How Hot Wheels left Matchbox in the dust: A toy car tragedy

The rise and fall of Matchbox toy cars is an example of failing to keep up with changing tastes. As reported by Hagerty, Matchbox began in post-war Britain and quickly grew to dominate the toy car market. "By 1969, Lesney was building a thousand toy cars per minute," the article says. — Read the rest

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