List of 1976 Matchbox

1-75 Series[]

The 1-75 models are illustrated in the 1976 Matchbox Catalogue under the name Matchbox 75. Most are fitted with Superfast Wheels.

Series No. ^[1]	Model Name ^[1]	First Year Released	Brand	Special Features	Color ^[1]
1	Dodge Challenger	1976	Dodge		Red & white
2	Jeep Hot Rod	1972	Jeep		Red
3	Monteverdi Hai	1973	Monteverdi	opening doors	Orange
4	Pontiac Firebird	1975	Pontiac		Blue
5	Seafire	1975	Generic		White & blue
6	Mercedes Tourer	1974	Mercedes-Benz		Yellow & black
7	Hairy Hustler	1976	Generic		White
8	De Tomaso Pantera	1975	De Tomaso		White & blue
9	AMX Javelin	1972	AMC	opening doors	Dark green
10	Mustang Piston Popper	1973	Ford	Rola-matic pistons move up and down when car rolls	Blue
11	Flying Bug	1976	Volkswagen		Red
12	Big Bull	1975	Generic	tow hook	Orange and green
13	Baja Buggy	1971	Generic		Light green
14	Mini Ha Ha	1975	Mini		Red
15	Fork Lift Truck	1972	Lansing Bagnall	Movable fork	Red, grey & yellow
16	Badger	1974	Generic	Rola-matic radar spins when rolled	Bronze
17	The Londoner	1972	Daimler		Red
18	Hondarora	1975	Honda	handle bar pivots	Red
19	Cement Truck	1976	Generic	mixing drum spins and tips	Red & yellow
20	Police Patrol	1975	Range Rover	Rola-matics. Center in light rotates when rolled	White & orange
21	Rod Roller	1973	Generic	front roller turns with steering stick	Yellow
22	Blaze Buster	1975	Generic		Red
23	Atlas	1975	Generic		Blue & orange
24	Team Matchbox	1973	Generic		Dark red
25	Mod Tractor	1972	Generic	tow hook	Pink
26	Big Banger	1973	Dodge		Red
27	Lamborghini Countach	1973	Lamborghini		Red
28	Stoat	1974	Generic	Rola-matic soldier spins when rolled	Gold
29	Racing Mini	1970	Mini		Red
30	Beach Buggy	1971	Generic		Pink
31	Volks-Dragon	1972	Volkswagen		Red
32	Maserati Bora	1972	Maserati	opening doors	Pink
33	Datsun 126X	1973	Datsun	opening rear hatch	Yellow
34	Vantastic	1975	Ford		Orange
35	Fandango	1975	Generic	Rola-matics fan spins when rolled	White
36	Formula 5000	1975	Generic		Orange
37	Soopa Coopa	1973	Generic		Pink
38	Stingeroo	1973	Generic		Pink
39	Clipper	1973	Generic	Rola-matic exhaust tips move up and down when rolled	Pink
40	Vauxhall Guildsman	1971	Vauxhall		Red
41	Siva Spyder	1972	Siva		Dark blue
42	Tyre Fryer	1972	Generic		Blue
43	Dragon Wheels	1972	Volkswagen	Body lifts up	Light green
44	Boss Mustang	1972	Ford	opening hood	Yellow with black hood
45	BMW 3.0 CSL	1976	BMW	opening doors	Orange
46	Stretcha Fetcha	1972	Generic	opening rear doors	White
47	Beach Hopper	1974	Generic	Rola-matic driver moves up and down when rolled	Blue
48	Pi-Eyed Piper	1972	Dodge		Blue
49	Chop Suey	1973	Generic		Red
50	Articulated Truck	1973	Generic	pivoting removable trailer	Yellow cab with light blue trailer
51	Citroen S.M.	1972	Citroen	opening doors	Blue
52	Dodge Charger MkIII	1970	Dodge	Opening canopy	Green
53	Tanzara	1972	Leyland	Opening rear engine cover	White
54	Ford Capri	1971	Ford	Bonnet opens	Red
55	Hellraiser	1975	Generic		White
56	Hi-Tailer	1974	Generic		White
57	Wildlife Truck	1973	Ford	Rola-matic Lion in back spins when rolled	Yellow
58	Woosh-N-Push	1972	Generic		Yellow
59	Planet Scout	1975	Generic		Green & yellow
60	Lotus Super Seven	1971	Lotus		Yellow
61	Blue Shark	1971	Generic		Blue
62	Renault 17TL	1974	Renault	Opening doors	Red
63	Freeway Gas Tanker	1973	Generic	Articulated trailer	Red with white plastic trailer
64	Fire Chief Car	1976	Generic		Red
65	Saab Sonnet	1973	Saab	opening rear hatch	Blue
66	Mazda RX 500	1972	Mazda	opening rear hatch	Red
67	Hot Rocker	1973	Ford	Rola-matic engine hops when rolled	Red
68	Cosmobile	1975	Generic		Blue
69	Turbo Fury	1973	Generic	Rola-matic. Rear fans rotate when rolled	Dark red
70	Dodge Dragster	1972	Dodge	Rear-hinged body lifts up	Pink
71	Jumbo Jet	1973	Generic		Blue
72	Hovercraft SRN 6	1972	Saunders-Roe		White & black
73	Weasel	1974	Generic	Rola-matic. Turret sweeps from side to side.	Light green
74	Toe Joe	1972	Generic	pivoting booms & hooks	Light green
75	Alfa Carabo	1971	Alfa Romeo		Pink, yellow & green

