What Matchbox cars are worth a lot of money?
The top 10 vehicles, by value, are: (1969) Rear-loading Volkswagen Microbus Beach Bomb (pink): $100,000 to $150,000. (1961) Magirus-Deutz Truck, Matchbox (tan/orange): $11,822. (1966) Opel Diplomat, Matchbox (sea foam green): $6,682. (1965) Dodge Wreck Truck, Matchbox (green/yellow): $5,911.
Which is older Matchbox or Hot Wheels?
Matchbox is older having begun in England in the fifties, Hot Wheels came onto the scene in 1968 from the USA, with their fast wheels on piano wire axles.
How many matchboxes have been sold?
On current sales, a spokeswoman would say only that Hot Wheels outsells Matchbox in the die-cast car category, and that more than three billion Matchbox cars have been sold in the line’s history, since 1953.
Are Matchbox Collectables rare?
Only Matchbox collecting is popular in the UK, Commonwealth countries and in North America. Like many high value collectable items Matchbox models are now prone to faking. Rare variations can be quite easily made up using genuine parts, and then sold as a “rare” variation.
How did the Matchbox series get its name?
This toy ultimately became the first of the 1-75 miniature range. A dump truck and a cement mixer completed the original three-model release that marked the starting point for the mass-market success of the Matchbox series. The company decided to sell the models in replica matchboxes, thus yielding the name of the series.
Why are there different versions of Matchbox 1-75?
Beginning in the Matchbox International era, it was decided that the line should be regionalised more generally, which led to multiple versions of the 1-75 series being available; depending on where in the world the customer was, almost the entire range might be different from in the rest of the world.
What are the different segments in the Matchbox 1-120 series?
There are four different Segments in the 2015 Matchbox 1-120 Series: MBX Adventure City, MBX Construction, MBX Heroic Rescue and MBX Explorers. Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted.