Vintage Lesney
Vintage Lesney
Matchbox cars are probably in every man’s past. Almost every little boy at one time or another has owned at least one matchbox car, but probably more than just one. These diecast cars are the fabric of molding our imagination as a child. I can remember setting up tracks and little towns as a child and running my matchbox cars for hours at a time. I also remember my mother getting angry as she would step on them in the middle of the night or just coming into my room at any given time. Matchbox cars are as popular today as they were some 50 years ago. Every Wal-Mart or dollar store has some sort of display with these diecast models hanging on the rack. Many grown men are now into collecting a piece of there childhood through Matchbox car collecting. If you have not yet started, I will outline a few things to get you started in this fantastic diecast hobby.
First I advise to do some research on the history of Matchbox cars. This will get you in touch with the root of origin. Secondly I suggest you find a make or series of Matchbox cars that interest you the most. There are several types of these cars to collect. The modern series is considered anything produced after 1970. This encompasses several other types of series. The Across America Series features cars from each of the 50 states in the US. Every car came with a license plate depicting the two letter state abbreviation and the a three digit number showing the order in which the state joined the Union. The Coca-Cola Series featured Matchbox cars emblazoned with the Coca Cola logo on them. The Convoy Series was centered around tractor trailer trucks and matching trailers. The Superfast cars came with high quality frictionless axles and wheels and were made to emulate the Hot Wheels cars for competition reasons. Another type of Matchbox car series is the King Size models or Super Kings as they are sometimes called. These were larger size diecast models that were made to compete with Corgi and Dinky models. The Yesteryear Series is a group of cars that are modeled around classic cars from all over the world. Vintage and rare Matchbox cars are the prizes of most collectors collections. These feature the early Lesney diecast and many are still being found by collectors today.
It is never too late to begin collecting as we are now in a new calender year and the 2008 models are hitting the shelves. Check locally for a diecast club in your area, you might be surprised to find one right around the corner from you. Several retail stores such as K-Mart, Wal-Mart and many dollar stores have quite a selection of models even from a few yours ago. Also with the dawn of the internet, eBay has become a collectors dream for finding almost any type of Matchbox car you have you eye on.
Lastly, this hobby is all about fun, so do not lose sight in the fact of the great nostalgia you will enjoy from collecting your childhood toys from days gone past.
Dave Cherry is an avid Matchbox car collector.
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I got a vintage toy model car in a joblot i bought on ebay,is it valuable?
Its small around the same size as a matchbox lesney painted in blue with a gold painted radiator,black steering wheel and mudguards,and yellow painted wheels, its a early 20th century model car,pre 1920′s….does antone know its manufacturer and when it was made??
The model is die cast but it has the old fashioned mudguards that are in fact made from tinplate steel.
try emailing a pick to these people
http://www.collectorsweekly.com/model-cars/diecast
Selling a Childhood Lesney Matchbox Car Collection (No. ‘V’)
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VINTAGE 1975 MATCHBOX LESNEY COSMOBILE # 68 SUPERFAST GREAT SHAPE $5.00 |
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VINTAGE LESNEY MATCHBOX 1956 24A WEATHERHILL HYDRAULIC EXCAVATOR SHOVEL DIECAST $19.99 |
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VINTAGE LESNEY MATCHBOX 1965 11 C JUMBO CRANE TRUCK DIECAST CAR $14.99 |
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VINTAGE LESNEY MATCHBOX KING SIZE K-19 SCAMMELL CONTRACTOR DUMP TRUCK RED HUBS $19.99 |
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Vintage MATCHBOX LESNEY M3 Personnell Carrier No.49 (R) $3.14 |
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Vintage MATCHBOX LESNEY Marshall Horse Box MK7 No.35 (R) $3.14 |
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VINTAGE MATCHBOX LESNEY SUPERKINGS SCAMMELL TRACTOR TRAILER UNIT HIAB 1973 $1.55 |
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Vintage Liptons Tea Horse Drawn Bus/Carraige by Lesney No. 12 $7.84 |
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2 Vintage Lesney Die Cast Trucks $1.99 |
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Vintage Dewar’s B Type Bus 1912 – 1920 by Lesney Models of Yesteryear No. 2 $6.27 |
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2 vintage metal matchbox trailers Lesney no 51 and 38 $9.99 |
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Vintage Matchbox/Lesney #37 Sunburner. $0.59 |
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Vintage Matchbox/Lesney #58 Faun Dump Truck. $0.89 |
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Vintage Matchbox/Lesney #48 Sambron Jacklift. $0.89 |
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Vintage Matchbox/Lesney #72 Bomag Road Roller. $0.89 |
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’70s VAN (PINK) * The Hot Ones * 2011 Release of the 80′s Classic Vintage HOT WHEELS $3.69 ’70s VAN * The Hot Ones * 2011 Release of the 80′s Classic Vintage HOT WHEELS. HOT WHEELS® ’80s Retro Assortment* Remember the good ole days? How you got your first Hot Wheels® car in 1981, a Baja Breaker in enamel green with big tires and flames on the sides? Relive your childhood-or share the fun with your own kids-with an assortment of Hot Wheels® favorites from a simpler time. Featuring die… |
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’57 CHEVY * The Hot Ones * 2011 Release of the 80′s Classic Vintage HOT WHEELS $4.00 ’57 CHEVY * The Hot Ones * 2011 Release of the 80′s Classic Vintage HOT WHEELS. HOT WHEELS® ’80s Retro Assortment* Remember the good ole days? How you got your first Hot Wheels® car in 1981, a Baja Breaker in enamel green with big tires and flames on the sides? Relive your childhood-or share the fun with your own kids-with an assortment of Hot Wheels® favorites from a simpler time. Featuring di… |
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’40s WOODIE (ORANGE) * The Hot Ones * 2011 Release of the 80′s Classic Vintage HOT WHEELS $3.65 ’40s WOODIE * The Hot Ones * 2011 Release of the 80′s Classic Vintage HOT WHEELS. HOT WHEELS® ’80s Retro Assortment* Remember the good ole days? How you got your first Hot Wheels® car in 1981, a Baja Breaker in enamel green with big tires and flames on the sides? Relive your childhood-or share the fun with your own kids-with an assortment of Hot Wheels® favorites from a simpler time. Featuring … |
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Matchbox Collector’s Catalog U.S.A. Edition 1972 $7.99 Matchbox Collector’s Catalog U.S.A. Edition 1972. Small paperback booklet published by Lesney Products Corporation. Illustrated with color artwork and photographs…. |
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