Super Kings[]

The following models were available in the Super Kings range for 1976.

Model No. ^[2]	Model Name ^[2]	First Year Released	Brand	Notes / Features	Color ^[2]
K-1	Hydraulic Excavator	1970	O&K	Operational boom	Red & gray
K-2	Scammel Heavy Wreck Truck	1969	Scammell	Operational boom and hooks	Gold & red
K-3	Mod Tractor and Trailer	1974	Generic	removable trailer with dumping bed	Blue & yellow
K-4	Big Tipper	1974	Generic	Dumping bed	Dark red & yellow
K-5	Muir-Hill Tractor and Trailer	1972	Muir-Hill	Removable trailer with dumping bed	Yellow
K-6	Motor Cycle Transporter	1976	Generic	removable Hondarora	Blue truck & red motorcycle
K-7	Racing Car Transporter	1973	Generic	Opening doors and ramp	Yellow
K-8	Caterpillar Traxcavator	1970	Caterpillar	Shovel deck raises and lowers	Yellow
K-9	Fire Tender	1973	Generic	Rotating ladder	Red
K-10	Car Transporter	1976	Generic	Trailer with operating ramp and upper deck	Red
K-11	Pickup Truck	1976	Generic	pivoting booms and hooks	Yellow
K-12	Herkules Mobile Crane	1975	Generic	operational boom	Yellow
K-13	Aircraft Transporter	1976	Generic	removable unassembled Jet	Red
K-14	Freight Truck	1971	Scammell		Blue
K-15	Londoner	1973		Swing London - Carnaby Street	Red
K-16	Petrol Tanker	1974	Ford	removable trailer	Red & white
K-17	Articulated Container Truck	1974	Scammell	Removable trailer and containers	Red truck & white containers
K-18	Articulated Tipper	1974	Ford		Grey & red
K-19	Scammel Tipper Truck	1967	Scammell	Dumping bed	Red & yellow
K-20	Cargo Hauler	1973	DAF & Lansing Bagnall	Removable pallets with lift truck and ramp	Lime green
K-21	Tractor Transporter	1974	Generic	Two removable Mod Tractors	Blue
K-22	SRN6 Hovercraft	1974	Saunders-Roe		Blue & white
K-23	Low Loader and Bulldozer	1974	Scammell & generic		Blue truck, gold trailer & red bulldozer
K-24	Container Truck	1976	Scammell	removable container with opening doors	Metallic red, white container

Speed Kings[]

