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The Rise and Fall of Matchbox's Toy-Car Empire
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15 Oct 24 20:51 UTC
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insane_dreamer
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17 Oct 24 14:03 UTC
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Matchbox was certainly the gold standard when I was young (in France). I don’t recall ever hearing of Hot Wheels — maybe those were just in the US?
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ericd
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17 Oct 24 14:06 UTC
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Funny, I’ve always thought the French Majorette were the best. Many of them had pretty good suspension which helped a lot in rolling across uneven ground.
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insane_dreamer
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maybe the Matchbox ones were more "desirable" at that time because they were imported? I can't remember anymore (this was mid- to late- 70s).
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ericd
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Heh yeah, I guess the flip side might’ve been working on me, Majorette was the exotic imported brand.
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