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The 13d Dodge wreck truck from Lesney Matchbox was a classic and a must for anyone who found the art of crashing cars a necessary pleasure as a child. The standard version can fetch around £30 to £40 on eBay. Interestingly one of the very first Lesney Matchbox model of the dodge wrecker had the colours ...
Dinky No.982 Bedford Pullmore Car Transporter from the 1950s Now this earnt a lot of respect from other cars with injuries and yet on its own was plain useless! mine was very chipped because it was rummaged so much in my toy box and never barely used. Even now as a 60 year old Dinky collectible its lucky ...
Now who remembers the Dinky Bedford Refuse Truck? It was clunky and almost indestructible - on that basis it lasted longer than almost any other car in my banger collection - unfortunately i didnt respect cars in those days - everyone was entered for constant destruction derbys - though this was by far the hardest! This Dinky ...
The Corgi #809 Dick Dastardly Racing car was released to school kids in the 70s during the time Wacky Races and Catch the Pigeon were at there height of popularity and making a buck for Hannah and Barbera. This car wasn't quite the real thing as it wasn't a car found in Wacky Races with the ...
The Corgi James Bond DB5 Aston Martin, was originally released in 1965 following great success of the movie "Goldfinger". It originally showed a gold paint job with red interior and spoked wheels with black tyres on the DB5. As with all Bond cars, it was the operating features such as a rear bullet-proof screen pops up ...
Endless fun with the Austin A60 Driving School Car For once i could actually drive the thing - for real! This was such a novelty that out of all the cars i had, this would be prized the most. These are quite rare to find these days and go for a good sum, this scarce model is a ...
It appears in my town that old "Sweet Shops" are making a returnHaving spent a weekend at the branding museum in London. England still has some excellent packaging on the old sweets that used to pave each shopping area. Surprisingly the sweet jars seem to be making a swift comeback with two in my local ...
Back in 1966 after months of writing and bouncing ideas back and forth a teaser episode called "The Cage" was aired on September 1966. The story was about Captain Pike who was held prisoner and tested by aliens who have the power to project incredibly lifelike illusions. This was the very first airing of Star ...
We have decided to put together the ultimate list. We know we can't get everything right first time, so we are asking you to also add to the list if you think we missed something. Just to explain definitions: Pop Culture - shortened form of "Popular culture" is the culture — patterns of human activity and the ...
Ahh Stickle Bricks - the poor boys lego. As with Mecanno and Lego, Stickle Bricks are a construction toy primarily intended for children aged 1 and above Stickle Bricks were invented by Denys Fisher in the late 1960's. The brand is now currently owned by Hasbro and they are currently manufactured by Flair Leisure Products plc along ...
