{"product_id":"britains-toy-car-wars-giles-chapman-9780750997133","title":"Britain's Toy Car Wars: The War of Wheels Between Dinky, Corgi and Matchbox","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor fifty years, Britain made the best toy cars in the world, expertly shrinking every kind of reallife vehicle and producing them in their countless, die-cast millions.\u003c\/b\u003e Dinky Toys were the 1930s pioneers, then in the 1950s came the pocket-money Matchbox series, followed by Corgi Toys bristling with ingenious features and movie stardust.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut who were the driving forces behind this phenomenon? And how did they keep putting the latest, most exciting cars into the palm of your hand year after year?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this illustrated and expanded edition of \u003ci\u003eBritain's Toy Car Wars\u003c\/i\u003e, Giles Chapman reveals the extraordinary battle to dominate Britain's toy car industry, and the dramas and disasters that finally saw the tiny wheels come off ...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Giles Chapman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0750997133\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780750997133\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e History Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.90d","brand":"Giles Chapman","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44051056427263,"sku":"9780750997133","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c724376f-8b6d-4fc3-8016-93d0c7a474d5.jpg?v=1685010830","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/britains-toy-car-wars-giles-chapman-9780750997133","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}