Mattel announced today that every Matchbox toy and die-cast car, including the packaging they come in, will be made with 100% recyclable plastics by 2030. This is part of a broader initiative across ...

Matchbox, maker of tiny toy cars, is bringing back one if its most important models. It’s not a car, but a little horse-drawn coach, and its success led to the creation of Matchbox toy cars. And it ...

SpaceX's Starship has been transformed into a 4.5-inch toy model as part of Mattel's Matchbox collection. The miniature version of the stainless steel spacecraft, complete with intricate details, is ...

When I was 10 years old I remember staring at the Matchbox, Dinky and Corgi diecast cars in the neighborhood hobby store. My buddy and I had ridden our one-speed bikes to the shopping center, drooled ...

A huge collection of matchbox cars which took almost 50 years to build has gone on sale for an astounding price. Artist Terry Kneeshaw first began his collection of Regular Wheels - which now boasts ...

The latest exhibit at the Antique Automobile Club of America Museum in Hershey is a pretty big deal, even though the cars are pretty small. Hundreds of tiny Matchbox vehicles will be exhibited in the ...

The first miniature Hot Wheels toy cars rolled down their iconic orange racing tracks in May 1968 in the US. They cost 59 cents each, and that year, toymaker Mattel sold 16 million of them. They were, ...

The old Barbie dolls haven't been dressed up in years, and the Matchbox cars haven't crossed any finish lines. The Mega Bloks have sat idle while a layer of dust gets thicker. Mattel has a way for ...

Leslie Smith, co-founder of the company that made Britain’s beloved Matchbox toy cars, which are still on the market and have become prized collectibles, has died. He was 87. Smith died of cancer May ...

A live-action movie based on the Matchbox die-cast toy vehicles is in development at Skydance Media and Mattel. This is the 15th feature production Mattel has in the works after American Girl, Barney, ...