Series No. ^[2]	Model Name ^[2]	First Year Released	Brand	Special Features	Color ^[2]
K-30	Mercedes C.111	1972	Mercedes-Benz	opening rear hatch	Blue
K-31	Bertone Runabout	1972	Bertone		Orange
K-32	Shovel Nose	1972	Generic	opening hatch	Yellow
K-33	Citronen SM	1972	Citroen	opening doors	Dark red
K-34	Thunderclap	1972	Generic		Black
K-35	Lightning	1972	Generic		White
K-36	Bandolero	1972	Generic		Blue
K-37	Sand Cat	1973	Generic		Orange
K-38	Gus's Gulper	1973	Ford	body lifts up	Pink
K-39	Milligan's Mill	1973	AMC	body lifts up	Lime green
K-40	Blaze Trailer	1973	Generic	hatch lifts up	Red
K-41	Fuzz Buggy	1973	Generic	hatch lifts up	White
K-42	Nissan 270X	1973	Nissan	hatch lifts up	Orange
K-43	Cambuster	1973	Generic		Yellow
K-44	Bazooka	1973	Generic		Red
K-45	Marauder	1973	Generic		Pink
K-46	Racing Car Pack	1973	Mercury + generic		Yellow Mercury, blue trailer & yellow racing car
K-47	Easy Rider	1973	Generic		Blue and red trike with yellow rider
K-48	Mercedes 350 SLC	1973	Mercedes-Benz		Red
K-49	Ambulance	1973	Generic		White
K-50	Street Rod	1973	Generic		Green
K-51	Barracuda	1973	Generic		Blue
K-52	Datsun 240 Z Rally Car	1974	Datsun	opening hood	Yellow
K-53	Hot Rod Fire Engine	1976	Generic	removable ladder	Red
K-54	A.M.X. Javelin	1976	AMC	opening doors	Purple
K-55	Corvette Caper Cart	1976	Chevrolet	opening doors	Metallic blue
K-56	Maserati Bora	1976	Maserati	opening hood	Silver
K-57	Javelin Drag Racing Set	1976	AMC + generic		Pink Javelin, yellow trailer & green drag car
K-58	Corvette Power Boat Set	1976	Chevrolet + generic		Blue Corvette, yellow trailer & red & white boat
K-59	Ford Capri II	1976	Ford	Opening hatch	White & black
K-60	Ford Mustang II	1976	Ford		Blue ^[3]
K-61	Mercedes 350 SLC	1976	Mercedes-Benz		White

Battle Kings[]

Series No. ^[2]	Model Name ^[2]	First Year Released	Color ^[2]
K-101	Sherman Tank	1974	Gold
K-102	A2 Tank	1974	Olive green
K-103	Chieftan Tank	1974	Olive green
K-104	King Tiger Tank	1974	Grey
K-105	Hover-Raider	1974	Green
K-106	Tank Transporter	1974	Light green truck and trailer with tan A2 Tank
K-107	155 mm Self Propelled Howitzer	1974	Green
K-108	M3A1 Half Track A.P.C.	1974	Green
K-109	M-551 Sheridan	1976	Olive green
K-110	Recovery Vehicle	1976	Light green
K-111	Missile Launcher	1976	Light green

Sea Kings[]

The following models were available in the Sea Kings range for 1976.

Series No.	Model Name	First Year Released	Color
K-301	Frigate	1976	Red and grey
K-302	Corvette	1976	Black and grey
K-303	Battleship	1976	Brown and grey
K-304	Aircraft Carrier	1976	Blue and grey
K-305	Subchaser	1976	Grey & cream
K-306	Convoy Escort	1976	Grey, red & white
K-307	Helicopter Carrier	1976	Blue and brown
K-308	Guided Missile Destroyer	1976	Blue and grey

Sky Busters[]

The following models were available in the Sky Busters range for 1976.

