AN art dealer has turned his collector's eye to something a bit smaller. But today, Matchbox collecting has appeal to all ages and people from all walks of life confess to being avid fans. Matchbox, ...

Matchbox cars were the gateway drug for countless auto enthusiasts. Most were used, abused, and lost long ago, but some small subset of young owners was more careful, preserving the cars and their ...

The Danny James collection has gone under the hammer in Stockton with his 1,300 matchbox cars selling for over £80,000. Credit: Vectis Auction A matchbox car collection has sold for over £80,000 at a ...

Given that it’s a hobby rooted in nostalgia, there’s something ironic about the fact that TikTok – a short-video social-media platform better known for airing teenage angst – is driving the current ...

While working for an automotive manufacturer, I remember how cool it felt to know the company's future development plans. I would see photos and specs of cars months or years before their official ...

Australians could be sitting on a small goldmine of treasures in the form of tiny diecast model vehicles worth “hundreds, even thousands” of dollars. Matchbox cars are a prized collectors item, with ...

In celebration of the brand’s 70th anniversary, parent company Mattel is paying tribute with a special-edition Matchbox range. Seven different assortments - one for each decade - feature new castings ...

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 ...

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 ...

Tom Mathieson is a man best known for dealing in quality art. But the 75-year-old has a secret addiction: he's a Matchbox collector. These miniature die-cast toys, which arrived here from Britain in ...

One man's vast collection of toy cars amassed over a lifetime has earned him an incredible £252,000. Father-of-two Simon Hope, 68, from Cheshire, has been collecting Matchbox model cars since he was a ...

When Rajeev Khattri (59), a printing press owner in Prayagraj, developed the passion of collecting matchbox labels while he was pursuing high school about 44 years ago, his friends started suspecting ...