Matchbox was making tiny die-cast cars more than a decade before Hot Wheels rolled onto the scene. It might be even more surprising to learn the first one was made for a girl, not a boy.

The colorful blue business on North Monroe Street is a hub for collectors of Hot Wheels and racing fans come together.

It's never a boring day in the diecast collector world. If you are running out of ideas on what to buy, you must dig deeper and look farther back in time.

Among the slew of upcoming films based on toys from Mattel Films is the Matchbox Carsmovie, and while the project remains mysterious there’s still plenty of anticipation around the potential ...