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Details of the connection between first-generation Convoy tractors and trailers. Josiah Carberry Collection.
The Articulated Trailer was introduced with the first-generation Convoy sets. It is a flat, two-axle semi-trailer. A raised rim allows the trailer to carry two first generation shipping containers, and a series of holes allows for a plastic box to be attached, to form a box trailer, or a set of plastic stakes, to form a stake-bed trailer. These original trailers feature the T-tab connector then in use, and carry a 1979 Copyright.
When Matchbox updated their tractor trailers (Convoy#Second_generation), the Articulated Trailer was adapted, with a ball-and-post connector replacing the original T-tab. These trailers feature a 1981 Copyright.
Like other Convoy trailers, Matchbox only offered the Articulated Trailer with a tractor. Thus, the number on the package does not apply specifically to the trailer. Further, no number is cast into the base.
Versions[]
The Articulated Trailer appears in the following versions and liveries:
| Col # | Year | Series | Sold with | Connector Type | Color | Tampo / labels | Base Color / Type | Wheel Type | Toy # | Country | Notes / Variations | Photo |
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| Matchbox 900 | Long Haul | T-Tab | 
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| Mack CH600 | Ball and Post | Light Blue | Ben & Jerry's | Light Grey painted metal | 
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| CY-8 | 1995 | Convoy | Kenworth Aerodyne (COE) | White | KFC | Sold as Kenworth Box Truck | 
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| Convoy | Kenworth Aerodyne (COE) | Ball and Post | White | Burger King | White / Painted metal |   |
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| Convoy | Ball and Post | White | FedEx | White / Painted Metal | |
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| Convoy | Ball and Post | Yellow | M&M's | Yellow / Painted Metal | |
Sold with Kenworth Aerodyne (Conventional) |   | |||||
| Convoy | Kenworth Aerodyne (COE) | Ball and Post | Blue | Matchbox Action System | Blue / Painted Metal | |
Sold as Kenworth Box Truck |   | ||||
| Convoy | Kenworth Aerodyne (COE) | Ball and Post | Yellow | Nintendo 64 Super Mario 64 | Yellow / Painted Metal | |
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| Convoy | Ball and Post | Orange | Reese's Peanut Butter Cups | Orange / Painted Metal | |
Sold with Kenworth Aerodyne (Conventional) |   | |||||
