Fast & Fifty Magazine

INSIDE FAST AND FIFTY

• BOXING CLEVER: A guide to the wonderful boxes that Lesney produced for the 1-75 series.
• KEEPING IT SIMPLE: Production variations to look out for and the tricks that Lesney got up to.
• WHAT’S IN A NUMBER? The 1-75 series laid bare from 1969 to 1982 by number - every casting featured!
• COLLECTOR’S CATALOGUES: Even the marvellous Matchbox catalogues are collectable.
• FEATURE PRESENTATION: The Rola-matics releases introduced a new angle of playability to the range.
• RIGHT ON TRACK: Track sets are what the Superfast range was literally made for.
• STUNG INTO ACTION: The Scorpions range was Matchbox’s answer to its rivals’ products.
• STORAGE & DISPLAY: Options for keeping your collection safe and on show.
• A STREAK OF GENIUS: Love them or loathe them, Streakers really made a visual impact.
• SUPERFAST ON THE ROAD: Taking the 1-75 series out and about for both business and pleasure.
• THE GIFT OF SUPERFAST: Continuing Matchbox’s tried and trusted grouped sets in bright new packaging.
• DOUBLE (IN A) BUBBLE: The Two Packs range combined new and old castings into a new package.
• SUPERFAST RECOVERY: Tips on how to bring your playworn models back to displayable condition.
• SUPER KINGS & SPEED KINGS: Lesney even scaled the Superfast concept up for its King Size range too.
• WHAT’S IT WORTH?: Updated Ramsay’s Price Guide valuations for the 1-75 range.
• LIFE BEYOND LESNEY: The five decades of Superfast have seen quite a few changes.