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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 | 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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