Atlas Excavator

For the Real Working Rigs excavator, see MBX Excavator.

Atlas Excavator / Excavator Debut Series 1-75 Produced 1981 to 2024 Number MB32 Scale 1:100

• The Atlas Excavator, later known merely as Excavator, is a treaded excavator (or power shovel) first issued in 1981. In the original casting, Atlas was cast into the body; this was eventually dropped and the vehicle renamed Excavator. Like many Matchbox models of treaded vehicles, the treads are fixed, with the excavator rolling instead on four small wheels hidden in the base.

Versions

The Atlas Excavator was issued in the following versions:

Col #	Year	Series	Color	Tampo	Base Color / Type	Wheel Type	Toy Number(s)	Country	Notes / Variations	Photo
MB32	1981	1-75	Red	None	Gray / Plastic	Tiny Rollers		England	ATLAS EXCAVATOR on base.
MB32	1982	1-75	Yellow	C, CAT, Black stripes	Black / Plastic	Tiny Rollers		England
MB32	1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989	1-75	Yellow	Black stripes	Black / Plastic	Tiny Rollers		Macau	1988 and 1989 ROW only
G-3	1988	Gift Set	Yellow	Black and White stripe, JCB	Yellow / Plastic	Tiny Rollers		Macau	Britain Edit
MB6 (USA) MB32 (ROW)	1990 1991	1-75	Yellow	Black stripes	Black / Plastic	Tiny Rollers		Thailand
MB6 (USA) MB32 (ROW)	1992 1993 1994	1-75	Yellow	Red stripes	Black / Plastic	Tiny Rollers		Thailand
MB6 (USA) MB32 (ROW)	1995	1-75	Red	White and Black stripes	Black / Plastic	Tiny Rollers		Thailand
MB6 (USA) MB32 (ROW)	1996	1-75	Red	White stripes	Black / Plastic	Tiny Rollers		Thailand
MB6 (USA) MB32 (ROW)	1997	1-75	Orange & Black	White and Black stripes	Black / Plastic	Tiny Rollers		Thailand
#6	1997	75 Challenge	Gold	N/A	Black / Plastic	Tiny Rollers		Thailand
MB6 (USA) MB3 (ROW)	1998	1-75/100: Big Movers 1/10	Green	White lower stripes	Black / Plastic	Tiny Rollers	33806 (USA)	Thailand
								China
MB10	1999	1-75: Baustelle (INT)	Light Orange	N/A	Black / Plastic	Tiny Rollers	37689 (GER)	China	Germany only "Schaufel Bagger" on German card
MB30	1999	1-75/100: Road Work 5/5	White	Red and Black striping, X-4970	Black / Plastic	Tiny Rollers	36434 (USA) 37460 (ROW) 37201	China
MB92 (USA) MB72 (ROW)	2000	1-75/100: Build It 2/5	Yellow	X-4970	Black / Plastic	Tiny Rollers	96388 (USA) 96239 (ROW)	China
N/A	2001	5-Pack: Construction Heroes	Silver	MC 21	Red / Plastic	Tiny Rollers	92866 (USA) 92873 (ROW)	China
N/A	2003	5-Pack: Construction Heroes	Blue	MC 21	Blue / Plastic	Tiny Rollers	97968	China
N/A	2008	DVD Set	Orange	Excavator, 56	Black / Plastic	Tiny Rollers		Thailand
MB32 (Modified Model)
N/A	2018	5-Pack: Ocean Works	White	Black and Orange stripes, 2, BEACH, DUNE MOVER, UNIT 2	Orange / Plastic	Tiny Rollers	FMV30	Thailand	Base Code(s): L07, L08
N/A	2019	5-Pack: MBX Construction	Blue	INC, CONSTRUCTION, 032	Grey / Plastic	Tiny Rollers	GBJ70	Thailand	Base Code(s): L37, L39
N/A	2024	5-Pack: MBX Construction V	White	RANEC Equipment deco; #58	Black / Plastic	Tiny Rollers	HVT65	Thailand	Base Code(s): S42

Gallery

1981 Matchbox 1-75 version with box