Matchbox Advertisements
An assortment of Matchbox advertisements from over the years.
Print Advertising
- See our new range of trains on lines before placing your order (1950)
- * Wide Range (1950)
- Introducing Muffin Junior (1950)
- Three Moko Winners (1950)
- "MUFFIN" and his friends are waiting to meet you! (1951)
- A Royal Toy for a Royal Occasion (1952)
- Games and Toys Magazine - Just one of the many 'MOKO' NOVELTIES (1953)
- To All Who Are Concerned (1953)
- The "Moko-Lesney" Prime Mover (1953)
- Dignity... The Scale Massey-Harris Tractor (1954)
- ...And Impudence (1954)
- Games and Toys Magazine - The Massey-Harris Tractor (1955)
- Models of Yesteryear (1958)
- For that added touch of realism (1959)
- A tree for his future (1959)
- A tree for his future! (1959)
- New 1960 Matchbox International Catalogue (1960)
- What are little men (and women) made of? (1960)
- Boys! Girls, too! (1961)
- They're ALL winners! (1961)
- Give them the gift of creative joy... (1961)
- Kids! Have Real Life Fun (1961)
- Get Set For This Big "MATCHBOX" Series Contest (1961)
- "Matchbox" For King-Size Fun (1962)
- Amazing "Matchbox" Value (1962)
- Super New "Matchbox" Value (1962)
- More Terrific "MATCHBOX" SERIES (1962)
- Just look at these terrific new models in the Matchbox series. (1962)
- Four! Count 'em--four new models! (1962)
- The newest, most exciting models are in "MATCHBOX" SERIES (1962)
- "Matchbox" Springs Ahead! (1963)
- Super NEW Fire-fighting fun models by MATCHBOX (1963)
- Here are 8 of the most popular Matchbox models. (1963)
- 75 "Matchbox" Models only 49c each! (1963)
- Hey, kids! Do you know about the big new fad sweeping the country? (1963)
- Highway robbery? (1963)
- Whitey Ford, pitcher for the New York Yankees. (1964)
- Whitey Ford, star of the New York Yankees (1965)
- 36,000 Model T Fords just landed at Pier 44. Here we go again, Henry! (1965)
- This is MATCHBOX... the precision scale model for the serious car collector. (1965)
- Doors open. Roofs slide. Trunks lift. Hoods raise. Springs bounce. And more. (1965)
- Great news for Matchbox collectors! (1966)
- Now... Models of Yesteryear blister packed! (1966)
- How to dump it (1966)
- Why doesn't someone invent a nice little portable parking lot (1966)
- We have just added even more horsepower to your "Matchbox" King Size models. (1967)
- New Build-A-Road for "Matchbox" Cars... (1967)
- Bet you 109 to 1 you've got a Matchbox model we don't show. (1967)
- Do you qualify for the Matchbox Collectors Club? (1967)
- A 1907 Rolls-Royce for $6.00 is a bargain. (1967)
- 'Matchbox' takes off (1967)
- A Nova Onda E... Colecionar Modelos Em Metal "Matchbox" (1968)
- How can a hand-made car sell in thousands? (1968)
- Der erste extra-grosse wagen! (1968)
- The 1912 Simplex - the most luxurious car in the world (1968)
- The great show by "Matchbox" (1968)
- Give our new models the once over (1968)
- How many of these Matchbox models can you name? (1968)
- New "Matchbox" Models of the Month (1968)
- New "Matchbox" Models of the Month (1968)
- New "Matchbox" Models of the Month (1968)
- New King-Size "Matchbox" Models of the Month (1968)
- New "Matchbox" Models of the Month (1968)
- New "Matchbox" Models of the Month (1968)
- If Lamborghini puts louvers in the rear window of their Miura, so do we. (1968)
