Goofy with Beetle (MATCHBOX)

The newly launched Hot-Wheels models from Mattel, which were much faster than the conventional Regular Wheels with their thin lightweight wheels, made a rethink necessary at Matchbox from 1968/1969. The Regular Wheels era therefore came to an end that year with the Regular Wheels model 75B Ferrari Berlinetta.
As an answer to the Hot Wheels cars, Matchbox brought the first Superfast models onto the market from 1969 onwards, which were able to stand up to the models from the Mattel Group thanks to the likewise very thin wheels and the fast freewheel (hence the name Superfast).
The Lesney company went bankrupt in 1982, but Matchbox Miniatures with the "Lesney" name continued to be made until 1986.