One of the greatest athletes of all time, Jesse Owens (1913-1980) is also one of the famous Americans to be portrayed in a postage stamp for the United States Postal Service "Celebrate the Century" series. On May 25, 1935, the Ohio State University track star set five world records and tied another. The following year he earned four gold medals in international competition at the Berlin Olympics by winning the 100- and 200-meter dashes, the 400-meter relay and the broad jump. This feat infuriated Adolph hitler who wanted to use the Olympic Games in Germany as his venue for demonstrating "Aryan superiority." Hitler stormed out of the stadium in disgust.

The man who held the world long jump record for 25 years is portrayed in his college days in an official postage stamp. This stamp has been faithfully reproduced on the sides of a 1930 Ford Madel A, an American automotive classic. Your model is precision-engineered to capture the intricate grille, the louvres on the sides of the engine compartment, the long, sweeping running boards and the five-point wheels. This handsome die-cast model, created exclusively for your collection, is produced by - and available only from - Matchbox Collectibles.

(2000)

Scale: 1:40