Ambulance (2000)

This article concerns the 2000 ambulance casting, first issued in 2001. You may be looking for a different ambulance casting.

The Ambulance (2000) is a fantasy ambulance, featuring opening rear doors. A patient (loaded backwards) is visible in the rear compartment, making this the first (and so far only) ambulance casting featuring a molded-in-place patient. The casting reflects the short-lived early 21st century shift away from realism that marked many of the then-introduced Matchbox models. When the company direction changed again, this casting was retired in favor of the more realistic Ambulance (2005).

Versions[]

The Ambulance (2000) has come out in the following versions:

Col #	Year	Series	Color	Tampo	Base Color / Type	Window Color	Interior Color	Wheel Type	Toy Number(s)	Country	Notes / Variations
MB42	2001	1-75: Rescue Squad 2/5	White	Medic M3, Matchbox, Green and Yellow checkered stripe	Black / Plastic	Blue	Green		92251 (USA) 92968 (INT) 92973 (ROW)	China
MB26	2002	1-75: Red Hot Heroes 2/4	Metalflake Gold	Ultra Med-Alert, Orange to White fade cross tampos	Red / Plastic	Blue	Silver		95222	China	USA only
MB13 (INT)	2002	1-75: Rescue 1/4	Silver	AMBULANCE, emergency vehicle tampos	Black / Plastic	Yellow	Green		95815 (INT)	China	ROW only
N/A	2002	Across America: Washington 42/54	Silver	WASHINGTON, APPLE COUNTRY RESCUE, 42	Black / Plastic	Blue	Red	or	97521	China
N/A	2002	5-Pack: Ultra Rescue	White	Ambulance, Spider Peak, Blue cross	Black / Plastic	Red	Blue	or	97214 97394	China
N/A	2002	Playset: Puzzle	White	Ambulance, Blue cross	Black / Plastic	Orange	Blue			China
MB12	2003	1-75: Hero City Hospital 2/5	Slate Blue	Ambulance, 12, Yellow, White and Orange swirls	Silver / Plastic	Orange	Silver		97692 (USA) 97809 (ROW)	China
MD006 (Modified Model)
N/A	2002	McDonald's Series 6/6	White	42, WASHINGTON stickers	Blue / Plastic	Red	None			China