Model cars/corgi8 messages

1 question about Corgi is Corgi not just the manufacturer and eg Corgi Whizzwheels the same as Matchbox Superfast?

Met dank je vraag.

NEE NEE NEE in het geheel NIET,

Het waren zelfs echt gezworen vijanden.!

Corgi Toys en de bijbehorende merken was een zelfstandige Unit, opgericht 1955,

van Mettal toys - USA.

Tot 1985 en daarna verdwenen/opgegaan in diverse andere Chinese bedrijven

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Matchbox was ook een zelfstandige Unit van 1948 ook tot ca. 1980 en daarna opgekocht door div. Chinese bedrijven.

Wat er na 1985 gebeurd en gemaakt wordt en door wie is niet meer te volgen,

maar voor 1985 ZEER strikt gescheiden.

Met vr. gr.

Anna = Basiliscus

Thank you question.

NO NO NO NOT at all,

They were even sworn enemies!

Corgi Toys and Associated Brands was an Independent Unit, founded 1955,

from Metal toys - USA.

Until 1985 and then disappeared/merged into various other Chinese companies

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Matchbox was also an independent Unit from 1948 to about 1980 and then bought by div. Chinese companies.

What happens and is made after 1985 and by whom can no longer be followed,

but for 1985 VERY strictly separated.

With VR. gr.

Anna = Basiliscus

Ola Anna, thanks for the explanation. I never looked into those things, that's why. Greetings Daniel / Vision.

Surely it was always: if you had Matchbox cars and if they couldn't afford then you had the Corgi cars?

I don't know that with the prices back then. Always had Matchbox when I was little and don't come from a rich family, but Matchbox was always made of metal, better quality and lasted / lasts longer and that is important, especially with children, now people want more sustainability again and no Ikea junk that falls apart from misery within 1 month. According to my in the 80s I had new in box Matchbox for 3.50 guilders. But in the 80's they were made in Macau or somewhere in Asia and then the production costs are lower. The 2nd place I have / had a lot is Majorette.

Zowel Matchbox als Hot Wheels zijn nu eigendom van Mattel.  Corgi Junior en Whizzwheels bestaan echter niet meer.  Echte Matchbox cars zijn nu een zeldzaamheid want slechts 15% van de nu verkochte mattel modelautootjes in 1:64-1:100 zijn Matchbox, de rest Hot Wheels.  Daarom schieten de prijzen van de oude matchbox autootjes nu de lucht in, vooral de regular wheels. Bekijk maar eens de waardecatalogus van Charlie Mack.  Hij is een Amerikaan die zich al jaren toelegt op modelauto's in het algemeen.  Nu is alles gemaakt door Mattel nogal Mainstream, met weinig verschillen in één model.  Dikwijls zijn het kleuren die anders zijn, maar bij de regular wheels waren er verschillen op gebeid van wielkleuren (grijs, zilver, zwart), opschriftverschillen en ook kleurverschillen (denk mlaar aan de Dodge bergingstruck - zie catawiki).  Sommige auto's tot 1969 gaan voor $ 500-750 onder verzamelaars. Wel te verstaan de rariteiten.

Majorette is eigenlijk nu de enige nog echte concurent van de Mattel autootjes.

Dit als info ...

Groetjes,

Guy

Both Matchbox and Hot Wheels are now owned by Mattel. However, Corgi Junior and Whizzwheels no longer exist. Real Matchbox cars are now a rarity because only 15% of the mattel model cars sold in 1:64-1:100 are Matchbox, the rest Hot Wheels. That is why the prices of the old matchbox cars are now skyrocketing, especially the regular wheels. Just look at Charlie Mack's catalog of values. He is an American who has been devoted to model cars in general for many years. Now everything made by Mattel is rather Mainstream, with few differences in one model. Often the colors are different, but with the regular wheels there were differences in wheel colors (grey, silver, black), inscription differences and also color differences (think of the Dodge salvage truck - see Catawiki). Some cars up to 1969 go for $500-750 among collectors. Understand the rarities.

Majorette is actually now the only real competitor of the Mattel cars.

This as info...

Greetings,

guy

As for Disney's comment, I think you bought Corgis if you couldn't afford Matchbox.

It was more the other way around. The Matchbox carts were smaller (see scale above) than Corgis (1:43). As the name implies, the Matchbox cars should fit in a matchbox.

Corgi Toys and Dinky Toys were more in each other's water in terms of scale. And then the Corgis were often just a bit more luxurious than the Dinky Toys. A distinction that became smaller and smaller later on.

Thanks for Guy and Fred.