In 1982, ownership of Matchbox die cast toys, the most popular metal
vehicles in the world, passed from Lesney to Universal. The toys
produced under Universal's ownership are documented in this thorough
text. It includes the vehicles and a wide variety of other toys
manufactured under the Matchbox logo, including infants' educational
toys, dolls, and puzzles. This is the third in a series (preceded by
Lesney's Matchbox Toys: The Superfast years, 1969-1982 and Lesney's
Matchbox toys, Regular Wheel Years, 1947-1969, published by Schiffer
Publishing) of marvelous Matchbox books by Charlie Mack. In this revised
edition, he has gathered fine color photographs of all the vehicles,
their variations, and the other toys produced by Universal. Additional
materials include lists of places of interest for the collector to visit
and mail order sources.