{"id":60596,"date":"2020-12-26T02:00:21","date_gmt":"2020-12-26T07:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=60596"},"modified":"2020-12-25T12:26:14","modified_gmt":"2020-12-25T17:26:14","slug":"the-matchbox-car-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2020\/12\/26\/the-matchbox-car-story\/","title":{"rendered":"The Matchbox Car Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sQWHfzHgWao\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Little Car<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 27 Jan 2020<\/p>\n<p>Matchbox is a popular British toy brand which was introduced by Lesney Products in 1953, and is now owned by Mattel, Inc. The brand was given its name because the original die-cast Matchbox toys were sold in boxes similar to those in which matches were sold. The brand grew to encompass a broad range of toys, including larger scale die-cast models, plastic model kits, and action figures.<\/p>\n<p>During the 1980s, Matchbox began to switch to the more conventional plastic and cardboard &#8220;blister packs&#8221; that were used by other die-cast toy brands such as Hot Wheels. The box style packaging was re-introduced for the collectors&#8217; market in recent years, particularly with the release of the &#8220;35th Anniversary of Superfast&#8221; series in 2004. <\/p>\n<p>The script for this video comes from Wikipedia: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?v=sQWHfzHgWao&#038;event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqa1FvWWRzVWViaUV4Yk8zWTFKSTNCaWZMQ01hUXxBQ3Jtc0tsRzhpUnZXaGlKZGdWZWJ2eDU0NmhMZzhwNHZ2cDBIX0Rfbm0yZTd0Wjdzc2JPSWNNTTVrUmw1V2trNGlhUUJRRWRjTVN5ZkdmQ0lieFJXYkdCaHJycl95UUxrWVJZVTJwcjlMX2lkQmtVa3lYeUoyYw%3D%3D&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FMatchbox_%28brand%2529\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Matchbo&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you find issues with the content, I encourage you to update the Wikipedia article, so everyone can benefit from your knowledge.<\/p>\n<p>If you like these video and want to support me from just $1 or 80p a month at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/bigcar\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/bigcar<\/a><\/p>\n<p>#matchboxcars<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screenshot_2020-12-26-The-Matchbox-Car-Story.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screenshot_2020-12-26-The-Matchbox-Car-Story-480x270.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-62274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screenshot_2020-12-26-The-Matchbox-Car-Story-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screenshot_2020-12-26-The-Matchbox-Car-Story-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screenshot_2020-12-26-The-Matchbox-Car-Story-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screenshot_2020-12-26-The-Matchbox-Car-Story.png 854w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Little Car Published 27 Jan 2020 Matchbox is a popular British toy brand which was introduced by Lesney Products in 1953, and is now owned by Mattel, Inc. The brand was given its name because the original die-cast Matchbox toys were sold in boxes similar to those in which matches were sold. 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