List of 1977 Matchbox

1-75 series

1-75 series models were marketed under the "Matchbox 75" name in 1977.

Model No.	Model Name	First Year Released	Brand	Special Features	Color	Photo
1	Dodge Challenger	1976	Dodge		Red
2	Hovercraft	1976	Generic		Light green
3	Monteverdi Hai	1973	Monteverdi	Opening doors	Orange
4	Pontiac Firebird	1975	Pontiac		Blue
5	Seafire	1975	Generic		White & blue
6 (Core)	Mercedes 350SL	1974	Mercedes-Benz		Yellow, black top
6 (Germany)	Mercedes 350SL	1974	Mercedes-Benz	RENNSERVICE	Silver, black top
7 (Core)	V.W. Golf	1976	Volkswagen	removable surf boards	Green
7 (Germany)	V.W. Golf	1976	Volkswagen	ADAC	Yellow
8	De Tomaso Pantera	1975	De Tomaso		White
9	AMX Javelin	1972	AMC	Opening doors	Light green
10	Piston Popper	1973	Ford	Rolamatic - pistons move up and down	Blue
11	Flying Bug	1972	Volkswagen		Red
12	Big Bull	1975	Generic	Tow hook	Orange and Green
13	Snorkel	1977	GMC	Boom elevates & rotates	Red with yellow boom
14	Mini Ha Ha	1975	Mini		Red
15	Fork Lift Truck	1972	Lansing Bagnell	Fork can be raised	Red
16	Badger	1974	Generic	Rolamatic - radar dish spins	Bronze
17 (Core)	The Londoner	1972	Daimler		Red
17 (Germany)	The Londoner	1972	Daimler	Deutschlands Autopartner Nr. 1 - ARAL	Blue
18	Hondarora	1975	Honda	Handle bars pivot	Red
19	Cement Truck	1976	Generic	Mixing drum spins and tips	Red
20	Police Patrol	1975	Range Rover	Rolamatic - light bubble spins when rolled	White
21	Rod Roller	1973	Generic	Front roller steers with steering stick	Yellow
22	Blaze Buster	1975	Generic		Red
23	Atlas	1975	Generic		Blue
24	Team "MATCHBOX"	1973	Generic		Dark red
25	Mod Tractor	1972	Generic	Tow hook	Pink
26	Site Dumper	1976	Generic	Bed dumps	Yellow
27	Lamborghini Countach	1973	Lamborghini	Engine cover opens	Red
28	Stoat	1974	Generic	Rolamatic - soldier spins	Metalflake Gold
29	Tractor Shovel	1976	Muir-Hill	Bucket can be raised	Yellow with red bucket
30	Swamp Rat	1976	Generic	Propeller spins, soldier rotates	Olive green
31	Volks-Dragon	1971	Volkswagen		Red
32	Maserati Bora	1972	Maserati	Opening doors	Pink
33	Datsun 126X	1973	Datsun	Opening engine cover	Yellow
34	Vantastic	1975	Ford		Orange
35	Fandango	1975	Generic	Rolamatic - fan spins	White
36	Formula 5000	1975	Generic		Orange
37	Skip Truck	1976	Generic	Dumpster unloads with pivoting arms	Red
38	Armoured Jeep	1976	Jeep	Gun rotates	Olive green
39	Clipper	1973	Generic	Rolamatic - exhaust tips move up and down	Pink
40	Vauxhall Guildsman	1971	Vauxhall
41	Siva Spyder	1972	Siva		Blue
42 (Core)	Tyre Fryer	1972	Generic		Blue
42 (Germany)	Mercedes Container Truck	1977	Mercedes-Benz	DEUTSCHE BUNDESPOST	Yellow
43	Dragon Wheels	1972	Volkswagen	Body lifts up	Light green
44	Boss Mustang	1972	Ford	Opening hood	Yellow with black hood
45 (Core)	BMW 3.0 CSL	1976	BMW	Opening doors	Orange
45 (Germany)	BMW 3.0 CSL	1976	BMW	Opening doors, POLIZEI	White & green
46 (Core)	Stretcha Fetcha	1972	Generic	Opening rear door	White
46 (Germany)	Stretcha Fetcha	1972	Generic	Opening rear door	Red
47	Beach Hopper	1974	Generic	Rolamatic - driver bounces	Blue
48	Sambron Jacklift	1977	Sambron		Yellow
49	Crane Truck	1976	Generic	Crane cab & boom rotates, boom raises and extends	Yellow
50	Articulated Truck	1973	Generic	Pivoting removable trailer	Yellow cab with light blue trailer
51	Citroen S.M.	1972	Citroen	Opening doors	Blue & red
52	Police Launch	1976	Generic		White with blue hull
53	Jeep CJ6	1977	Jeep		Red & tan
54	Personnel Carrier	1976	Generic	Gun rotates	Olive green
55	Hellraiser	1975	Generic		White
56	Hi-Tailer	1974	Generic		White
57	Wildlife Truck	1973	Ford	Rolamatic - lion in back spins	Yellow
58	Faun Dump Truck	1976	Faun	Tipping dump bed	Yellow
59	Planet Scout	1975	Generic		Green
60	Lotus Super Seven	1971	Lotus		Yellow
61	Blue Shark	1971	Generic		Blue
62	Renault 17TL	1974	Renault	Doors open	Red
63 (Core)	Freeway Gas Tanker	1973	Generic	Pivoting removable trailer	Red with white plastic trailer
63 (Germany)	Freeway Gas Tanker	1973	Generic		Blue & white
64	Fire Chief Car	1976	Generic		Red
65	Saab Sonnet	1973	Saab	Rear hatch opens	Blue
66	Mazda RX 500	1972	Mazda	Engine cover opens	Red
67	Hot Rocker	1973	Ford	Rolamatic - engine rocks	Red
68	Cosmobile	1975	Generic		Blue
69	Turbo Fury	1973	Generic	Rolamatic - Rear fans rotate	Dark red
70	S.P. Gun	1976	Generic	Rolamatic - gun recoils	Olive green
71	Cattle Truck	1976	Dodge	Two removable black bulls	Orange & yellow
72	Hovercraft SRN 6	1972	Saunders-Roe		White
73	Weasel	1974	Generic		Light Green
74	Toe Joe	1972	Generic	Pivoting booms & hooks	Light green
75	Seasprite Helicopter	1977	Kaman	Main rotar rotates	White

