LOL bloody hell I remember the matchbox toy!! I used to make the track really high at one end so the cars would go round the loop bit!!! The little red plastic bits that held the track together always used to slid apart though!! Nothing a little selotape did'nt fix!!! ROFLOL
On another note I cant remember the name of my favourite toy as a kid. I'll describe it below and see if anyone can remember it................
It was a 6 wheel white futruristic looking buggy with a key pad on the top. You would press into the keypad what you wanted it to do, like go forward turn 90 go forward etc. It had a 4 wheeled grey trailor that could be made to tip up.
I think it was called BIG TRACK but I just cant remember!!