 43 Holden Commodore VN SV White Metal Handmade Model Car Red, 1 43 Rolls Royce New Silver Spur 1997¼ˆMetal red¼‰, 1 43 Minichamps Porsche 911 Turbo 1990 Red Metallic, 1 43 TrueScale TSM FUJIMI Ferrari F 458 Italia Red Metallic 2010 LTD 120 pcs, 1 43 Minichamps Alfa Romeo MiTo 2009 Red Metallic, 1 43 Truescale Fujimi TSM Resin Model Ferrari 458 Italia 2010 Red Metallic, 1 43 Resin Model Rolls Royce Phantom I Jonckheere Coupe 1925 Red Metallic, 1 43 NEO Bentley Mulsanne Turbo R Red metallic 1989 1992 Resin 44165, 1 43 Rolls Royce Silver Spur Limousine 1996 Metal red, Minichamps 1 43 BENTLEY BROOKLANDS 2007 RED METALLIC, Minichamps 1 43 BENTLEY AZURE 2005 RED METALLIC, 1 43 Minichamps Ford Ka dark red metallic, 1 43 Minichamps Audi RS6 Avant 2007 red metallic, 1 43 Rolls Royce Phantom V James Young PV23 1967 Metal red Black¼‰, 1 43 NEO Resin Model FORD Scorpio MK1 Metallic Red 1986, 1 43 NEO Model Bentley Mulsanne Turbo R Red metallic 1989 1992 44165, 1 43 NEO Resin Model Bentley Mulsanne Turbo R 1989 1992 Red metallic 44165, Brooklin 1 43 20a 1953 Buick Skylark Convertible Dark Metallic Red Finish, 43541 NEO Lincoln Mark 6 VI sedan Red Metallic 1980 Resin Road Car 143, 1 43 NEO Resin Model MITSUBISHI SAPPORO MK1 1982 Red Metallic 43443, 1 43 NEO Model Mitsubishi Sapporo GALANT MK1 Coupe 1982 Metallic Red 43443, 1 43 LUXURY COLL HUMMER H3T 2008 BY SPARK SONOMA RED Metallic resin model car, 1 43 NEO Resin Model LINCOLN Mark 6 six sedan 1980 Red Metallic 43541, 1 43 NEO Model LINCOLN Mark6 six sedan Red Metallic 1980 43541, 1 43 NEO Resin Model AUDI 200 T type 43 PROTOTYPE 1980 Red Metallic 44320, 1 43 NEO LINCOLN Mark6 sedan Red Metallic 1980 43541, 1 43 NEO LINCOLN Mark6 sedan Red Metallic 1980 43541, 1 43 Rolls Royce Model Phantom V PV23 Limousine James Young 1967 Red Metallic, 1 43 Fiat 127 1972 red metallic, 1 43 Norev Peugeot 207 berline 2009 red metallic, 1 43 NEO Model AUDI 200T type 43 PROTOTYPE Red Metallic 1980 44320, 1 43 HPI Nissan Skyline GT R R32 Red Pearl Metallic, 1 43 Minichamps PMA Model AUDI RS4 Misano Red Metallic 2005, 1 43 Hi Story MITUBISHI PAJERO METAL TOP WIND 1991 Red, 1 43 NEO MAZDA 323F MK1 Metallic Red 1992 43635, 1 43 GEMBELLA PORSCHE 87 METALLIC RED SPARK MODELS, 1 43 Minichamps PMA Porsche 911 Carrera 4S 2011 Red Metallic Promo box, MINICHAMPS 143 2004 TOYOTA PRIUS METALLIC RED, brandnew modelcar PORSCHE PANAMERA red metallic 143, 1 43 NOREV Model DODGE CHARGER R T 2006 Red Metallic, Bugatti EB118 Dark Metallic Red Diecast 143 AutoArt, 1 43 KYOSHO R35 GTR GT R 2008 VIBRANT RED diecast metal scale model car, 1 43 HOTWHEELS MATTEL Ferrari FF 2011 Red Metallic ELITE, 1 43 MINICHAMPS MERCEDES BENZ SLR ROADSTER 2007 RED METALLIC, 1 43 Ebbro Nissan Skyline Coupe 350GT Red Metallic Rare, 1 43 Schuco Mercedes Benz SMS AMG C197 Red metallic, Ferrari TestaRossa 1984 in Red Western Models WP113 White Metal 1 43 NM NB, 1 43 KYOSHO MERCEDES BENZ CLK DTM AMG C208 COUPE RED diecast metal model car, 1 43 Kyosho Audi A1 Typ 8X 2010 2011 Mini Car Shiraz Red Rot Rouge Metallic NEW, wonderful VOLKSWAGEN modelcar VW JETTA 2006 red metallic 143, 1 43 Autoart 54572 LAMBORGHINI DIABLO COUPE VT METALLIC RED, NISSAN SKYLINE GT R R32 RED PEARL METALLIC 1 43 HPI, 1 43 Minichamps Volvo V40 Break 1996 red metallic, 1 43 MERCEDES BENZ SLK CLASS 2004 RED METALLIC LE 1440 PCS, 1 43 MINICHAMPS MERCEDES BENZ CLS CLASS 2004 RED METALLIC, wonderful new SAAB 9 3 SportCombi in red metallic 1 43, Minichamps 143 scale Opel Meriva 2003 Red metallic Ltd 1008 pcs, Vitesse Renault Espace Metallic Red 1 43 Diecast, 1986 BMW 7 SERIES E32 RED METALLIC 1 43 MINICHAMPS, MITSUBISHI PAJERO SPORT RED METALLIC 1 43 DIECAST, 1 43 SAPI 1984 MAZDA FAMILIA 1500XG RED 323 diecast metal scale model car, 143 SCALE IXO 2006 MERCEDES BENZ CLS 4 DOOR COUPE BORDEAUX RED METALLIC NIB, Suzuki Swift 5 door Sport 2006 in metallic Red J Collection JC140 1 43 NEW, Minichamps 1 43 OPEL COUPE 2000 METALLIC RED, wonderful PR modelcar OPEL INSIGNIA HATCHBACK 2009 143 red metallic, wonderful PR modelcar OPEL ZAFIRA 2007 143 red metallic, Alfa Romeo 1750 Berlina in metallic Red 1968 Starline Models 510950 1 43 NEW, SCALE 1 43 BBURAGO 2006 METALLIC RED DODGE MAGNUM RT HARDTOP, MATCHBOX LESNEY CAR SUPERFAST RED STEAM LOCOMOTIVE 43 DIE CAST METAL 3 1978 MOC, 1955 CHRYSLER CONVERTIBLE C 300 RED CAR DIECAST METAL REPLICA 143 NEW in BOX, BMW 850 CSi Red Metallic Unknown Brand 1 43 Diecast, MATCHBOX 43E MERCEDES 500 SEC METALLIC RED LASER WHLS, NEW Rietze 143 Diecast Metal Red Suzuki Swift MIB, NEW Motorama 143 Diecast Metal Red Alfa Romeo 8C MINT, NEW 143 Diecast Metal Replica Red Toyota MR S MIB, NEW 143 Red Diecast Metal Ferrari F40 MINT RARE, HTF PORSCHE 911 GT2 METAL DIECAST 143 RED REPLICA,
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