List of 1980 Matchbox

Series 1-75

The 1980 Series 1-75 models, which are illustrated in the 1980/81 International edition Matchbox Catalogue under the name "Matchbox 75", were mostly 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	Concealed wheels	Green & brown
3	Porsche Turbo	1978	Porsche	Opening doors	Green
4	'57 Chevy	1979	Chevrolet	Opening bonnet	Pink
5	U.S. Mail Truck	1978	Jeep	Detachable top	Blue with white top
6	Mercedes 350SL	1974	Mercedes-Benz		Red with white roof
7	V.W. Golf	1976	Volkswagen	Removable surf boards	Green
8	De Tomaso Pantera	1976	De Tomaso		White & blue
9	Ford Escort RS2000	1978	Ford		White
10	Plymouth Gran Fury Police Car	1979	Plymouth		White & black
11	Car Transporter	1976	Bedford		Orange & cream
12	Citroen CX	1979	Citroen	Opening tailgate	Light blue
13	Snorkel	1977	GMC	Boom can be raised and rotated	Red
14	Mini Ha Ha	1975	Mini		Red
15	Fork Lift Truck	1972	Lansing Bagnall	Fork can be raised	Red
16	Badger	1974	Generic		Red
17	The Londoner	1972	Daimler		Red
18	Hondarora	1975	Honda	Handlebars pivot	Red & black
19	Cement Truck	1976	Generic	Drum rotates and tips	Red & yellow
20	Police Patrol	1975	Range Rover	Rola-matics Light bubble spins when rolled	White & orange
21	Renault 5TL	1978	Renault	Opening rear hatch	Yellow
22	Blaze Buster	1975	Generic	Ladder can be elevated	Red & yellow
23	Atlas	1975	Generic		Blue & orange
24	Shunter	1978	Generic		Yellow
25	Flat Car & Container	1978	Generic	Removable container	Black with tan & red container
26	Site Dumper	1976	Generic	Bed dumps	Yellow with red dumper
27	Lamborghini Countach	1974	Lamborghini	Streakers. Opening rear engine cover	Red
28	Lincoln Continental Mk. V	1979	Lincoln		Red with white top
29	Tractor Shovel	1976	Muir-Hill	Bucket & arms pivot	Yellow with red bucket
30	Swamp Rat	1976	Generic	Propeller spins, soldier rotates	Olive green
31	Caravan	1977	Generic	Left side door opens	White
32	Field Gun	1978	Generic	Gun fires shells	Olive green & black with brown accessories
33	Police Motorcycle	1977	Honda	Removable rider	White with blue rider
34	Vantastic	1975	Ford		Orange
35	Fandango	1975	Generic	Rola-matics. Fan spins when rolled	Red
36	Formula 5000	1975	Generic		Red
37	Skip Truck	1976	Generic	Separate dumpster unloads with pivoting arms	Red & yellow
38	Jeep	1977	Jeep		Green
39	Rolls Royce Silver Shadow II	1979	Rolls Royce	Opening front doors	Silver
40	Horse-Box	1977	Bedford	Opening side door. Two removeable white horses.	Orange with white Box
41 (Core)	Ambulance	1978	Chevrolet	Emergency Medical Service	White
41 (France)	Ambulance	1978	Chevrolet	Rallye Paris-Dakar	Grey
42	Mercedes-Benz Container Truck	1977	Mercedes-Benz	Removable container	Red with brown and red container
43	0-4-0 Steam Loco	1978	Generic		Black and red
44	Passenger Coach	1978	Generic		Cream, red & black
45	BMW 3.0 CSL	1976	BMW	Opening doors	Orange
46	Ford Tractor and Harrow	1979	Ford	Detachable plastic harrow	Blue with yellow harrow
47	Pannier Tank Loco	1979	Generic		Green & black
48	Sambron Jacklift	1977	Sambron	Forks can be raised	Yellow
49	Crane Truck	1976	Generic	Boom rotates, raises & extends. Hook pivots	Yellow
50	Articulated Truck	1973	Generic		Yellow & blue
51	Combine Harvester	1978	Generic	Rotating reel & movable grain chute	Red
52	Police Launch	1976	Generic		White with blue hull
53	Jeep CJ6	1977	Jeep	Removable top	Red & tan
54	Mobile Home	1980	Generic	Opening door	White
55	Ford Cortina	1979	Ford	Opening doors	Light green
56	Mercedes 450 SEL	1979	Mercedes-Benz	Opening doors	Blue
57	Wildlife Truck	1973	Ford	Rola-matic. Lion in back rotates when rolled	Yellow
58	Faun Dump Truck	1976	Faun	Bed can be raised	Yellow
59	Porsche 928	1980	Porsche	Opening doors	Tan
60	Holden Pickup	1977	Holden		Red
61	Wreck Truck	1978	Ford	Booms swing	Red
62	Chevrolet Corvette	1979	Chevrolet		Red
63	Freeway Gas Tanker	1973	Generic	Pivoting removable trailer	Yellow & white "Shell"
64	Caterpillar D9 Tractor	1979	Caterpillar	Removeable cabin	Yellow with tan cabin
65	Airport Coach	1977	Generic		Blue and white
66	Ford Transit	1977	Ford	Removable pallet load	Orange
67	Datsun 260 Z 2+2	1978	Datsun	Doors open	Pink
68	Chevy Van	1979	Chevrolet		Orange
69	Armoured Truck	1978	Generic		Red & white
70	S.P. Gun	1976	Generic	Rolamatic - gun recoils	Olive green
71	Cattle Truck	1976	Dodge	Two removable bulls	Brown & yellow with black bulls
72	Bomag Road Roller	1979	Bomag		Yellow
73	Model A Ford	1979	Ford		Cream & green
74	Cougar Villager	1978	Mercury	Opening tailgate	Light green
75	Seasprite Helicopter	1977	Kaman	Rotating rotar	White
76 (Australia)	Savanna RX-7 / Mazda RX 7	1978	Mazda	Opening doors	Blue
77 (Australia)	Toyota Celica GT XX	1980	Toyota	Opening doors	Red
78 (Australia)	Fairlady Z / Datsun 280 ZX	1978	Nissan / Datsun	Opening doors	Pearl White
79 (Australia)	Galant Eterna	1978	Mitsubishi	Opening doors	Green

