
We Got Super Into Toy Cars, Part One: Matchbox versus Hot Wheels
Ridiculous History
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The History of Matchbox Cars
In 1954, Lesney had made 19 different vehicles and their 19th one was a MG TD Roadster. Jack Odell has designed machines at this point, entirely created to make these tiny toy cars. The precision of this? A hundred, it's like watchmaker, like level kind of precision. Some cars have more than 100 parts.
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