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Lionel Racing

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Lionel Racing makes small, detailed toy cars that look just like real race cars, especially from NASCAR.

Technical Definition

Lionel Racing is a company that produces officially licensed die-cast model cars, especially known for their detailed NASCAR race car replicas.

About Lionel Racing

Lionel, LLC is an American designer and importer of toy trains and model railroads that is headquartered in Concord, North Carolina. Its roots lie in the 1969 purchase of the Lionel product line from the Lionel Corporation by cereal conglomerate General Mills and subsequent purchase in 1986 by businessman Richard P. Kughn forming Lionel Trains, Inc. in 1986. The Marvin Davis Investment Group (Wellspring) bought Lionel Trains, Inc. in 1995 and renamed it Lionel, LLC.

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