They are loved by children the world over and, thanks to their durability, have been passed down through the generations.

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Matchbox was making tiny die-cast cars more than a decade before Hot Wheels rolled onto the scene. It might be even more surprising to learn ...

YOU never forget a job you loved, well that’s what many of the thousands of workers at the Lesney Products (later Matchbox Toys) factory thought of their time there. Documents from Rochford District ...

Matchbox is releasing a toy version of the King's Gold State Coach to celebrate the coronation. The diecast model is a 1:64 replica of the 261-year-old carriage. The tiny coach will measure 23cm and ...

For most of us the seeds of car passion were sown early on in life. I think the first gift I ever received was two Matchbox cars and that was before I had even left hospital. The following years of my ...