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Image 1:



Lesney Matchbox 1~75 Series Diecasts
MATCHBOX®
KODAK
TOYS
MATCHBOX®
corgi '84
1983
MATCHBOX®
Maurice
Hammond
Lesney
Matchbox
1~75
Series
Diecasts
MATCHBOX®
KODAK
TOYS
6
MATCHBOX®
corgi
'84
TRUCKS
1983
TRUCKS
TRUCKS
MATCHBOX®

Image 2:



by the same author
MOTORCADE: A DICTIONARY OF MOTORING HISTORY
Copyright © 1972 Maurice A. Hammond
First published 1972
Revised edition 1979
ISBN 0 900873 24 8
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduce
retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electroni
photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior permission of
owner.
All enquiries and requests relevant to this title should be sent to th
Bishopsgate Press Limited, 21 New Street, London, EC2M 4NT
Printed by Whitstable Litho Limited, Whitstable, Kent.
by
the
same
author
MOTORCADE:
A
DICTIONARY
OF
MOTORING
HISTORY
Copyright
©
1972
Maurice
Hammond
First
published
1972
Revised
edition
1979
A
ISBN
0
900873
24
8
All
rights
reserved.
No
part
of
this
publication
may
be
reproduce
retrieval
system,
or
transmitted,
in
any
form
or
by
any
means,
electroni
photocopying,
recording
or
otherwise,
without
prior
permission
of
owner.
All
enquiries
and
requests
relevant
to
this
title
should
be
sent
to
Bishopsgate
Press
Limited,
21
New
Street,
London,
EC2M
4NT
Printed
by
Whitstable
Litho
Limited,
Whitstable,
Kent.

Image 3:



Colour(s)
D
Wheels (Windows)
Model
Other features
Length Year
Ref.
Scale
O/A
intro. Plate
Crimson/Cream
GM
Pale Pink or Lilac/Grey, GP (GT)
(mm)
Vauxhall Cresta (1955)
22a
Deep Pink Metallic/Turquoise
Vauxhall Cresta (1958)
1/78
64
1956
22b
Bronze Metallic
BP (GT)
1959
10
Vauxhall Cresta
Red
Opening doors
Pontiac G.P.
22d
G.P.
BP SF SF
5
18
Freeman Pontiac Inter-City Commuter Purple Metallic
Opening doors
22e
1964 1969
22f
22c
22f
1970
18
Light Blue
GM
Caravan
Light Blue
23a
or
GM GP
'Berkeley Cavalier'
Colour(s)
D
Wheels
(Windows)
Model
Other
features
Length
Year
Ref.
Scale
O/A
intro.
Plate
Crimson/Cream
GM
Pale
Pink
or
Lilac/Grey,
(mm)
Vauxhall
Cresta
(1955)
22a
Deep
Pink
Metallic/Turquoise
Vauxhall
Cresta
(1958)
1/78
64
1956
18
22b
Bronze
Metallic
BP
(GT)
1959
10
Vauxhall
Cresta
Red
Opening
doors
Pontiac
G.P.
22d
G.P.
BP
SF
SF
L
5
18
Freeman
Pontiac
Inter-City
Commuter
Purple
Metallic
Opening
doors
22e
1964
1969
22f
22c
22f
1970
18
Light
Blue
GM
Caravan
Light
Blue
23a
or
GM
GP
'Berkeley
Cavalier'

Image 4:



"Matchbox" The U.K. Collectors' "Matchbox" A The The Concise Box Matchbox Toy Toy Toy oy erlal Catalog, Stoke-on-Trent, Car Car Car Car Catalogue Catalog U.S.A. U.S.A. has Catalog: Catalog: Catalog: Catalog: Club been Club of Magazine, "Matchbox" of "Matchbox" gathered 1-75 Onward "Matchbox" Magazine, from volumes Models Catalog, "Matchbox" 1-75 King Two monthly England. the "Models series, Size and following 1 2nd through Their K1 April toys, of a major through major major Yesteryear". copyrighted Boxes, 1 6. 980 2nd variation 1977 variation variation through edition, K20, Charles 1st to1982, edition, 3rd by publications catalog, catalog, catalog, 1982. by Scott
"Matchbox"
The
U.K.
Collectors'
"Matchbox"
A
The
The
Concise
Box
Matchbox
Toy
Toy
Toy
erlal
Catalog,
Stoke-on-Trent,
Car
Car
Car
Car
Catalogue
Catalog
U.S.A.
U.S.A.
has
Catalog:
Catalog:
Catalog:
Catalog:
Club
been
Club
of
Magazine,
"Matchbox"
of
"Matchbox"
gathered
1-75
Onward
"Matchbox"
Magazine,
from
volumes
Models
Catalog,
"Matchbox"
1-75
King
Two
monthly
England.
the
"Models
series,
Size
and
following
1
2nd
through
Their
K1
April
toys,
of
a
major
through
major
major
copyrighted
Boxes,
1
980
2nd
variation
1977
variation
variation
through
edition,
K20,
Charles
1st
to1982,
edition,
3rd
by
publications
catalog,
by
Scott