Super Kings

Series No.	Model Name	First Year Released	Brand	Notes / Features	Photo
K-1	Hydraulic Excavator	1970	O&K	operational boom
K-2	Car Recovery Vehicle	1977	Generic	removable dune buggy
K-3	Mod Tractor and Trailer	1974	Generic	removable trailer with dumping bed
K-4	Big Tipper	1974	Generic	dumping bed
K-5	Muir-Hill Tractor & Trailer	1972	Muir-Hill	removable trailer with dumping bed
K-6	Motor Cycle Transporter	1976	Generic	removable Hondarora
K-7	Racing Car Transporter	1973	Generic	opening doors and ramp removable race car
K-8	Caterpillar Traxcavator	1970	Caterpillar	shovel deck raises & lowers
K-9	Fire Tender	1973	Generic	rotating ladder
K-10	Car Transporter	1976	Generic	removable trailer with operating ramp
K-11	Pickup Truck	1976	Generic	pivoting booms and hooks
K-12	Hercules Mobile Crane	1975	Generic	operational boom
K-13	Aircraft Transporter	1976	Generic	removable unassembled Jet
K-14	Heavy Breakdown Truck	1977	Generic	operating boom and hook
K-15	The Londoner	1973	Daimler
K-16	Petrol Tanker	1974	Ford	removable trailer
K-17	Articulated Container Truck	1974	Scammell	removable trailer & containers
K-18	Articulated Tipper	1974	Ford
K-19	Scammell Tipper Truck	1967	Scammell	dumping bed
K-20	Cargo Hauler	1973	DAF	removable pallets with lift truck and ramp
K-21	Tractor Transporter	1974	Generic	two removable Mod Tractors
K-22	Hovercraft	1974	Saunders-Roe
K-23	Low Loader and Bulldozer	1974	Scammell	removable trailer and dozer
K-24	Container Truck	1976	Scammell	removable container with opening doors
K-25	Digger and Plough	1977	Muir-Hill	operational digger

