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  2. Matchbox (brand) - Wikipedia

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    matchbox.com. Matchbox is a toy brand which was introduced by Lesney Products in 1953, and is now owned by Mattel, Inc, which purchased the brand in 1997. The brand was given its name because the original die-cast "Matchbox" toys were sold in boxes similar to those in which matches were sold. The brand grew to encompass a broad range of toys ...

  3. Powertrack - Wikipedia

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    Lesney Products. (1977–82) Powertrack is the brand name for the Matchbox 's slot car sets. Introduced in the late 1970s by Lesney Products Ltd, Powertrack models differed from other slot car sets because the cars could be seen in the dark as the cars had headlights. Matchbox's H0/00 (approx. 1:64) cars were smaller than Scalextric 1:32-scale ...

  4. List of model car brands - Wikipedia

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    Mak's – Hong Kong producer of plastic cars and trucks [63] Make Up - Japanese maker of resin car models in 1:64, 1:43 and 1:18 scales. Mandarin – Matchbox sized cars made in Singapore. Mansory Collection – Mardave – British radio-controlled cars; Märklin – Classic German manufacturer in various scales. Known for trains.

  5. Dennis Specialist Vehicles - Wikipedia

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    Dennis Group website. Dennis Specialist Vehicles was an English manufacturer of commercial vehicles based in Guildford, building buses, fire engines, lorries (trucks) and municipal vehicles such as dustcarts. All vehicles were made to order to the customer's requirements and more strongly built than mass production equivalents.

  6. Lesney Products - Wikipedia

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    Lesney was founded on 19 January 1947 as an industrial die-casting company by Leslie Smith (6 March 1918 - 26 May 2005) and Rodney Smith (26 August 1917 - 20 July 2013). The name "Lesney" was an acronym from both partners' (who were not related by blood) names. They had been school friends and served together in the Royal Navy during World War II.

  7. Orange Kitten Got Trapped in a Stanley Cup Holder So Now He's ...

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    That's what we imagine was going through one woman's head when she realized that her orange cat was trapped inside her cup holder. The woman was stunned as to how her cat got itself in there ...

  8. 11 Lies About Food You Need To Stop Believing - AOL

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    Here are 11 that definitely aren’t true—and everything you need to know about why. 1. You Shouldn’t Wash Mushrooms. Popular kitchen wisdom would have you believe that mushrooms should never ...

  9. Commer - Wikipedia

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    Commer was a British manufacturer of commercial and military vehicles from 1905 until 1979. Commer vehicles included car-derived vans, light vans, medium to heavy commercial trucks, and buses. The company also designed and built some of its own diesel engines for its heavy commercial vehicles.