Britain's Toy Car Wars The War of Wheels Between Dinky, Corgi & Matchbox

For fifty years, Britain made the best toy cars in the world, expertly shrinking every kind of reallife vehicle and producing them in their countless, die-cast millions. Dinky Toys were the 1930s pioneers, then in the 1950s came the pocket-money Matchbox series, followed by Corgi Toys bristling with ingenious features and movie stardust.But who were the driving forces behind this phenomenon? And how did they keep putting the latest, most exciting cars into the palm of your hand year after year?In this illustrated and expanded edition of Britain's Toy Car Wars, Giles Chapman reveals the extraordinary battle to dominate Britain's toy car industry, and the dramas and disasters that finally saw the tiny wheels come off …

ISBN:	9780750997133
Publisher:	The History Press
Imprint:	The History Press
Published date:	01 Oct 2021
DEWEY:	629.221209
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	240
Weight:	456g
Height:	139mm
Width:	205mm
Spine width:	26mm

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