The inspiration behind Matchbox cars came from a school rule. Leslie and Rodney Smith started their toy company, Lesney ...

Matchbox cars were the gateway drug for countless auto ... All of which makes this collection of vintage Matchboxes so compelling. It's up for sale on Bring a Trailer (which, like Car and Driver ...

Matchbox was making tiny die-cast cars more than a decade before Hot Wheels rolled onto the scene. It might be even more surprising to learn the first one was made for a girl, not a boy.