Dimensions Of A Matchbox Car

Then divide the length of the original by the length of the matchbox car.

Dimensions of a matchbox car.

Ideally the cars are built to a 1 64th scale however after owning many cars over the years you start to see that this is more of a rough guid. 4 out of 5 rating 20 reviewed by 20 add to list opens a popup. Matchbox regular wheel gift sets service stations. In this video a mattel toy car designer explains the process of creating a toy car from measuring the dimensions to the scale 1 64 used to create realistic looking cars.

Don t be surprised if the number deviates from 64. With no pretence at even attempting to use a common scale matchbox toys were individually sized to fit a matchbox and were sold in matchbox styled packaging. Matchbox 1 75 moko regular wheels era 1953 1961. It all depends on the car.

Matchbox 9 car gift pack find at retail offered price of the product is 9 79. Matchbox is a popular toy brand which was introduced by lesney products in 1953 and is now owned by mattel inc which purchased the brand in 1997 the brand was given its name because the original die cast matchbox toys were sold in boxes similar to those in which matches were sold. Lesney products matchbox series range of small diecast vehicles appeared in 1953 and were one of the classic ranges of playground carpet garden and sandpit toys. Quick view matchbox marine rescue shark ship opens a popup.

Then measure the matchbox car. In millimeters ideally but convert if you have to. 1 64 scale is a traditional scale for models and miniatures in which one unit such as an inch or a centimeter on the model represents 64 units on the actual object it is also known as three sixteenths scale since 3 16 inch represents a foot. Matchbox 1 75 picture box era regular wheels 1961 1970.

A small car like an original vw beetle works out to 1 58 scale. The gokart they made is only about 2 inches long at the most but then some of the semi trucks they have made are over 3 inches long or over 6 inches long with trailer. A human is approximately 1 1 16 inches 27 mm tall in 1 64 scale. Matchbox star car collection.

Quick view matchbox 9 car gift pack opens a popup. After the video ended i asked about what type of math the designer was talking about proportions measurement scale and what was the scale they used. Matchbox major packs accessory packs roadways. The brand grew to encompass a broad range of toys including larger scale die cast models plastic model kits.

Hot wheels and matchbox cars and trucks vary considerably in size and there is no standard dimension. Although considered 1 64 scale even the actually scale can vary quite a bit anywhere from about 1 50 to 1 80.