Limited Edition

The following un-numbered models were released for the U.S.A. market only. Six utilized existing castings jazzed-up with fresh tampo decorations. The other four castings were new to the U.S.A. market after appearing (in solid colors) in Japan and Australia. These four JDM models appeared later with different decorations in the USA 1-75 series.

Model No.	Model Name	Special Model Name for this release	Brand	Notes / Features	Color	Photo
N/A	AMX Javelin	Cam Cracker	American Motors	Doors open	Dark Blue
N/A	Piston Popper	Hot Popper	Ford	Rola-Matic	Yellow
N/A	Field Car	Bushwacker	International		Orange / Black canopy
N/A	Volkswagen Camper	Pizza Van	Volkswagen		White
N/A	Boss Mustang	Mustang Cobra	Ford	Hood opens	Dark Green
N/A	Stretcha Fetcha	Viper Van		Rear tailgate opens	Green
N/A	Mazda RX-7	Boulevard Blaster RX-7	Mazda	Doors open	Dark Blue
N/A	Toyota Celica GT	Sun Burner Celica	Toyota	Doors open	Red
N/A	Datsun 280-ZX	Phantom Z	Datsun	Doors open	Black
N/A	Dodge Challenger	Hot Points Challenger	Mitsubishi	Doors open	Green

900 Range

There are 25 900 Range items illustrated in the 1980/81 Matchbox Catalogue.

Series No.	Model Name	First Year Released	Brand	Notes / Features	Color	Photo
TP-1	Mercedes Truck & Trailer
TP-2	Police Car & Fire Engine
TP-3	Javelin & Pony Trailer
TP-4	Maserati & Caravan
TP-5	Capri & Boat Trailer
TP-6	Wreck Truck & Racing Mini
TP-7	Jeep & Glider
TP-8	Field Car & Motorcycle
TP-9	Field Car & Racing Car
TP-10	Fire Chief & Ambulance
TP-11	Tractor & Hay Trailer	1980
TP-12	Military Ambulance & Field Car
TP-13	Military Unimog & Field Gun	1980
TP-14	Military Staff Car & Ambulance
TP-15	Military Truck & Trailer
TP-16	Articulated Truck & Trailer	1980
TP-17	Tanker & Trailer
TP-18	Water Sporter	1980
TP-19	Cattle Truck & Trailer
TP-20	Diesel Shunter & Side Tipper
TP-21	Citroen & Motorcycle Trailer
TP-22	Long Haul Double Container Truck	1980
TP-23	Long Haul Covered Container Truck	1980
TP-24	Long Haul Box Container Truck	1980
TP-25	Long Haul Truck and Pipe Trailer	1980

Sky-Busters

There are 30 models listed in the Sky-Busters range in the 1980/81 Matchbox Catalogue.

