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  2. Used Cars - Wikipedia

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    Used Cars. Used Cars is a 1980 American satirical black comedy film co-written and directed by Robert Zemeckis. The story follows Rudy Russo ( Kurt Russell ), a devious salesman, working for affable, but monumentally unsuccessful used-car dealer Luke Fuchs ( Jack Warden ). Luke's principal rival, located directly across the street, is his more ...

  3. 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.

  4. 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 ...

  5. Used car - Wikipedia

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    With annual sales of over US$ 350 billion, the used vehicle industry represents almost half of the U.S. auto retail market and is the largest retail segment of the economy. In 2016, about 17.6 million used cars and trucks were sold in the United States, and 38.5 million were sold worldwide. [4]

  6. Auto Trader Group - Wikipedia

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    The company launched a website, Autotrader.co.uk, in 1996, giving people the ability to buy or sell a car online. [ 6 ] British international investment firm BC Partners bought a stake in the business from John Madejski in July 1998 for £260m; then Guardian Media Group , who had acquired Automart in 1982, merged that business with Hurst Publishing in May 2000 so creating Trader Media.

  7. Vehicle registration plates of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    There is no specified legal size other than an absolute minimum margin of 11 mm producing a minimum height of 101 mm (one line) and 199 mm (2 line) on cars, and 86 mm for one line import vehicles and 164 mm for a two line motorcycle or import vehicles, with the overall length being based on the registration number itself, with the smallest number plate possible being 1 having a minimum size of ...

  8. The Fad Toy Everyone Was Obsessed With the Year You ... - AOL

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    1996: Tickle Me Elmo. After Rosie O'Donnell demonstrated on her talk show the plush that laughed when you tickled it, demand skyrocketed, sending holiday shoppers into utter hysteria. People ...

  9. List of most expensive cars sold at auction - Wikipedia

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    On June 1, 2018, it was announced that a 1963 Ferrari 250 GTO had sold for $70 million at a private auction, at the time a world record. [ 2] The 1904 Rolls-Royce 10 hp Two-Seater is currently listed on the Guinness World Records as the most expensive veteran car to be sold, at the price of US$7,254,290 (equivalent to $10,660,000 in 2023), on a ...