- If Dodge puts hydraulic lifts on their tractors, so do we. (1968)
- Will America give up baseball for the new MATCHBOX traffic game? (1968)
- ZOOM (1968)
- Now you're old enough for Matchbox. Here's your driver's license (1968)
- The fastest fun around (1969)
- The 1930 Packard Victoria / The 1970 Lamborghini Miura (1969)
- Speeds into action (1969)
- Put action in your Matchbox collection (1969)
- Make it a King-Size new year (1969)
- Two new ways to more "Matchbox" fun! (1969)
- Speeds into action! (1969)
- Ate Seu Pai Vai Querer Colecionar Com Voce As Sensacoinais Miniaturas Matchbox (1969)
- The Warm Trucks are coming. (1969)
- The real one is here! (1969)
- Mr. Peugeot thought an orange rear window on his 1907 touring car was classy. So do we. (1969)
- Mighty "Matchbox" Rug Rally (1969)
- Mighty "Matchbox" The torture test at Rough Rock (1969)
- Mighty "Matchbox" A Sunday drive to Watertap Falls (1969)
- Mighty "Matchbox" Table-Top Road-eo (1969)
- Mighty "Matchbox": The disaster at anthill acres (1969)
- The real one is here! (1969)
- New "Matchbox" Models of the Month (1969)
- The Money Shovel (1969)
- Build a whole "Matchbox" car city in your room. (1969)
- New "Matchbox" Models of the Month (1969)
- New King-Size "Matchbox" Model of the Month (1969)
- New "Matchbox" Models of the Month (1969)
- New "Matchbox" King-Size Models of the Month (1969)
- The Case of the Undercover Salesman (1969)
- Get Ford and Porsche in your team (1970)
- It looks fast! It is fast! (1970)
- World Festival Expo '70 -- World Minicar "Matchbox" (1970)
- Our 69c theory: pay less and sell more (1970)
- They sell even faster than they look (1970)
- How to make money in used cars (1970)
- Brandneu von Matchbox (1971)
- New Fun Models! (1971)
- Own a Motorway this Christmas (1971)
- New Matchbox Speed Kings (1971)
- New Matchbox Super Kings (1971)
- Who? (1971)
- And coming soon -- Matchbox Brroom stick (1971)
- La Sala Secreta Matchbox (1972)
- The Wild Bunch (1972)
- Hi Ya (1972)
- "Matchbox" Christmas Goodies (1972)
- Just let loose from Matchbox (1972)
- Gurrr! (1973)
- Guess where Santa gets his toys? (1973)
- New from Matchobx -- ZIP wham ZAP (1973)
- The 1972 Champions are after the title again (1973)
- Matchbox as miniaturas de metal mais perfeitas do mundo! (1974)
- Matchbox as miniaturas de metal mais perfeitas do mundo! (1975)
- The Streaker Set -- now 6 to collect (1975)
- Matchbox extra -- free soldiers (1975)
- The "Matchbox" extra -- a rescue squad -- free (1975)
- The Matchbox Extra -- 3 fighting figures -- free! (1975)
- The Sensational Superfast Renault 17TL (1975)
- 10-wheel action from the hottest team on the track! (1975)
- The Matchbox Extra -- Streakers (1975)
- There are 75 to collect -- Streakers / Superfast / Rola-matics (1975)
- Now the rip-roaring Street Rod! (1975)
- Press-button sword fighting with Capt. Hook and Capt. Peg-Leg (1975)
- Blaze a trail with the Big Bull and the Atlas Tipper Truck! (1975)
- "Matchbox" toys. There's nothing to beat them (1976)
- "Matchbox" toys. There's nothing to beat them (1976)
- Super 6 (1976)
- Great new full color poster offer (1977)
- Compare our price and quality with Detroit's Big Three. (1977)
- We sell more cars than Ford, Chrysler, Chevrolet and Buick... (1977)
