Matchbox has always been known for rather realistic castings that are true to stock designs. In comparison Hot Wheels veered towards custom tweaks and oddly proportioned cartoon cars.

We want to hear about what you collect and why. Email Cindy Hval at [email protected] or call Kimberly Lusk at (509) 459-5457. A tiny red Rolls-Royce launched a collection that eventually spawned a ...

Ten years ago, I didn't have any Matchbox cars in my collection, and I hadn't even bought my first Tomicas. Hot Wheels were the only thing I cared about, but I also had some other lesser-known brands ...

Matchbox, maker of tiny toy cars, is bringing back one if its most important models. It's not a car, but a little horse-drawn coach, and its success led to the creation of Matchbox toy cars. And it ...

My wife is extremely supportive of my hobbies. She doesn't mind me being away from home for international test drives, and she's okay with having to constantly pick up my diecast packages when I'm not ...

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 ...

Along a sleepy, tree-lined street in a small South Jersey community sits a gigantic toy box. It’s a one-story, 2,100-square-foot building that houses 70 years of childhood memories in the form of ...