List of 1978 Matchbox

Series 1-75

The 1-75 models were listed in the 1978 Matchbox catalog under the name "Matchbox 75". Most were issued with Superfast Wheels.

Model No.	Model Name	First Year Released	Brand	Special Features	Color	Photo
1	Dodge Challenger	1976	Dodge		Red & white
2	Hovercraft	1976	Generic		Light green
3	Porsche Turbo	1978	Porsche	Opening doors	Brown
4	Pontiac Firebird	1975	Pontiac		Blue
5	Seafire	1975	Generic		White & blue
6	Mercedes 350SL	1974	Mercedes-Benz		Yellow with black top
7	V W Golf	1976	Volkswagen	Removable surf boards	Green
7 (Germany)	V W Golf	1976	Volkswagen	ADAC	Yellow
8	De Tomaso Pantera	1976	De Tomaso		White & blue
9	Ford Escort RS2000	1978	Ford		White
10	Mustang Piston Popper	1973	Ford	Rolamatic - pistons move up and down	Blue
11	Car Transporter	1976	Bedford		Orange
12	Big Bull	1975	Generic	tow hook, real rubber tracks	Orange & green
13	Snorkel	1977	GMC	Rotating, moveable hoist	Red
14	Mini Ha Ha	1975	Mini		Red
15	Fork Lift Truck	1972	Lansing Bagnall	moveable forks	Red
16	Badger	1974	Generic	Rolamatic - radar dish spins	Bronze
17	The Londoner	1978	Daimler	25 Year Anniversary Edition	Red
18	Hondarora	1975	Honda	Handlebars pivot	Red
19	Cement Truck	1976	Generic	Mixing drum rotates and tips	Red
20	Police Patrol	1975	Range Rover	Rolamatic - light bubble rotates	White & orange
21	Renault 5TL	1978	Renault	Opening rear hatch	Blue
22	Blaze Buster	1975	Generic		Red
23	Atlas	1975	Generic	Tippable dumper	Blue & orange
24	Shunter	1978	Generic		Green
25	Flat Car & Container	1978	Generic	Removeable SEALAND container	Black with tan & red or cream & red container
26	Site Dumper	1976	Generic	Bed dumps	Yellow
27	Lamborghini Countach	1973	Lamborghini	Streakers opening rear hatch	Red
28	Stoat	1974	Generic	Rolamatic - soldier rotates	Olive green
29	Tractor Shovel	1976	Muir-Hill	Bucket arms pivot	Yellow with red bucket
30	Swamp Rat	1976	Generic	Propeller rotates, soldier rotates	Olive green
31	Caravan	1977	Generic	Left side door opens	White
32	Field Gun	1978	Generic	Gun fires plastic missiles	Olive green
33	Police Motorcycle	1977	Honda	Removable rider	White
34	Vantastic	1975	Ford		Orange
35	Fandango	1975	Generic	Rolamatic - fan spins	Red
36	Formula 5000	1975	Generic		Red
37	Skip Truck	1976	Generic	Dumpster unloads with pivoting arms	Red & yellow
38	Armoured Jeep	1976	Jeep	Movable gun	Olive green & black
39	Clipper	1973	Generic	Rolamatic - exhaust tips move up and down	Pink
40	Horse-Box	1977	Bedford	Opening side door, two removeable horses	Orange, cream & brown
41	Ambulance	1978	Chevrolet	Opening rear doors	White
42	Mercedes-Benz Container Truck	1977	Mercedes-Benz	Removeable container	Red
43	0-4-0 Steam Loco	1979	Generic		Red & black
44	Passenger Coach	1978	Generic		Black, white and red
45	BMW 3.0 CSL	1976	BMW	Opening doors	Orange
45 (Germany)	BMW 3.0 CSL	1976	BMW	Opening doors POLIZEI	White & green
46	Stretcha Fetcha	1972	Generic		White
47	Beach Hopper	1974	Generic	Rolamatic - driver bounces	Blue
48	Sambron Jacklift	1973	Sambron	Forks lift	Yellow
49	Crane Truck	1976	Generic	Boom rotates, raises and extends	Yellow
50	Articulated Truck	1973	Generic	Pivoting removable trailer	Yellow cab with light blue trailer
51	Combine Harvester	1978	Generic	Combine blades rotate, grain shute pivots	Red & yellow
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		Metalflake blue
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	Holden Pickup	1977	Holden		Red
61	Wreck Truck	1978	Ford	Moveable tow arms	Red
62	Renault 17TL	1974	Renault	Doors open	Red
63	Freeway Gas Tanker	1973	Generic	Pivoting trailer	Red & white
64	Fire Chief Car	1976	Generic		Red
65	Airport Coach	1977	Generic	British Airways	Blue and white
66	Ford Transit	1977	Ford	Removable pallet load	Orange
67	Datsun 260 Z 2+2	1978	Datsun	Doors open	Pink
68	Cosmobile	1975	Generic		Red
69	Turbo Fury	1973	Generic		Red
70	S.P. Gun	1976	Generic	Rolamatic - gun recoils	Olive green
71	Cattle Truck	1976	Dodge	Two removeable bulls	Bronze & yellow
72	Hovercraft SRN 6	1972	Saunders-Roe		White, black & red
73	Weasel	1974	Generic		Dark green
74	Toe Joe	1972	Generic		Green
75	Seasprite	1977	Kaman	Blades rotate	White

