Lone Star was the Trade Mark of DCMT (Die Cast Machine Tools) which was founded during the Second World War (1940) to produce Die Casting machines, after 1945 DCMT continued producing Machines but also started their own production of Die Cast Toys which were marketed by Crescent.

It was one of DCMT's casting machines that was used to start the mighty Lesney (Matchbox) company.

The Lone Star brand was started in 1960
Lone Star's "Spudmatic" gun is still regularly voted as the most popular Toy by children of all ages !
Lone Star models were sold as Tootsietoys in the USA from 1958-1962, these moulds were sold to create Gamda of Israel which became Sabra.

Lone Star sold 3 million IMPY cars in the USA in 1967, 80% of the production was for export. In 1967 Mattel started producing HotWheels and in 1968 produced one million a week. Lone Star responded with IMPY Flyers from late 1968 until 1971 but then moved into the kindergarten market with Tuf-Tots. 

The Lone Star brand was sold to the German Sohni-Esco group in 1988. DCMT continued for a short period with it's core business

 In 1956 DCMT started marketing the Road-masters Series, the initial release of 7 cars were in scales from 1:35 to 1:40 

These were sold 3 in different ways -

1. Single cars as Kits

2. Boxed assembled Single carsPhoto

3. Boxed Pairs with Figures (see below)