Diecast Collecting
Diecast Funny Cars
Posted in Diecast Collecting on 11 March 2009
The early 1960′s and 1970′s marked the beginning of funny cars. The popularity of drag racing quickly influenced the diecast industry and many manufacturers determined that it would be profitable to sell diecast Funny Cars. One of the first to start building diecast funny cars was Corgi Toys and some of their early models are [...]
Corgi Diecast Cars
Posted in Diecast Collecting on 10 March 2009
Corgi Toys is the name of diecast toys produced by the United Kingdom company, Mettoy Playcraft Ltd. Mettoy was founded in 1933 by a German emigrant named Philip Ullmann who was joined by Arthur Katz shortley after. The two teamed up to create toy vehicles. Corgi Toys were launched in the UK in July 1956. [...]
Diecast Car Software
Posted in Diecast Collecting on 9 March 2009
Diecast cars and diecast car collecting is something that developed slowly over many years. For example, the popular Matchbox 1-75 series was created in 1947 by Lesney. They were so named because the series had 75 different vehicles. The small cars were placed in small boxes that looked like matchboxes. Innovation came from Mettoy that [...]
