Matchbox relaunches in UK with model of 250mph, 0-60mph in 1.8 secs Tesla Roadster
Toy will hit shops in 2022 and be brand’s “blueprint for the future” Published 15 April 2021 Share Article
MATCHBOX cars, the die-cast toys that were hugely popular in the seventies, will undergo a sustainability-led relaunch in the UK.
The company has revealed a concept that will typify the aims of its environmentally-focused renaissance: a 1:64 scale model of the Tesla Roadster, which will be sold from 2022 and will be made from 99% recycled materials.
Instead of being based on the Roadster that Tesla released in 2008 arguably one of the most important cars in the recent history of electric motoring the model is based on the upcoming version, which will hit roads in 2022 according to the current estimates of the company’s CEO Elon Musk.