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Britain's Toy Car Wars - The War of Wheels Between Dinky, Corgi and Matchbox (Hardcover, 2nd edition) Loot Price: R415
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Britain's Toy Car Wars - The War of Wheels Between Dinky, Corgi and Matchbox (Hardcover, 2nd edition): Giles Chapman

Britain's Toy Car Wars - The War of Wheels Between Dinky, Corgi and Matchbox (Hardcover, 2nd edition)

Giles Chapman

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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 ...

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Imprint: The History Press Ltd
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: October 2021
First published: 2021
Authors: Giles Chapman
Dimensions: 199 x 128 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 240
Edition: 2nd edition
ISBN-13: 978-0-7509-9713-3
Categories: Books > Arts & Architecture > Antiques & collectables > Toys, games & models
Books > Sport & Leisure > Travel & holiday > Places & peoples: general interest
Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Manufacturing industries > General
Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945
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LSN: 0-7509-9713-3
Barcode: 9780750997133

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