Series 1-75[]
Series No. | Model Name | First Year Released | Brand | Notes / Features | Color | Photo |
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1 | Mercedes Truck | 1968 | Mercedes-Benz | Removable orange canopy | Turquoise | |
2 | Mercedes Trailer | 1968 | Mercedes-Benz | Removable orange canopy | Turquoise | |
3 | Mercedes Benz Binz Ambulance | 1968 | Mercedes-Benz | Opening tailgate Removable stretcher |
White White stretcher |
|
4 | Stake Truck | 1967 | Dodge | Yellow with green bed | ||
5 | Routemaster Bus | 1965 | AEC | Red | ||
6 | Ford Pick-up | 1968 | Ford | Removable canopy | Red | |
7 | Ford Refuse Truck | 1966 | Ford | Tipping collector box | Orange with gray dumper | |
8 | Mustang Fastback | 1966 | Ford | Steering | White | |
9 | Boat & Trailer | 1966 | Bertram | Removable boat | Blue and white boat with blue trailer | |
10 | Pipe Truck | 1966 | Leyland | Removable pipes | Red | |
11 | Jumbo Crane | 1965 | Taylor | Operating boom | Yellow & red | |
12 | Land Rover Safari | 1965 | Land Rover | Blue | ||
13 | Dodge Wreck Truck | 1965 | Dodge | Movable hook | Green and yellow | |
14 | Iso Grifo | 1968 | Iso | Opening doors | Metallic blue | |
15 | Volkswagen 1500 Saloon | 1968 | Volkswagen | Steering | Cream | |
16 | Scammell Snow Plough | 1964 | Scammell | Dumping bed | Grey with orange bed | |
17 | Hoveringham Tipper | 1963 | Foden | Dump bed tips and tail gate pivots | Red with orange dump bed | |
18 | Caterpillar D8 Bulldozer | 1964 | Caterpillar |
Rubber Treads |
Yellow | |
19 | Lotus Racing Car | 1966 | Lotus | Green | ||
20 | Chevrolet Impala Taxi | 1964 | Chevrolet | Yellow | ||
21 | Foden Concrete Truck | 1968 | Foden | Rotating barrel | Yellow with red chassis | |
22 | Pontiac GP Sports Coupe | 1964 | Pontiac | Opening doors | Red | |
23 | Trailer Caravan | 1965 | Removable roof | Pink | ||
24 | Rolls Royce Silver Shadow | 1967 | Rolls-Royce | Opening boot | Metallic red | |
25 | Ford Cortina | 1968 | Ford | Opening doors | Bronze | |
26 | G.M.C. Tipper Truck | 1968 | GMC | Bed dumps, tailgate pivots, cab tilts foreward | Red with grey dumper | |
27 | Mercedes 230 SL | 1966 | Mercedes-Benz | Opening doors | White | |
28 | Mack Dump Truck | 1968 | Mack | Dump bed tips | Orange | |
29 | Fire Pumper Truck | 1966 | American LaFrance | Red | ||
30 | 8 Wheel Crane | 1965 | Faun | Boom rotates | Green with orange boom | |
31 | Lincoln Continental | 1964 | Lincoln | Opening trunk | Turquoise | |
32 | Leyland Petrol Tanker | 1968 | Leyland | Green & white | ||
33 | Ford Zephyr 6 MkIII | 1963 | Ford | Blue | ||
34 | Volkswagen Camper | 1967 | Volkswagen | opening side doors | Grey | |
35 | Snow Trac | 1964 | Aktiv | Rubber treads | Red | |
36 | Opel Diplomat | 1966 | Opel | Gold | ||
37 | Dodge Cattle Truck | 1966 | Dodge | Two removable cattle | Yellow with gray cattle bed, white cattle | |
38 | Honda Motorcycle & Trailer | 1967 | Honda | Turquoise Honda on yellow trailer | ||
39 | Ford Tractor | 1967 | Ford | Blue | ||
40 | Hay Trailer | 1967 | Removable stakes | Blue | ||
41 | Ford GT | 1965 | Ford | White | ||
