Unboxing all of the new Matchbox collectibles I've bought lately was the perfect way to spend my Sunday afternoon: which one ...

"From small things, Mama, big things one day come." — Bruce Springsteen That's a sentiment Everett Marshall III can easily understand. The Newfield resident has turned his longtime passion for ...

But did you know your Matchbox car or one owned by your child or grandchild could be worth hundreds or thousands of pounds? The die-cast models were first launched by Lesney Products back in 1953, ...

SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The City Council's Budget Committee gave initial approval Wednesday to a three-year licensing agreement with Mattel to continue producing Matchbox toy emergency vehicles bearing San ...

The world’s favorite toy cars, Hot Wheels and Matchbox, are celebrating anniversaries this year: Hot Wheels just turned 50 years old, while Matchbox cars are 65. It turns out some of them would have ...

Firefighting isn’t exactly child’s play, but some tools of the trade are lending themselves for that purpose. The city of San Diego is working with the toymakers at Mattel to create a new series of ...

One thing my parents did right was to save my collection of Matchbox and Hot Wheels cars from when I was a kid. Thanks to them I have about 100 cars from the 1970s and ’80s. I gave them to my stepsons ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Matchbox Collectors Gathering is a dream event for car collectors of all ages. The Albuquerque Marriott Hotel hosted the event this weekend. Visitors could see the ...