Roman Numerals

A series of limited edition models numbered with Roman Numerals was released in 1978 for the U.S.A. market only.

Model No.	Model Name	Special Model Name for this release	Brand	Notes / Features	Color	Photo
I	Mod Rod	Silver Streak			Chrome
II	U.S. Mail Truck	Sleet-N-Snow	Jeep		Blue / White canopy
III	Pi-Eyed Piper	White Lightening			White
IV	Flying Bug	Flying Beetle	Volkswagen		Orange
V	Dodge Dragster	Hot Smoker	Dodge	Rear-hinged body lifts up	Yellow
VI	Volks-Dragon	Lady Bug	Volkswagen		Black
VII	Big Banger	Brown Sugar			Brown
VIII	Siva Spyder	Black Widow	Siva		Blue
IX	Hairy Hustler	Flamin Manta			Yellow
X	Datsun 126X	Golden X	Datsun	Rear engine cover opens	Metallic Gold

Super Kings

The following models were available in the Super Kings range for 1978.

Series No.	Model Name	First Year Released	Brand	Notes / Features	Colour	Photo
K-1	Hydraulic Excavator	1970	O&K	operational boom	Red & gray
K-2	Car Recovery Vehicle	1977	Generic	Includes Ford Capri II	Blue
K-3	Mod Tractor and Trailer	1974	Generic	Removable trailer	Green & yellow
K-4	Big Tipper	1974	Generic	dumping bed	Red with yellow dump bed
K-5	Muir-Hill Tractor & Trailer	1972	Muir-Hill	removable trailer with dumping bed	Yellow
K-6	Motor Cycle Transporter	1976	Generic	removable Hondarora	Metalflake blue cab, red motor cycle
K-7	Racing Car Transporter	1973	Generic	opening doors and ramp removable race car	Yellow
K-8	Caterpillar Traxcavator	1970	Caterpillar	shovel deck raises & lowers	Yellow & orange
K-9	Fire Tender	1973	Generic	rotating ladder	Red
K-10	Car Transporter	1976	Generic	removable trailer with operating ramp	Red
K-11	Pickup Truck	1976	Generic	pivoting booms and hooks	Yellow
K-12	Hercules Mobile Crane	1975	Generic	operational boom	Yellow
K-13	Aircraft Transporter	1976	Generic	removable unassembled Jet	Red
K-14	Heavy Breakdown Truck	1977	Generic	operating boom and hook	White and red
K-15	Londoner	1973	Generic		Red
K-16/3	Articulated Petrol Tanker Ford LTS	1974	Ford	Removable trailer	Red & white "TEXACO"
K-16/4	Articulated Petrol Tanker Ford LTS	1974	Ford	Removable trailer	Yellow & white "Shell"
K-16/5	Articulated Petrol Tanker Ford LTS	1974	Ford	Removable trailer	White & red "EXXON"
K-16/6	Articulated Petrol Tanker Ford LTS	1974	Ford	Removable trailer	White & blue "ARAL"
K-16/7	Articulated Petrol Tanker Ford LTS	1974	Ford	Removable trailer	White & red "TOTAL"
K-17	Articulated Container Truck	1974	Scammell	removable trailer & containers	Red truck & yellow containers
K-18	Articulated Tipper	1974	Ford	Removable trailer	Grey & red "Tarmac"
K-20	Cargo Hauler and Pallet Loader	1973	DAF	removable pallets with lift truck and ramp	Lime green
K-22	SRN6 Hovercraft	1974	Saunders-Roe		White, red & black
K-23	Low Loader and Bulldozer	1974	Scammell	Removable trailer and dozer	Metalflake blue truck with gold trailer and red bulldozer
K-24	Scammell Container Truck	1976	Scammell	Removable container with opening doors	Metalflake red with white container
K-25	Digger and Plough	1977	Muir-Hill	Operational digger	Orange
K-26	Cement Truck Bedford	1978	Bedford		Yellow
K-27	Ford Boat Transporter	1978	Ford		White & red
K-28	Bedford Skip Truck	1978	Bedford		Orange & yellow
K-29/3	Ford Delivery Van	1978	Ford		Orange & grey "U HAUL"
K-29/4	Ford Delivery Van	1978	Ford		Red "AVIS"
K-30	Unimog and Compressor	1978	Mercdes-Benz		Tan truck with red trailer
K-31/2	Peterbilt Refrigerator Truck	1978	Peterbilt		White "Christian Salvesen"
K-31/3	Peterbilt Refrigerator Truck	1978	Peterbilt		White "Iglo Lagnese"
K-32	Farm Unimog	1978	Mercedes-Benz		Olive with olive trailer
K-33	Cargo Hauler	1978	Scammell		Yellow with yellow trailer
K-36	Construction Transporter	1978	Generic	With Shovel Nose Tractor and Site Dumper	Yellow "LAING"