- Be the first in the country to have them on your farm (1978)
- 200 Matchbox Action Toys to be Won! (1978)
- SuperKings (1979)
- Matchbox is only one of our driving forces. (1980)
- Praecis Som Virkeligheden (1981)
- Introducing 57 new cars. Take one out for a test push. (1981)
- Unser Trucks sind so stark (1982)
- Du drückst auf den Stüssel und sie zischen los (1982)
- Degonfles S'abstenir (1982)
- J'ai coupe a la corde, depasse... (1982)
- Sogar di stärksten Stämme kann ein Mann allein verladen (1983)
- Wer große Rennen gewinnen will, braucht ein perfektes Team (1983)
- Dieser Transporter überbrückt spielend jede Langeweile (1983)
- Convoy-Trucks: Was für andere zu schwer ist, schaffen sie mit Leichtigkeit (1983)
- Der schafft fünf Autos spielend (1983)
- Damit kannst Du löschen wie die Feuerwehr (1983)
- Der erste Verkehsstau, der Spass macht. (1983)
- It's Robotech to the rescue! (1985)
- Robotech to the rescue! (1986)
- Presenting the Sweet Smell of Success. (1989)
- If you treasured your Matchbox car collection as a child... (1990)
- Keep your eyes peeled for the original Monster in my Pocket (1991)
- American Muscle (1997)
- It's the real thing! Coca-Cola (1999)
- If you drink and drive, be careful with the heirloom china. (2000)
- Off-House (2000)
- ... and anything else you care to think of. (2000)
- It turns any living room into a show room. (2000)
- Think smaller. (2000)
- The Cockroach (2000)
- Picking Nose (2000)
- Ant (2001)
- Ambulance (2001)
- Old Jeans (2001)
- Trash Truck (2001)
- Mantis (2002)
- Snail (2002)
- Spider (2002)
- Are You Child Enough? (2002)
- Bannister (2002)
- Offroad on the Plate (2002)
- Serpentine (2002)
- Sink (2002)
- F1 (2002)
- Police (2002)
- Speed Limit (2002)
- Worm (2002)
- Garage (2003)
- Indian (2003)
- Pilot (2003)
- 0.4 x 0.4 (2004)
- Miniature Classifieds (2004)
- Paris-Dakar (2004)
- Streets (2004)
- World Map (2004)
- Bridge (2004)
- Dog (2004)
- Land Rover (2004)
- Mini (2004)
- Parking Lot (2004)
- Pedestrian (2004)
- River (2004)
- Smart (2004)
- Train (2004)
- Bump (2004)
- Landslide (2004)
- Men At Work (2004)
- Slippery (2004)
- The Fly (2004)
- Child Day (2005)
- Policeman (2005)
- Dragonfly (2005)
- Duck (2005)
- Goldfish (2005)
- Rhino Beetle (2005)
- Fingerprint (2006)
- Eye (2006)
- Little Hand (2006)
- Little Hand (2006)
- Fingernails (2006)
- Dog (2006)
- Big Women Small Cars (2007)
- Big Women Small Cars (2007)
- Big Women Small Cars (2007)
- Big Women Small Cars (2007)
- Eldorado (2007)
- Fleetwood (2007)
- Mustang (2007)
- GPS (2007)
- Police Car (2007)
- Bulldozer (2007)
- Garbage Truck (2007)
- Argentina Map (2007)
- Italy Map (2007)
- USA Map (2007)
- Muddy (2007)
- Muddy (2007)
- Muddy (2007)
- Deer (2007)
- Hot Pursuit (2007)
- Road (2007)
- Matchbox Hand (2007)
- Fingerprint (2008)
- Batman And Robin (2008)
- Starsky And Hutch (2008)
- Vincent And Jules (2008)
- Highway (2008)
- Mercedes-Benz (2008)
- Thnks Smaller (2008)
- VW Polo (2008)
- Truck Driver Arm (2009)
- Chopper (2009)
- Jet (2009)
- Tank (2009)
- Straw (2011)
- Bad Parking (2013)
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- Meet your 3 new Matchbox salesmen.
- Picks up loads of trees and tons of friends.
- We just made parking Matchbox cars even easier.
