Originally, my roommate Shabbir Malik had planned to write this now belated review of our visit to this Eighth Annual Matchbox Convention.  But due to his work and family priorities, this did not happen!  Thus, I have decided to provide my observations of this eventful weekend. This was my sixth

By Dave Weber Pictures by Zach Morecraft

Ransome Olds began his lifetime adventure with the automobile in 1891. That year, he built an experimental steam car. Six years later he introduced a single cylinder gasoline "dogcart" vehicle. Prior to introducing his famous " Curved Dash Runabout"

By 1948, the US economy had almost completely rebounded from World War II. New ideas were evident in all endeavors. This included the new automobile styling and mechanical innovations that began to appear. For example, the Studebaker in 1947 was a radical styling exercise when compared to the earlier conservative designs. Even more radical was the Tucker 4 door sedan that was finally introduced in 1948.

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By Dave Weber Matchbox Photos by Zach Morecraft and 1:55 Lark from Shrock Brothers

The Studebaker Lark; a new compact car first appeared in 1959. This was over 100 years after the Studebaker Brothers Manufacturing Company began producing commercial wagons.

Since the company began, it had on

This article concludes my up to date review of the known various castings in 1/64 scale that have been produced of the C3. I do not consider this summary to be complete, as I am sure there are some of the more obscure Hong Kong / China products that I may not be aware of. Comments, corrections and

By Dave Weber and Zach Morecraft

2007 Shelby Mustang

The original article on this subject was written almost 10 years ago and many new models have been added since.

The following models which have been recently issued are added to the original review. But, we do not guarantee that all

images by Doug Breithaupt

This Third Generation Corvette first appeared in 1968. The C3 is recognized as the as the 'Big Vette'. The wheelbase was longer and the body had more curves. The 1968 model was referred to as the 'Mako Shark' The one word moniker of 'Stingray' was adopted in 1969 This

Buby Renault Fuego

This company was founded by artisan Haroldo "Buby" Mahler. He was born in Argentina in 1931. His parents had both immigrated from Germany in the early 1920s. He first began producing model cars in 1955 for local buyers. Mahler had his products made by third parties in their

In 1852, the Studebaker Brothers began manufacturing horse drawn wagons . They later produced the Conestoga Covered Wagons that hauled the settlers to the undeveloped parts of the Western US.

Near the turn of the last century, Studebaker began production of "Horseless Carriages" powered by both

This is the first of a series on miniature U.S. cars of the 50s. I am beginning this venture by reviewing the many models representative of 1957. This year appears to be the most prolific for miniatures, largely due to the popularity of '57 Chevy, Corvette and Thunderbird models. In the next