Unfortunately, Matchbox cars are all different scales. The cars are all made to a particular size (no more than 3"). Therefore, a larger car or truck would have to be scaled down more in order to fit the 3" Matchbox size requirement.
A Matchbox car can be identified by a label on the bottom of the car. Flip the car over and there will be the logo for Matchbox as well as the country of manufacture.
A matchbox is a box that is made to store matches. A Matchbox car is a car that, when invented, was so small it would fit into a matchbox. Matchbox 20 got their name from the fact that most matchboxes come with 20 matches.
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That depends on the kind of car it's a replica of. A Matchbox fire engine will weigh more than a Miata.
Wal*Mart
it is what ever the scale is, say its 1/8th your car would be 1/8th the size of a real car
opel
Information about the current Matchbox car models that are available can be found at the Mattel website as well as Matchbox Collectibles, Collectors Weekly and Entertainment Earth. A Matchbox checklist is available at Toy Nutz.
120 times 6 = 720 inches.
1977
€ 65,-
The word matchbox cars was originated from the fact that the small metal cars would fit inside a matchbox. 1-75 scale. They were marketed in packaging similar to match boxes of the day.(1953) Originally a British company, "British Die Casting" company and owned by 'Lesney'. Made of the names 'Leslie and Rodey' Smith, who founded the die cast toy car makers. The matchbox brand is now owned by US giant 'Mattel', since 1997.