The RX 500 was sold by British Toymaker Matchbox 10 times overIn October 1970 Mazda unveiled the radically angular and streamlined RX500 concept car at the 17th Tokyo Motor Show. Why did Matchbox decide to include this one-off Japanese supercar concept in its portfolio? Today the sole Mazda RX500 can be seen at the Numaji Transportation Museum in Hiroshima. After its launch, the Matchbox model remained on sale for over four years until it was reissued as a red Streaker model in 1975. A one off radical concept car, the bold Mazda designers behind the RX500 could never have imaged how this one-of-a-kind Mazda would become a toy car sales success around the world.

Source: Manila Times June 07, 2021 16:30 UTC