In 1953, the English chaps of Lesney Products came up with a toy car that would fit inside a matchbox. Given that this was postwar Britain, their Matchbox cars reflected the stodgy reality of motoring in Blighty. They were also a smash hit. America didn’t truly hop on the small-toy-car bandwagon for 15*years, but when […]
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Joy to the World: Watch Hot Wheels’ Introductory Commercial from 1968 [Video]
