Rival die-cast manufacturers Majorette and Matchbox each built a replica of the Renault 5 over the course of the 1970s. While Matchbox only sold the three-door version of the 5, Majorette built both the three-door and the five-door and it even added the potent, mid-engined Turbo model to its catalog shortly after the real car … Continue reading
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Scaled down: Matchbox’s 1/59-scale Volkswagen 181 / Thing
Matchbox has produced several 1/59-scale models of the Volkswagen 181 / Thing since 2008. Initially modeled after a yellow 1975 example, the first model marked the beginning of the expansion of Matchbox’s vintage Volkswagen lineup. Continue reading