Speed Kings

To allow the Super Kings series to expand past twenty models, the Speed Kings were renumbered for 1977, with model numbers now starting at K-30. Some, but not all models received new numbers, and the Mercedes Benz Ambulance received its third model number (K-63, previously K-26, originally K-6).

Series No.	Model Name	First Year Released	Brand	Notes / Features	Photo / Color
K-30	Mercedes C111	1972	Mercedes	opening rear hatch
K-31	Bertone Runabout	1972	Bertone
K-32	Shovel Nose	1972	Generic	opening hatch
K-33	Citroen S.M.	1972	Citroen	opening doors
K-34	Thunderclap	1972	Generic
K-35	Lightning	1972	Generic
K-36	Bandolero	1972	Generic
K-37	Sandcat	1973	Generic
K-38	Gus's Gulper	1973	Ford	body lifts up
K-40	Blaze Trailer	1973	Generic	hatch lifts up
K-41	Brabham F1	1976	Brabham
K-42	Nissan 270X	1973	Nissan	hatch lifts up
K-43	Cambuster	1973	Generic
K-44	Surtees F.1	1977	Generic
K-45	Marauder	1973	Generic
K-46	Racing Car Pack	1973	Mercury
K-47	Easy Rider	1973	Generic
K-48	Mercedes 350 SLC	1973	Mercedes-Benz
K-49	Ambulance	1973	Generic
K-50	Street Rod	1973	Generic
K-51	Barracuda	1973	Generic
K-52	Datsun 240 Z Rally Car	1974	Datsun	opening hood
K-53	Hot Rod Fire Engine	1976	Generic	removable ladder
K-54	A.M.X. Javelin	1976	AMC	opening doors
K-55	Corvette Caper Cart	1976	Chevrolet	opening doors
K-56	Maserati Bora	1976	Maserati	opening hood
K-57	Javelin Drag Racing Set	1976	AMC & Ford
K-58	Corvette Power Boat Set	1976	Chevrolet
K-59	Ford Capri II	1977	Ford	Opening rear hatch
K-60	Mustang	1977	Ford
K-61	Mercedes Police Car	1977	Mercedes-Benz	opening hood and doors
K-62	Doctor's Emergency Car	1977	Citroen	opening doors
K-63	Mercedes Benz "Binz" Ambulance	1967	Mercedes-Benz	opening doors

Battle Kings

The following models were available in the Battle Kings range for 1977.

Series No.	Model Name	First Year Released	Brand	Notes / Features	Photo
K-101	Sherman Tank	1974	Sherman
K-102	A2 Tank	1974	A2
K-103	Chieftan Tank	1974	Chieftain
K-104	King Tiger Tank	1974	King Tiger
K-105	Hover-Raider	1974	Saunders-Roe
K-106	Tank Transporter	1974	Generic
K-107	155 mm Self Propelled Howitzer	1974	Generic
K-108	M3A1 Half Track A.P.C.	1974	M3A
K-109	M-551 Sheridan	1976	Sheridan
K-110	Recovery Vehicle	1976	Generic
K-111	Missile Launcher	1976	Generic
K-112	DAF Ambulance	1977	DAF
K-113	Military Crane Truck	1975	Generic
K-114	Army Aircraft Transporter	1976	Generic	removable unassembled Jet
K-115	Army Petrol Tanker	1974	Ford	removable trailer
K-116	Artillery Truck & Field Gun	1977	Generic	Removable howitzer
K-117	SP Hawk Launcher	1977	Generic	removable red rockets

Sea Kings

The following models were available in the Sea Kings range for 1977.