Speed Kings

The following models were available in the Speed Kings range for 1978.

Series No.	Model Name	First Year Released	Brand	Notes / Features	Colour	Photo
K-38	Gus's Gulper	1973	Ford	Body lifts up	White
K-41	Brabham F1	1978	Brabham		Red
K-42	Nissan 270X	1973	Nissan	hatch lifts up	Orange
K-43	Cambuster	1973	Generic		Yellow
K-44	Surtees Formula 1	1973	Surtees		White & red
K-45	Marauder	1973	Generic		Red
K-46	Racing Car Pack	1973	Mercury + Generic	Mercury Commuter with Lightning on Trailer	Yellow Mercury Commuter, white Lightning / blue & yellow Trailer
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 & red
K-50	Street Rod	1973	Generic		Green
K-51	Barracuda	1973	Generic		White
K-52	Datsun 240 Z Rally Car	1974	Datsun	opening hood	Grey & red
K-53	Hot Rod Fire Engine	1976	Generic	removable ladder	Red
K-54	AMX Javelin	1976	American Motors	opening doors	Red
K-55	Corvette Caper Cart	1976	Chevrolet	Opening doors	Red & black
K-56	Maserati Bora	1976	Maserati	opening hood	Grey
K-57	Javelin Drag Racing Set	1976	American Motors + Ford		AMX Javelin plus Milligans Mill on yellow trailer
K-58	Corvette Power Boat Set	1976	Chevrolet		Corvette Caper Cart plus Boat & Trailer
K-59	Ford Capri II	1976	Ford	Opening rear hatch	Yellow & black
K-60	Ford Mustang II	1977	Ford		White & red
K-61/1	Mercedes Police Car	1977	Mercedes-Benz	opening hood and doors	White "POLICE"
K-61/2	Mercedes Police Car	1977	Mercedes-Benz	opening hood and doors	White & green "POLIZEI"
K-62	Doctor's Emergency Car	1977	Citroen	Opening doors	White
K-63	Mercedes Benz Ambulance	1967	Mercedes-Benz	Opening doors	White
K-64	Range Rover Fire Control	1978	Range Rover		Red
K-65	Plymouth Mountaineer Rescue Vehicle	1978	Plymouth		Red & white
K-66	Jaguar XJ12 Police Set	1978	Jaguar + Honda		White
K-67	Dodge Monaco Fire Chief	1978	Dodge		Yellow & white
K-68	Dodge Monaco and Trailer	1978	Dodge		Cream & brown
K-69/1	Europa Caravan and Jaguar XJ12	1978	Europa + Jaguar		Cream + blue
K-69/2	Europa Caravan and Dodge Monaco	1978	Europa + Dodge		Cream

