Purbeck Capital Partners seals deal for business and property rights of toy with model railway maker ...

Hornby has owned Scalextric since 1968, though the brand itself dates back even further. Invented by Fred Francis, the first ...

Hornby, the model train maker, has sold off its slot car racing brand Scalextric to a US drinks tycoon for £20m.

A UK toy firm will bag £20m after striking a deal to sell the almost 70-year-old slot car racing brand Scalextric.

Hornby Hobbies said on Friday that it has agreed to sell its Scalextric business for £20m. The business is being sold to Scalextric Motorsports, which has been established by Mark Brown, the president ...

Hornby, the model railway firm advised by Mike Ashley, has agreed to sell toy car racing brand Scalextric for £20m. Castelnau, Hornby’s parent company, announced on Friday it will sell the toy brand ...

It grew from humble beginnings into a British institution that is still hugely popular among children today. And a fascinating series of photographs has revealed the story of Scalextric dating back to ...

QUESTION Who invented Scalextric? Was it the first electric race car set? In 1912, New York toymaker Lionel Co. launched the first electric slot car racing set, featuring heavy tinplate cars, ...

Here at Stuff we love nothing more than the smell of petrol stinging our nostrils, the roar of engines causing premature deafness, all those gorgeous grid girls that hang out with the drivers at each ...

Hornby has agreed to sell iconic slot car brand Scalextric to Purbeck Capital Partners for £20m, using the proceeds to cut debt and refocus on core brands including Airfix and model railways.

American drinks tycoon snaps up toy car racing brand for £20m James Warrington Media and Telecoms Editor James Warrington is The Telegraph’s Media and Telecoms Editor. He writes about the fast-moving ...