Matchbox 60th Anniversary Video

[Sir_Matchbox_96]

Hi all,
today I found this video on the official matchbox website. A special carry case in it
http://www.matchbox.com/video-matchbox-60th.html
Maybe some of you know of this already, but maybe some do not...I hope this will work in other countries as well.

Greetings,
Linus

[mike]

Hi Linus.
A wonderful Matchbox father and son film.
I got tears in my eyes.
It's nice to share the hobby with his son.

Thank you, and collectors greetings from Austria

[motorman]

Thanks for the link Linus. I enjoyed watching the video.

[kay]

This video has been shown by the Matchbox staff during this year's Matchbox Collectors Gathering in Albuquerque, and there's a funny story behind it.

I think every Regular Wheels collector wonders why they used a non-original Matchbox carry case with a picture of a played with model for the clip - they better should have taken an original carry case from that time instead.
Well, they had an original one - but during the test shots for the clip, the original carry case has been cut through while filming the scene when the outer cardboard shipping box was cut open! Ouch!!

And as they had no other one, they quickly made a prop with the picture of a used No.55c Ford Galaxie - that's exactly the car the father helds in his hands.

Kay

[motorman]

Brilliant Kay a nice story.

[GHOSTHUNTER]

Nice little film and not shown on UK Television! However, thanks go to Mattel for keeping the name alive and celebrating the brand.

Ghosty.

[Ergomatic]

Thank you, Linus!
Tomorrow evening we will watch it with my sons.
Cheers, Peter

[Tinman]

Dad doesn't look old enough to have bought that model when new.

[radar]

Rubber tyred Corgis and Dinkys on that dining room table.

Dad is 45 max. Born 1969.
Tinman is right.
His dad must've given him the Galaxy.

Nice clip anyway.

[mcnair55]

A nice video,shame that Matchbox made such a mess out of the 60th birthday creations they were selling.