Battle Kings

Series No.	Model Name	First Year Released	Brand	Notes / Features	Colour	Photo
K-101	Sherman Tank	1974			Tan & green
K-102	A2 Tank	1974			Olive green
K-103	Chieftan Tank	1974			Tan
K-104	King Tiger Tank	1974			Grey
K-105	Hover-Raider	1974	Saunders-Roe		Green & tan
K-106	Tank Transporter	1974			Light green truck and trailer with tan A2 Tank
K-107	155 mm Self Propelled Howitzer	1974			Olive green
K-108	M3A1 Half Track A.P.C.	1974			Olive green
K-109	M-551 Sheridan	1976			Olive green
K-110	Recovery Vehicle	1976			Olive green
K-111	Missile Launcher	1976			Olive green
K-112	DAF Ambulance	1977	DAF		Olive green
K-113	Military Crane Truck	1975			Olive green
K-114	Army Aircraft Transporter	1976		removable unassembled Jet	Olive green
K-115	ArmyPetrol Tanker	1974	Ford	removable trailer	Olive green
K-116	Artillery Truck and Field Gun	1978	Generic	Removable howitzer	Olive green
K-117	SP Hawk Launcher	1977		removable red rockets	Olive green and tan
K-118	Army Helicopter	1978			Olive green

Sea Kings

There are ten Sea Kings models listed in the 1978 Matchbox Catalogue.

Series No.	Model Name	First Year Released	Brand	Notes / Features	Colour	Photo
K-301	Frigate	1976	Generic		Red and grey
K-302	Corvette	1976	Generic		Black and grey
K-303	Battleship	1976	Generic		Brown and grey
K-304	Aircraft Carrier	1976	Generic		Blue and grey
K-305	Subchaser	1976	Generic		Grey & cream
K-306	Convoy Escort	1976	Generic		Black and tan
K-307	Helicopter Carrier	1976	Generic		Blue and brown
K-308	Guided Missile Destroyer	1976	Generic		Blue and grey
K-309	Submarine	1978			Black & blue
K-310	Anti-Aircraft Cruiser	1978			Brown & grey

Adventure 2000

The following models were available in the Adventure 2000 range for 1978.

Series No.	Model Name	First Year Released	Brand	Notes / Features	Colour	Photo
K-2001	Raider Command	1977	Generic	2 piece scout truck	Metalflake light green
K-2002	Flight Hunter	1977	Generic	Retractable wings and opening doors	Metalflake light green
K-2003	Crusader	1977	Generic	Pivoting gun turret	Metalflake light green
K-2004	Rocket Strike	1978	Generic		Metalflake light green

Sky Busters

The following models were available in the Sky Busters range for 1978.

Series No.	Model Name	First Year Released	Brand	Notes / Features	Color	Photo
SB-1	Lear Jet	1973	Lear		Yellow and white
SB-2	Corsair A7D	1973	Ling-Temco-Vought		Green and white
SB-3	A 300B	1973	Airbus		Silver and white
SB-4	Mirage F1	1973	Dassault Aviation		Red
SB-5	Starfight 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 and white
SB-10	Boeing 747	1973	Boeing		Silver and White
SB-11	Alpha Jet	1973	Dornier and Dassault-Breguet (joint)		Red
SB-12	Skyhawk A4F	1973	Douglas, later McDonnell-Douglas		Blue & white
SB-13	DC10	1973	McDonnell-Douglas		White and silver
SB-14	Cessna 210	1973	Cessna		White and orange
SB-15	Phantom F4E	1973	McDonnell, later McDonnell-Douglas		Red & white
SB-16	Corsair F4U-4	1973	Vought		Blue
SB-17	Ram Rod	1976	Generic		White and red
SB-18	Wild Wind	1976	Generic		Light green and white
SB-19	Piper Comanche	1977	Piper		Yellow and red
SB-20/1	Helicopter	1977	Generic	ARMY	Olive green
SB-20/2	Helicopter	1977	Generic	COAST GUARD	White & blue
SB-20/3	Helicopter	1977	Generic	POLICE	White & red
SB-21	Lightning	1977	English Electric		Green
SB-22	Tornado	1977	Panavia		Dark grey & light grey

