Financial Blow Out !!

[matchboxkiwi]

Found this article;
Might be of interest.

Steve
Matchboxkiwi

[matchboxmarcel]

Nice one Steve, Where does this came from ?

I found this recently.
MATCHBOX LESNEY ANNUAL REPORT 1971
The problems started then and they wrote it had to do with Speedwheels in the USA, (not mentioning Hotwheels)



marcel

[matchboxkiwi]

I'd like to see more of the report. Very interesting. I've been out bid on these on a number of occasions.
Don't think I'd find any here in New Zealand.
Thanks Marcel.

Steve
Matchboxkiwi

[GHOSTHUNTER]

It certainly was the Hot Wheels phenomenon that affected Lesney at that time and some serious cost cutting took place even to almost cutting the Models of Yesteryear range from the inventory. Luckily for Yesteryear collectors they only suspended production to pour their resorces into developing the Superfast range.

Ghosthunter.