42 | Studebaker Lark Wagonaire | 1965 | Studebaker | Opeing roof panel | Turquoise | |
43 | Pony Trailer | 1968 | Removable ponies |
Yellow White ponies |
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44 | Refrigerator Truck | 1967 | GMC | Opening rear door | Red with turquoise box | |
45 | Ford Corsair with Boat | 1965 | Ford | Removable boat and roof rack | Yellow with green boat | |
46 | Mercedes 300 SE | 1968 | Mercedes-Benz | Opening doors | Green | |
47 | DAF Tipper Container Truck | 1968 | DAF | Container tips | Turquoise with yellow box | |
48 | Dodge Dumper Truck | 1966 | Dodge | Dump bed tips | Red | |
49 | Unimog | 1967 | Mercedes-Benz | Blue & red | ||
50 | John Deere Tractor | 1964 | John Deere | Green | ||
51 | John Deere Trailer | 1964 | Removable barrels | Green | ||
52 | BRM Racing Car | 1965 | BRM | Blue | ||
53 | Ford Zodiac Mk. IV | 1968 | Ford | Hood opens | Blue | |
54 | S & S Cadillac Ambulance | 1965 | Cadillac | White | ||
55 | Ford Galaxie (Police Car) | 1966 | Ford | White | ||
56 | Fiat 1500 | 1965 | Fiat | Turquoise | ||
57 | Land Rover Fire Truck | 1966 | Land Rover | Red | ||
58 | DAF Girder Truck | 1968 | DAF | Removable red girders | White | |
59 | Ford Galaxie (Fire Chief Car) | 1966 | Ford | Red | ||
60 | Site Hut Truck | 1966 | Leyland | Removable green and yellow site hut | Blue | |
61 | Alvis Stalwart | 1966 | Alvis | Removable top |
White wth yellow top |
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62 | Mercury Cougar | 1969 | Mercury | Opening doors | Metallic light green | |
63 | Foamite Crash Tender | 1965 | Alvis | Red | ||
64 | MG 1100 | 1966 | MG | Green | ||
65 | Claas Combine Harvester | 1967 | Claas | Red with yellow blades | ||
66 | Greyhound Coach | 1967 | GMC | Grey | ||
67 | Volkswagen 1600 TL | 1967 | Volkswagen | Opening doors | Red | |
68 | Mercedes Coach | 1965 | Mercedes-Benz | Orange and white | ||
69 | Tractor Shovel | 1965 | Hatra | Movable shovel | Yellow | |
70 | Grit-Spreading Truck | 1966 | Ford | Opening shute | Red with yellow bed | |
71 | Ford Heavy Wreck Truck | 1968 | Ford | Movable hook | Red with white bed | |
72 | Jeep | 1966 | Jeep | Yellow | ||
73 | Mercury Commuter | 1968 | Mercury | Metallic light green | ||
74 | Daimler Bus | 1966 | Daimler | Green | ||
75 | Ferrari Berlinetta | 1965 | Ferrari | Green |
King Size[]
Series No. [1] | Model Name [1] | First Year Released | Brand | Notes / Features | Color [1] | Photo |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K-1 | Hoveringham Tipper Truck | 1964 | Foden | Dump bed tips | Red with orange bed | |
K-2 | KW Dump Truck | 1964 | KW | Dump bed tips | Yellow | |
K-3 | Hatra Tractor Shovel | 1965 | Hatra | Shovel moves | Orange | |
K-4 | Fruehauf Hopper | 1967 | GMC | Detatchable trailers | Red & grey | |
K-5 | Racing Car Transporter | 1967 | Generic | Opening rear door & movable top deck | Green | |
K-6 | Mercedes Benz Ambulance | 1967 | Mercedes-Benz | Opening rear hatch Removable stretcher |
White | |
K-7 | Refuse Truck | 1967 | SD | Red with silver box | ||
K-8 | Guy Warrior Car Transporter | 1967 | Guy | Yellow | ||