Series No.	Model Name	First Year Released	Brand	Notes / Features	Photo
K-301	Frigate	1976	Generic
K-302	Corvette	1976	Generic
K-303	Battleship	1976	Generic
K-304	Aircraft Carrier	1976	Generic
K-305	Subchaser	1976	Generic
K-306	Convoy Escort	1976	Generic
K-307	Helicopter Carrier	1976	Generic
K-308	Guided Missile Destroyer	1976	Generic

Adventure 2000

The following models were available in the Adventure 2000 range for 1977.

Series No.	Model Name	First Year Released	Brand	Notes / Features	Photo
K-2001	Raider Command	1977	Generic	2 piece scout truck
K-2002	Flight Hunter	1977	Generic	retractable wings and opening doors
K-2003	Crusader	1977	Generic	pivoting gun turret

Sky Busters

The following models were available in the Sky Busters range for 1977.

Series No.	Model Name	First Year Released	Brand	Notes / Features	Photo
SB-1	Lear Jet	1973	Lear
SB-2	Corsair A7D	1973	Ling-Temco-Vought
SB-3	A 300B	1973	Airbus
SB-4	Mirage F1	1973	Dassault Aviation
SB-5	Starfighter F-104	1973	Lockheed
SB-6	MIG 21	1973	Mikoyan
SB-7	Junkers 87B	1973	Junkers
SB-8	Spitfire	1973	Supermarine
SB-9	Cessna 402	1973	Cessna
SB-10	Boeing 747	1973	Boeing
SB-11	Alpha Jet	1973	Dornier and Dassault-Breguet (joint)
SB-12	Skyhawk A-4F	1973	Douglas, later McDonnell-Douglas
SB-13	DC10	1973	McDonnell-Douglas
SB-14	Cessna 210G	1973	Cessna
SB-15	Phantom F4E	1973	McDonnell, later McDonnell-Douglas
SB-16	Corsair F4U-4	1973	Vought
SB-17	Ramrod	1976	Generic
SB-18	Wild Wind	1976	Generic
SB-19	Piper Comanche	1977	Piper
SB-20	Army Police Helicopter	1977	Generic
SB-21	Lightning	1977	English-Electric
SB-22	Tornado	1977	Panavia

Models of Yesteryear

The following models were available in the Models of Yesteryear range for 1977.

Series No.	Model Name	First Year Released	Brand	Notes / Features	Photo
Y-1	1936 SS 100 Jaguar	1977	Jaguar
Y-2	1914 Prince Henry Vauxhaul	1971	Vauxhall
Y-3	1934 Riley MPH	1973	Riley
Y-4	1930 Model J Duesenberg Town Car	1976	Duesenberg
Y-5	1907 Peugeot	1969	Peugeot
Y-6	1913 Cadillac	1967	Cadillac
Y-7	1912 Rolls-Royce	1968	Rolls-Royce
Y-8	1914 Stutz	1969	Stutz
Y-9	1912 Simplex	1968	Simplex
Y-10	1906 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost	1969	Rolls-Royce
Y-11	1938 Lagonda Drophead	1973	Lagonda
Y-12	1909 Thomas Flyabout	1967	Thomas
Y-13	1918 Crossley RAF Tender	1973	Crossley
Y-14	1931 Stutz Bearcat	1973	Stutz
Y-15	1930 Packard Victoria	1969	Packard
Y-16	1928 Mercedes SS	1972	Mercedes
Y-17	1938 Hispano Suiza	1973	Hispano Suiza

External links

• Matchbox 1977 Catalogue (UK edition, complete), archive.org
• Matchbox 1977 Katalog (East German edition, complete), carcollector.over-blog.net
• Matchbox 1977 Catalogue (USA edition, complete), www.conradantiquario.de