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John William Odell, OBE (19 March 1920 – 7 July 2007) was the English inventor of Matchbox toys and the engineer responsible for their unique design. [1] He joined with partners Leslie Smith and Rodney Smith to form Lesney Products. [2] The company initially made small products for cars such as dashboards and doorhandles.
A 1953-55 Lesney-Matchbox Road Roller, one of the first toys to be produced under the Matchbox name. The Matchbox name originated in 1953 as a brand name of the British die-casting company Lesney Products, whose reputation was moulded by [2] John W. "Jack" Odell (1920–2007), [3] Leslie Charles Smith (1918–2005), [4] and Rodney Smith.
Caterpillar Bulldozer (1948), later scaled down to become Matchbox no. 18; Milk Float (1949), later scaled down to become Matchbox no. 7; this was the 1st toy made in Lesney's second factory at Barratts Grove; Soap-Box Racer (1949) Rag & Bone Cart (1949) Prime Mover & Trailer (1950), used in different scales later as Matchbox 1-75 and Major ...
This car, in the F1 series was the first to be made by Efsi. Previously they had been sold under the "Bestbox" label – a name reminiscent of "Matchbox" Among EFSI's first vehicles were a set of 1960s Formula One cars including Ferrari , Brabham , Honda , Lotus , and Cooper Maserati .
This is just one of two cars like it in existence. Talk about a hot commodity! To put things into perspective, Road and Track reports you could buy a Porsche 911 Carrera S for less than it would ...
Their wheels were most often plain silver metal. 1960s Budgie cars and trucks were reminiscent of Matchbox, though slightly smaller, with less detail, and simpler with plain paint and no windows. [9] It seems the detail increasingly required to satisfy Matchbox and Hot Wheels' toy-hungry children was something Budgie had problems keeping up with.
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.
A range of 1:43 scale cars was offered. Some of these were a bit more crude than the smaller sized cars. For example, a late 1970s Toyota Celica fastback was a bit more rough and toy-like than other Playart offerings. Some offerings were in plastic. Cars in 1:20 scale (or about 8 inches long) were also produced.
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