K-9 | Claas Combine Harvester | 1967 | Claas | Cutters rotate | Green | |
K-10 | Pipe Truck | 1967 | Scammell | Removable pipes | Yellow | |
K-11 | Fordson Tractor & Whitlock Trailer | 1963 | Fordson | Blue | ||
K-12 | Heavy Breakdown Wreck Truck | 1963 | Foden | Green | ||
K-13 | Readymix Concrete Truck | 1963 | ERF | Orange | ||
K-14 | Taylor Jumbo Crane | 1964 | Taylor | Boom rotates, raises, and lowers | Yellow | |
K-15 | Merryweather Fire Engine | 1964 | Merryweather | Movable ladder | Red | |
K-16 | Dodge Tractor with Twin Tippers | 1966 | Dodge | Both trailers tip | Green cab with yellow tippers | |
K-17 | Lowloader with Bulldozer | 1967 | Ford + Caterpillar | Removable bulldozer | Green cab and trailer with yellow & red bulldozer | |
K-18 | Articulated Horse Van | 1967 | Dodge | Four removable horses | Red & tan with white horses | |
K-19 | Scammell Tipper Truck | 1967 | Scammell | Dump bed tips | Red cab with yellow tipper | |
K-20 | Tractor Transporter | 1968 | Ford | Removable tractors | Red cab and trailer with blue tractors | |
K-21 | Mercury Cougar | 1968 | Mercury | Opening doors | Gold [2] [3] |
Models of Yesteryear[]
Series No. [1] | Model Name [1] | First Year Released | Brand | Notes / Features | Color [1] | Photo |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Y-1 | 1911 Ford Model T | 1966 | Ford | Red | ||
Y-2 | 1911 Renault | 1963 | Renault | Green | ||
Y-3 | 1910 Benz Limousine | 1966 | Benz | Cream & green | ||
Y-4 | 1909 Opel Coupe | 1967 | Opel | White | ||
Y-5 | 1929 4½ Litre Bentley | 1962 | Bentley | Green | ||
Y-6 | 1913 Cadillac | 1967 | Cadillac | Gold [4] | ||
Y-7 | 1912 Rolls-Royce | 1968 | Rolls-Royce | Silver and red [5] | ||
Y-8 | 1914 Sunbeam | 1962 | Sunbeam | Silver | ||
Y-9 | 1912 Simplex | 1968 | Simplex | Green | ||
Y-10 | 1928 Mercedes Benz 36/220 | 1963 | Mercedes-Benz | White | ||
Y-11 | Packard Landaulet 1912 | 1964 | Packard | Red | ||
Y-12 | 1909 Thomas Flyabout | 1967 | Thomas | Blue | ||
Y-13 | 1911 Daimler | 1966 | Daimler | Yellow | ||
Y-14 | 1911 Maxwell Roadster | 1965 | Maxwell | Turquoise | ||
Y-15 | 1907 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost | 1960 | Rolls-Royce | Green | ||
Y-16 | 1904 Spyker | 1961 | Spyker | Yellow |
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Matchbox Collectors' Catalogue International Edition 1968
- ↑ Although catalogued in blue the model was actually released in gold
- ↑ Kevin McGimpsey & Stewart Orr, Collecting Matchbox Diecast Toys - The First Forty Years, First Edition, 1989, page 213
- ↑ Kevin McGimpsey & Stewart Orr, Collecting Matchbox Diecast Toys - The First Forty Years, First Edition, 1989, page 184
- ↑ Kevin McGimpsey & Stewart Orr, Collecting Matchbox Diecast Toys - The First Forty Years, First Edition, 1989, page 185
External links[]
- www.mbxforum.com, Index page
- 1968 Matchbox Collector's Catalogue - U.K. Edition, carcollector.over-blog.net (Pages 1 to 30 of 40)
- 1968 Matchbox Collector's Catalogue - U.S.A. Edition, archive.org
- 1968 Matchbox Collector's Catalogue - French, cataloguepassion.free.fr
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