Series No. ^[2]	Model Name ^[2]	First Year Released	Brand	Notes / Features ^[2]	Color ^[2]
SB-1	Lear Jet	1973	Lear		Yellow & white
SB-2	Corsair A7D	1973	Ling-Temco-Vought		Green & white
SB-3	A300B Airbus	1973	Airbus	AIR FRANCE	Silver & white
SB-4	Mirage F1	1973	Dassault Aviation		Red
SB-5	Starfighter F-104	1973	Lockheed		White & grey
SB-6	MIG 21	1973	Mikoyan		Blue
SB-7	Junkers 87B	1973	Junkers		Green
SB-8	Spitfire	1973	Supermarine		Green & gold
SB-9	Cessna 402	1973	Cessna		Green & white
SB-10	Boeing 747	1973	Boeing	British airways	Blue & white
SB-11	Alpha Jet	1973	Dornier and Dassault-Breguet (joint)		Red & white
SB-12	Skyhawk A-4F	1973	Douglas, later McDonnell-Douglas		Blue & white
SB-13	DC10	1973	McDonnell-Douglas	SWISSAIR	White & red
SB-14	Cessna 210G	1973	Cessna		White & orange
SB-15	Phantom F4E	1973	McDonnell, later McDonnell-Douglas		White & red
SB-16	Corsair F4U-4	1973	Vought		Blue
SB-17	Ramrod	1976	Generic		Red & white
SB-18	Wild Wind	1976	Generic		Green & white

Models of Yesteryear[]

The following models were available in the Models of Yesteryear range for 1976.

Series No.	Model Name	First Year Released	Brand	Color
Y-1	1911 Model T Ford	1966	Ford	Red & white
Y-2	1914 Prince Henry Vauxhaul	1971	Vauxhall	Metallic blue
Y-3	1934 Riley M.P.H.	1973	Riley	Red
Y-4	1930 Model J Duesenberg Town Car	1976	Duesenberg	Red & black
Y-5	1907 Peugeot	1969	Peugeot	Metallic orange
Y-6	1913 Cadillac	1967	Cadillac	Metallic green
Y-7	1912 Rolls-Royce	1968	Rolls-Royce	Gold & red
Y-8	1914 Stutz	1969	Stutz	Metallic blue
Y-9	1912 Simplex	1968	Simplex	Red
Y-10	1906 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost	1969	Rolls-Royce	White
Y-11	1938 Lagonda Drophead Coupe	1973	Lagonda	Orange & gold
Y-12	1909 Thomas Flyabout	1967	Thomas	Purple & black
Y-13	1918 Crossley RAF Tender	1973	Crossley	Blue & tan
Y-14	1931 Stutz Bearcat	1973	Stutz	Light & dark green
Y-15	1930 Packard Victoria	1969	Packard	Gold
Y-16	1928 Mercedes Benz 'SS'	1972	Mercedes-Benz	Metallic green
Y-17	1938 Hispano Suiza	1973	Hispano Suiza	Red & black

References[]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 www.mbxforum.com, MB75 Yearly Standard Range of Regular Models = 1976 Retrieved 19 October 2018
↑ ^2.00 ^2.01 ^2.02 ^2.03 ^2.04 ^2.05 ^2.06 ^2.07 ^2.08 ^2.09 ^2.10 ^2.11 ^2.12 Matchbox Catalogue 1976
↑ Kevin McGimpsey & Stewart Orr, Collecting Matchbox Diecast Toys - The First Forty Years, First Edition, 1989, page 223

External links[]

1976 Matchbox Catalogue, US edition, www.flipsnack.com

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[mbxforum-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 www.mbxforum.com, MB75 Yearly Standard Range of Regular Models = 1976 Retrieved 19 October 2018

[Catalogue-2] 2.00 ^2.01 ^2.02 ^2.03 ^2.04 ^2.05 ^2.06 ^2.07 ^2.08 ^2.09 ^2.10 ^2.11 ^2.12 Matchbox Catalogue 1976

[3] Kevin McGimpsey & Stewart Orr, Collecting Matchbox Diecast Toys - The First Forty Years, First Edition, 1989, page 223

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