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TobyV · Post by **TobyV** » 02 Sep 2006, 13:09

Paul K wrote:Anyone remember Lesney ? They were small cars, like Matchbox ones.

I think they were acquired by Matchbox. Some of the Matchbox cars I had when I was growing up had Matchbox-Lesney printed underneath.

Post by **Garry Russell** » 02 Sep 2006, 13:10

it was for as long as I can remember Matchbox by Lesney

Garry

Post by **Garry Russell** » 02 Sep 2006, 13:16

Lesney introduced a range of small models (Matchbox)

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/d.jones731 ... lesney.htm

I loved the early boxes that were made tpo look like matchboxes.

Garry

TobyV · Post by **TobyV** » 02 Sep 2006, 13:21

Ah that makes more sense Garry... I was just putting 2 and 2 together since Matchbox was the more well known name.

Post by **Garry Russell** » 02 Sep 2006, 13:31

Matchbox was just a product range of small models that would fit an a matchbox...so the name came about.

I think the matchboxes had to be a little bigger :roll: but it meant cute little boxes at a time when such things were a little sparse.

So it was an easy identifiable range

Garry

Post by **DaveB** » 02 Sep 2006, 16:27

I think Mr V, the Matchbox you remember as a kid (not really that long ago) were a tad different from what Garry and I were used to in the 60's

Who mentioned stick-on spokes?? Yeh but I wasn't that struck to be honest as they made the wheels look egg shaped when being 'driven' unless they were bang-on!!

If anyone pop's up to Whitby, there's a nice toy museum showing many of the cars/lorries I had in the window :shock: Was it Corgi or Spot-On that made the Cadillac ambulance with flashing light?? :think: I seem to remember an AA battery fitted underneath and the light worked off a cam that made contact between the lamp on the roof and the battery :shock:

ATB

DaveB :tab:

VC10 · Post by **VC10** » 02 Sep 2006, 16:42

Corgi - my sister had it!

On the subject of Matchbox, I saw program on TV a while ago that said Matchbox came about because Mr Lesney (or his children) were only allowed to take to school, toys that fitted into matchbox. An idea was born

TobyV · Post by **TobyV** » 02 Sep 2006, 16:43

DaveB wrote:

I think Mr V, the Matchbox you remember as a kid (not really that long ago) were a tad different from what Garry and I were used to in the 60's

Well I think the oldest-designed ones I had were dated in the mid to late 70s, but no, nothing as early as 60s....

Little dark blue window boxes with a thin lighter blue check pattern from what I can remember.

d0mokun · Post by **d0mokun** » 02 Sep 2006, 16:43

I only looked in this thread out of interest, then I stumbled across the link to this site:

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/d.jones731 ... lesney.htm

I happen to have two models from there, still.

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/d.jones731 ... roller.jpg

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/d.jones731 ... es/mf7.jpg

Would it be worth retrieving them from the loft?

Dan.

ianhind · Post by **ianhind** » 02 Sep 2006, 16:47

Leif,

You mean like this?

Bit dusty - been on a bookcase in my study together with:

Only surviving Dinky Toys here - don't want to part with them

Ian