Two Packs

There are sixteen Two Packs illustrated in the 1978 Matchbox collectors catalog

Model No.	Model Name	First Year Released	Brand	Special Features	Color	Photo
TP-1	Mercedes Truck and Trailer	1976	Mercedes-Benz		Red & yellow Mercedes Truck and red & yellow Mercedes Trailer
TP-2	Tractor and Trailer	1976	Generic		Red Mod Tractor & yellow Hay Trailer
TP-3	Javelin and Pony Trailer	1976	American Motors + Generic		Blue AMX Javelin & orange Pony Trailer
TP-4	Holiday Set	1976	Vauxhall + Eccles		Red Vauxhall Guildsman and cream & red Trailer Caravan
TP-5	Weekender	1976	Ford + Bertram		Red Ford Capri + blue & white Boat & Trailer
TP-6	Breakdown Truck & Mini	1976	Generic + Mini		Yellow Toe Joe and red Racing Mini
TP-7	Jeep and Glider Trailer	1977	Jeep + Generic		Yellow Jeep and yellow Glider Trailer
TP-8	Field Car and Honda	1977	International + Honda		Orange & black Field Car and blue/orange Honda Motorcycle & Trailer
TP-9	Field Car and Racing Car	1978	International + Generic		Red & brown Field Car & red Team "MATCHBOX"
TP-10	Fire Chef and Ambulance	1978	Mercury + Mercedes-Benz		Red Mercury Fire Chief Car & white Mercedes Ambulance
TP-11	Military Jeep and Motorcycle	1977	Jeep + Honda		Green Jeep & green Hondarora
TP-12	Military VW Ambulance and Field Car	1978	Volkswagen + International		Green Volkswagen and green & brown Field Car
TP-13	Military Weasel and Unimog	1978	Generic + Mercedes-Benz		Green Weasel & green Unimog
TP-14	Military Tanker and Radar Truck	1977	Generic		Green Freeway Gas Tanker and green Radar Truck
TP-15	Military Truck and Trailer	1977	Mercedes-Benz		Green Mercedes Truck & green Mercedes Trailer
TP-16	Military Dump Truck and Bulldozer	1977	Mack + Case		Green Mack Dump Truck & green Case Tractor

Models of Yesteryear

The following models were available in the Models of Yesteryear range for 1978.

Series No.	Model Name	First Year Released	Brand	Notes / Features	Colour	Photo
Y-1	1936 SS 100 Jaguar	1967	Jaguar		White
Y-2	1914 Prince Henry Vauxhaul	1971	Vauxhall		Blue & gray
Y-3	1934 Riley M.P.H.	1973	Riley		Red
Y-4	1930 Model J Duesenberg Town Car	1976	Duesenberg		Red & black
Y-5	1927 Talbot Van	1978	Talbot	LIPTON'S TEA	Green & black
Y-6	1920 Rolls-Royce Fire Engine	1978	Rolls-Royce		Red
Y-7	1912 Rolls-Royce	1968	Rolls-Royce		Gold & red
Y-8	1945 MG T.C.	1978	MG		Green & tan
Y-9	1912 Simplex	1968	Simplex		Red
Y-10	1906 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost	1969	Rolls-Royce		White & red
Y-11	1938 Lagonda Drophead	1973	Lagonda		Orange & gold
Y-12	1909 Thomas Flyabout	1967	Thomas		Red
Y-13	1918 Crossley RAF Tender	1973	Crossley	Red cross + RAF	Blue & tan
Y-14	1931 Stutz Bearcat	1973	Stutz		Light green & dark green
Y-15	1930 Packard Victoria	1969	Packard		Gold & brown
Y-16	1928 Mercedes SS	1972	Mercedes-Benz		Green & black
Y-17	1938 Hispano Suiza	1973	Hispano Suiza		Red & black

See Also

• Walt Disney Series (1978)

External links

• Matchbox 1978 Catalog (US edition), archive.org