But did you know your Matchbox car or one owned by your child or grandchild could be worth hundreds or thousands of pounds? The die-cast models were first launched by Lesney Products back in 1953, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...