| Matchbox cars are probably in every man's past. | | | | Series featured Matchbox cars emblazoned with the |
| Almost every little boy at one time or another has | | | | Coca Cola logo on them. The Convoy Series was |
| owned at least one matchbox car, but probably more | | | | centered around tractor trailer trucks and matching |
| than just one. These diecast cars are the fabric of | | | | trailers. The Superfast cars came with high quality |
| molding our imagination as a child. I can remember | | | | frictionless axles and wheels and were made to |
| setting up tracks and little towns as a child and running | | | | emulate the Hot Wheels cars for competition reasons. |
| my matchbox cars for hours at a time. I also | | | | Another type of Matchbox car series is the King Size |
| remember my mother getting angry as she would | | | | models or Super Kings as they are sometimes called. |
| step on them in the middle of the night or just coming | | | | These were larger size diecast models that were |
| into my room at any given time. Matchbox cars are as | | | | made to compete with Corgi and Dinky models. The |
| popular today as they were some 50 years ago. | | | | Yesteryear Series is a group of cars that are |
| Every Wal-Mart or dollar store has some sort of | | | | modeled around classic cars from all over the world. |
| display with these diecast models hanging on the rack. | | | | Vintage and rare Matchbox cars are the prizes of |
| Many grown men are now into collecting a piece of | | | | most collectors collections. These feature the early |
| there childhood through Matchbox car collecting. If you | | | | Lesney diecast and many are still being found by |
| have not yet started, I will outline a few things to get | | | | collectors today. |
| you started in this fantastic diecast hobby. | | | | It is never too late to begin collecting as we are now in |
| First I advise to do some research on the history of | | | | a new calender year and the 2008 models are hitting |
| Matchbox cars. This will get you in touch with the root | | | | the shelves. Check locally for a diecast club in your |
| of origin. Secondly I suggest you find a make or series | | | | area, you might be surprised to find one right around |
| of Matchbox cars that interest you the most. There | | | | the corner from you. Several retail stores such as |
| are several types of these cars to collect. The | | | | K-Mart, Wal-Mart and many dollar stores have quite a |
| modern series is considered anything produced after | | | | selection of models even from a few yours ago. Also |
| 1970. This encompasses several other types of series. | | | | with the dawn of the internet, eBay has become a |
| The Across America Series features cars from each | | | | collectors dream for finding almost any type of |
| of the 50 states in the US. Every car came with a | | | | Matchbox car you have you eye on. |
| license plate depicting the two letter state abbreviation | | | | Lastly, this hobby is all about fun, so do not lose sight in |
| and the a three digit number showing the order in | | | | the fact of the great nostalgia you will enjoy from |
| which the state joined the Union. The Coca-Cola | | | | collecting your childhood toys from days gone past. |