Image 5:



Glo-Racers
Walt Disney
Characters and
Popeye Series
57
2
Row 1
Row 1
Mouse
Mickey
GR1 Speed Light Blazer, Beamer,
GR2
WD1-A
WD2-A
Fire
Donald
WD3-A1
GR3
Beach
Goofy
Buggy,
Row 2
Goofy
WD3-A2
Beetle,
GR4
Streak
GR5
Beetle
Twilight
27
3
Mouse
WD4-A
Minnie
WD5-A1 Mic-
Lincoln,
GR6 Turbo Quicksilver, Flash, Row GR10 GR9 Dark
WD6-A
Mouse
Donald WD7-A key Pinnochio Duck Jeep Jeep,
Row 4
Travelling Theatre.
GR11 Flash Fire, GR12
Row 3
WD8-A Old Timer, Jiminy Cricket's
WD9-A
99
PORSCHE
WD10-A Goofy's Goofy's Sports Train,
Car,
49
Donald
WD11-A
Duck's
Ice Cream Van.
Glo-Racers
Walt
Disney
Characters
and
Popeye
57
2
Row 1
Row 1
Mouse
Mickey
GR1
Speed
Light
Blazer,
Beamer,
GR2
WD1-A
WD2-A
Fire
Donald
WD3-A1
Flamin'
GR3
Beach
Goofy
Buggy,
Row 2
Goofy
WD3-A2
Beetle,
GR4
Streak
GR5
Beetle
Twilight
27
3
Mouse
WD4-A
Minnie
WD5-A1
Mic-
Lincoln,
GR6
Turbo
Quicksilver,
Row
GR10
GR9
Dark
WD6-A
Mouse
Donald
WD7-A
key
Pinnochio
Duck
Jeep,
Row 4
Travelling
Theatre.
GR11
Flash
Fire,
GR12
Night
Row 3
WD8-A
Timer,
Jiminy
Cricket's
WD9-A
99
PORSCHE
WD10-A
Goofy's
Goofy's
Sports
Train,
Car,
49
Donald
WD11-A
Duck's
Ice
Cream
Van.

Image 6:



Matchbox toy collectors-aged 3 to 93-welc
tures of all the Matchbox die-cast metal toys brough
book.
1-75 Series
Models of Yesteryear
Major Packs
King Size
Skybusters
Battle Kings
Two-Packs
Sea Kings
Walt Disney and Popeye characters
Glo-Racers
Convoy
are all shown in color with descriptions of the
make collecting so much fun.
If Matchbox is the first thing children colle
grown up collecting Matchbox-they will fin
discovery, and attention to detail right in this
mature, Matchbox becomes appreciated beyo
the quality of Matchbox manufacturing, p
finishing details become apparent. Because t
have lasted for many years to become on
collectors'
toy
collectors-aged
3
to
tures
of
all
the
Matchbox
die-cast
metal
toys
book.
1-75
Series
Models
of
Yesteryear
Major
Packs
King
Size
Skybusters
Battle
Kings
Two-Packs
Sea
Kings
Walt
Disney
and
Popeye
characters
Glo-Racers
Convoy
are
all
shown
in
color
with
descriptions
of
the
make
collecting
much
fun.
If
Matchbox
is
the
first
thing
children
grown
up
collecting
Matchbox-they
will
fin
discovery,
and
attention
to
detail
right
in
this
mature,
Matchbox
becomes
appreciated
beyo
the
quality
of
Matchbox
manufacturing,
finishing
details
become
apparent.
Because
have
lasted
for
many
years
to
become
on
collectors'

Image 7:



C495
C380
C448
100mm
C423
C422
100mm
C424
C501
C495
C426
C457
C423
vsd
C445
C447
C422
C424
corgi
corgi
MATCHBOX
MATCHBOX®
SERIES CHANGES 1963-1982
Name of Model
No Intro Yr
Intro Yr
Name of Model
Name Model
Intro Yr
No
DIESEL ROAD ROLLER
14
DAIMLER AMBUL ANCE
VW GOLF
1955
1953
1962
BEDFORD LOMAS AMBULANCE
1964
AVELING BARFORD ROAD ROLLER
1968
MERCEDES BENZ LORRY
CATERPILLAR TRACTOR
ISO GRIFO SPORTS
C495
Truck
C380
C448
Jeep
100mm
C423
C422
100mm
C424
C501
C495
C426
C457
C423
vsd
C445
C447
C422
C424
corgi
corgi
MATCHBOX
MATCHBOX®
SERIES
CHANGES
1963-1982
Name
of Model
No
Intro
Yr
Intro
Yr
Name of
Model
Name
Model
Intro
Yr
No
DIESEL
ROAD
ROLLER
14
DAIMLER
AMBUL
ANCE
VW
GOLF
1955
1953
1962
BEDFORD
LOMAS
AMBULANCE
1964
AVELING
BARFORD
ROAD
ROLLER
RABBIT
1968
MERCEDES
BENZ
LORRY
CATERPILLAR
TRACTOR
ISO
GRIFO
SPORTS



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