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2. Maisto - Wikipedia

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   Maisto is a brand of scale model vehicles introduced in 1990 and owned by May Cheong Group, a Chinese company founded in 1967 in Hong Kong by brothers P.Y. Ngan and Y.C Ngan. . Headquartered in Hong Kong, the brand has its offices in the United States, France and China.

3. Dinky Toys - Wikipedia

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   These were relatively cheap to produce – having a one-piece die-cast metal body, a base plate and or windows on some, and plastic wheels. There was the added bonus of being able to compete in the small-scale toy car market which, at the time, was dominated by Lesney's Matchbox. [23]

4. Model Products Corporation - Wikipedia

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   A notable example of the series was the 1957 Corvette, which featured 'Dyn-O-Brakes', special brakes for the front wheels of the slot car. Zingers in approximately 1/32 scale: In the early 1970s, MPC ventured into caricature model concepts, similar to Revell's Ed Roth Ratfink custom car kits, or Bill Campbell's Weird-Ohs series for Hawk. Such ...

5. Matchbox (brand) - Wikipedia

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   The brand grew to encompass a broad range of toys, including larger scale die-cast models, plastic model kits, slot car racing, and action figures. During the 1980s, Matchbox began to switch to the more conventional plastic and cardboard "blister packs" that were used by other die-cast toy brands such as Hot Wheels. By the 2000s, the box style ...

6. Tomica (toy line) - Wikipedia

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   Tomy Co. of Japan was founded in 1924 by Eijira Tomiyama in Tokyo. [3] The company has produced a variety of toys, but in 1970 started production of the Tomica line of diecast vehicles as a result of the surge of interest in the global market in toy cars which was led mainly by Matchbox and Hot Wheels. [2]

7. List of model car brands - Wikipedia

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   Simex – Plastic cars made in Argentina first and later Colombia [86] SK – Hong Kong maker of plastic toys [38] Skynet – A division of Aoshima producing 1:48 scale diecast aircraft. Slik Toys – Aluminum toys made in Lansing, Iowa. Shine Dew – ODM/OEM model train factory in China, Duangdong. Slottech – US Manufacturer of HO (1:64 ...

8. Majorette (toy manufacturer) - Wikipedia

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   About 2010, similar to Matchbox or Hot Wheels, Majorette was moving into plastic cars and trucks of larger sizes. One example from this new "Kids Mate" series was a Mini Cooper in about 1:20 scale. The car is very detailed and complete with all opening features, but all in plastic in a package with bright (but Majorette-like) red colors.

9. Hot Wheels - Wikipedia

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   Hot Wheels is an American media franchise and brand of scale model cars invented by Elliot Handler and introduced by his company Mattel on May 18, 1968. [2] It was the primary competitor of Matchbox until Mattel bought Matchbox owner Tyco Toys in 1997.