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Matchbox Catalog, Part VI

March 8, 2010
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Here’s the sixth and final installment of the 1969 Matchbox Cars Catalog… finally!

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Matchbox Catalog, Part V

December 27, 2009
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I got ahead of myself when I said that this installment would complete the pages from my 1969 Matchbox Cars catalog, and will do one more post to complete the scans. Sorry ’bout that!

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Matchbox Catalog, Part IV

November 17, 2009
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This is the fourth part of my ’69 Matchbox catalog, including pages 27 through 34. Only one more post and they’re done. I don’t remember the “King Size” cars, but the Charger and the Lamborghini look awesome!

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Matchbox Catalog, Part III

October 28, 2009
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Pages 18 through 26 of the ’69 Matchbox car catalog. I had one of those swell Racing Car Transporters!

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Matchbox Catalog, Part II

October 28, 2009
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Here’s pages 10 through 17 of the 1969 Matchbox catalog. Out of all the cars pictured here, the only one I had was the Jeep.

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Matchbox Cars

October 28, 2009
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Matchbox Cars were introduced in 1953 by the British toy company, Lesney Products. Initially the company focused on their home market, but the diecast cars soon found an eager worldwide market. Matchbox Cars, as well as another brand, Corgi, flourished until Mattel released their Hot Wheels cars, a line of toy vehicles that featured low-friction [...]

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