the founder of the British collector car auction company, H&H Classics, has sold his personal collection of Matchbox cars for about $390,000

Simon Hope’s collection of nearly 3,000 toy cars and trucks started in his childhood.

His cars were kept in pristine condition and were immediately returned to their boxes after play, to protect his grandmother’s mahogany dining table.

https://journal.classiccars.com/2020/01/08/matchbox-toy-car-collection-brings-nearly-400k-at-auctions/
https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1126677_matchbox-toy-car-collection-brings-nearly-400k-at-auctions
https://www.hotcars.com/matchbox-car-collection-sells-400000