A tiny toy car has sold for a world record price of £22,050 because of its rare colour. The 1968 Matchbox Regular Wheels 62c Mercury Cougar sold for the eye-watering sum at a UK auction last month ...

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The rare 1968 Mercury Cougar sold for £22,050 to an international buyer, the auction house says.

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, ...

The Matchbox Regular Wheels 62c Mercury Cougar was sold at the Matchbox Magic Auction on January 20, setting a world record for a single Matchbox Model at auction. The toy car was estimated to be sold ...

(CNN) — Matchbox, maker of tiny toy cars, is bringing back one if its most important models. It’s not a car, but a little horse-drawn coach, and its success led to the creation of Matchbox toy cars.

'Matchbox: The Movie' is racing to Apple TV in 2026. Starring John Cena, this live-action film turns the iconic die-cast toy ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. 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 ...

Jack Odell, credited with designing the first Matchbox car and later launching the company with the same name, died earlier this month in London at age 87. He designed the first car in 1952 as a ...