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Welcome to NCHWA.com's Leseny Matchbox price guide! You may be wondering: "Why a Matchbox guide on a Hot Wheels website?" Simple...a lot of Hot Wheels collectors are into other diecast brands, with Matchbox included. I wanted to provide another resource for collectors. Chances are, you had a few as a kid! That being said, for now, the guide will focus only on the Lesney years, with the Regular Wheels era (1953-1969) through the end of the Lesney SuperFast line, which ended with Lesney's bankruptcy in June of 1982. Since the Matchbox name is owned by Mattel (with Universal and Tyco previously holding it), it makes sense to add this section to the website; a small tribute to a ground-breaking and historic brand. Hope you enjoy the guide!
NOTE: If this is your first visit here, or you're not sure how the Star Values work, then please feel free to check out the User Guide/FAQ section!
When it comes to pricing your Matchbox cars, there is no "bible", per se. There are several guides to choose from on the Internet, and in book form. Take the values with a grain of salt, and take into consideration the current state of the economy to make educated trades and sales. All values listed are approximate.
Note that the NCHWA utilizes a pricing method called "Star Value©." Instead of specific dollar values, each car will be assigned a Star Value© to indicate rarity and potential price range. There are simply too many variables to place a "set" value on any model, so a range will be used instead to indicate where that particular model may fall on the secondary price scale. The Star Value© chart will be placed at the bottom of each page for easy reference. This pricing method is unique to NCHWA.com and allows for artificial inhibitors on market conditions such as "secondary buyer-itus" and new releases. NOTE: I've added a search engine at the bottom of this page, in the event you're not sure what year a particular model was made.
Regular Wheels Era 1-75 (1953-1969)
SuperFast Era 1-75 (1969-1982)
Roman Numeral / Limited Edition Series (Blisterpack only)
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