- New Military "Matchbox" Series Display
- You win!
- Two New Racing Systems from a Company with a Great Track Record
- Sensation
- You can't fool the expert
- Matchbox brings out the money in people.
- Matchbox traffic stoppers move for you!
- Ducks
- Everything in the world should be made this good. Only bigger.
- There's never a shortage of energy that powers our cars.
- Matchbox Gift Sets.
- Choosing this year's best-sellers is child's play.
- How do you tell a 46-year-old man it's a toy?
- Ate Seu Pai Vai Querer Colecionar Com Voce As Sensacoinais Miniaturas Matchbox
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Video Advertising
- Babycise (1986)
- Big Boots Arctic Yeti Catcher
- Big Boots Crime Defenders
- Big Boots Speed Trappers Police Vehicle
- Big Boots Yeti Catcher (2013)
- Big Rig Buddies: Rocky The Robot Truck
- Big Rig Buddies: Smokey the Fire Truck
- Big Rig Buddies: Smokey the Fire Truck 1:00
- Big Rig Buddies: Stinky the Garbage Truck
- Car Crusher (1994)
- Car Crusher (1994) 0:15
- Car Crusher (1994) 0:15
- Car Wash
- Car Wash (1993)
- Car Wash (1997)
- Car Wash
- Car Wash (1993) 0:15
- Carousel Collection
- Carousel Collection
- Caterpillar Construction Zone
- Cliff Hanger Shark Escape Playset
- Cliff Hangers Fire Station
- Connectibles (1989)
- Cops and Robbers
- Croc Attack (2009)
- Emergency Car Wash (2002)
- Fighting Furies (1975)
- Heroes of Matchbox 1:20
- Jurassic Copter
- Jurassic Park: The Lost World (1997)
- Lesney Factory
- Marine Rescue Shark Ship (2015)
- Matchbox
- Matchbox 0:10
- Matchbox
- Matchbox (2013)
- Matchbox (1976) 0:10
- Matchbox Motors (1985)
- Matchbox Motors and Car Wash
- Matchbox Mountain (2000)
- Matchbox Superfast
- Matchbox Toys (1979)
- Mega Rig Dinosaur Hunters
- Mega Rig Dinosaur Hunters
- Mega Rig Jungle Hovercraft
- Mega Rig Pirate Ship (2009) 0:15
- Mega Rig Pirate Ship (2009) 0:15
- Mega Rig Pirate Ship (2009) 0:15
- Mega Rig Pirate Ship Building System
- Mega Rig Pirate Ship Building System
- Mega Rig Powered Space Base (1999)
- Mega Rig Rescue Squad
- Mega Rig Shark
- Mega-Blasters
- Mission: Marine Rescue Shark Ship
- Motor City
- Motors and Car Wash (1993)
- Motors and Car Wash (1985)
- Mummy's Gold
- New 1-75 Collection (1997)
- Parasites (1985)
- Parasites (1985)
- Pop-Up Game
- Power Scouts (2008) 0:15
- Race and Chase
- Radio Rescue (2002)
- Rapid Shot 0:15
- Ring Raiders
(1989)
- RoadBlasters
- Robotech
- Robotech Rescue Team
- Rocket Park Sizzle 0:45
- Scorpions
- Service Garage (1990)
- Service Garage (1990)
- Sounds of Service
- Speed Shooter (1985)
- Speed Shooter (1985)
- Super Kings 0:20
- Super Rigs (1997)
- Super Service Center (1995)
- Superchargers
- Superchargers (1989) 0:10
- Superfast (1971)
- Superfast Cars (1971)
- Superfast Machines (1989)
- Superfast Sam (1986)
- SuperKings
- SuperKings
- T-Rex Breakout - Save the day!
- Thunderbirds
- Thunderbirds Tracy Island
- Tom Schuler';s Matchbox TV Creative Demo Reel (2003)
- Voltron
- Voltron
- Voltron Lion
- Wolf Mountain (2010)
- Zero G Playset
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