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.

And like a lot of the early Matchbox cars, it featured a driver, too. This is an absolute must-have for any collection, especially since it features the Caterpillar name. 1982 Superfast Dodge ...

That said, Matchbox: Driving Adventures’ driving model is… rather hit or miss. It’s a simple formula really, not unlike Mario Kart, where players get extremely agile cars with automatic gear ...

(FORTUNE Small Business) – Like a lot of men, Charlie Mack pines for a dream car that always seems to be tantalizingly out of reach. In his case, it's a boxy sea-green sedan, the 1966 Opel ...

Matchbox cars. Matchbox cars might ... Highly sought-after Matchbox toys worth a lot of money include rare models like the 1961 brown and orange Magirus Deutz crane truck, which has been valued at ...

But if you insist on sticking with the matchbox car you reserved, they'll upgrade you into a bigger vehicle – at no extra cost. With the busy summer vacation season just ahead, a lot of ...

For a lot of car nerds, the passion began before they could even drive, with toy cars like the diecast scale models made by Matchbox.. Matchbox might be single-handedly responsible for getting ...

Sixty-eight-year-old Simon Hope’s Matchbox collection was so massive that he had to use three different auctions to clear the whole lot. Hope amassed almost 3,000 of the tiny toys, and all told ...

I f you grew up playing with toy cars, which a lot of us did, there’s a chance you’re going to be very excited about the upcoming Matchbox movie. Though there have been some terrible movies ...

These old Matchbox cars survive to this day, ... And if you think that’s a lot of money for a small car, consider that the most valuable Matchbox models have sold for more than £10,000.

That love of Matchbox cars has been passed down to my son, who now has nearly a literal boatload of them. And that’s the beauty of them, they’re loved by all car enthusiasts, young and old.