Series No.	Model Name	First Year Released	Brand	Notes / Features	Color	Photo
SB-1	Learjet	1973	Learjet		Yellow & white
SB-2	Corsair A7D	1973	Ling-Temco-Vought		Blue & white
SB-3	Space Shuttle	1980		NASA United States	White
SB-4	Mirage F1	1973	Dassault		Red
SB-5	Starfighter F-104	1973	Lockheed		Red & grey
SB-6	MIG 21	1973	Mikoyan-Gurevich		Blue
SB-7	Junkers 87B	1973	Junkers		Green
SB-8	Spitfire	1973	Supermarine		Brown & tan
SB-9	Cessna 402	1973	Cessna		Green and white
SB-10/2	Boeing 747	1973	Boeing	British Airways	Blue & white
SB-10/3	Boeing 747	1973	Boeing	QANTAS	Red & white
SB-11	Alpha Jet	1973	Dornier & Dassault-Breguet		Red & white
SB-12	Pitts Special	1980	Pitts		White & red
SB-13/2	DC10	1973	McDonnell Douglas	SWISSAIR	Red & white
SB-13/3	DC10	1973	McDonnell Douglas	UNITED	White
SB-14	Cessna 210	1973	Cessna		White & orange
SB-15	Phantom F4E	1973	McDonnell Douglas		Red & white
SB-16	Corsair F4U-4	1973	Vought		Orange
SB-17	Ram Rod	1976	Generic		Red & white
SB-18	Wild Wind	1976	Generic		Green & white
SB-19	Piper Comanche	1977	Piper		Red & yellow
SB-20/1	Army Helicopter	1977	Generic	ARMY	Green
SB-20/2	US Coast Guard Helicopter	1977	Generic	COAST GUARD	White & blue
SB-20/3	Police Helicopter	1977	Generic	POLICE	White & red
SB-21	Lightning	1977	English Electric		Grey
SB-22	Tornado	1977	Panavia		Grey
SB-23/1	Supersonic Airliner	1979	Generic	AIR FRANCE	White
SB-23/2	Supersonic Airliner	1979	Generic	SINGAPORE AIRLINES	White
SB-24	F-16A	1980	General Dynamics	US AIR FORCE	White
SB-25	Helicopter Rescue	1980	Generic	RESCUE	Yellow

Super Kings

There are 76 models listed in the Super Kings range in the 1980/81 Matchbox Catalogue.

Model No.	Model Name	First Year Released	Brand	Special Features	Color	Photo
K-1	Hydraulic Excavator	1970	O&K		Red
K-2	Car Recovery Vehicle	1976	Generic + Ford		Blue + yellow
K-4	Big Tipper	1974	Generic		Red & yellow
K-5	Muir-Hill Tractor & Trailer	1972	Muir-Hill		Yellow
K-6	Motor Cycle Transporter	1976	Generic + Honda		Blue + red
K-7	Martini Racing Car Transporter	1973	Generic		White
K-9	Fire Tender	1973	Generic		Red
K-10	Car Transporter	1976	Generic		Red
K-12	Herkules Mobile Crane	1975	Generic		Yellow
K-13	Aircraft Transporter	1976	Generic + Dornier		Red + white
K-14	Heavy Breakdown Truck	1977	Generic		White & red
K-15	The Londoner Bus	1973	Daimler		Red
K-16/3	Petrol Tanker (Texaco)	1974	Ford		Red & white
K-16/4	Petrol Tanker (Shell)	1974	Ford		White & yellow
K-17	Articulated Container Truck	1974	Scammell		Red, white & blue
K-18/3	Articulated Tipper	1974	Ford	Tarmac	Grey & red
K-19/5	Security Truck	1979	Ford		White & red
K-20	Peterbilt Wreck Truck	1980	Peterbilt		Green & white
K-21/4	Ford Transcontinental	1979	Ford	CONTINENTAL	Yellow, white & red
K-22	SRN6 Hovercraft	1974	Saunders-Roe		White, red & black
K-23	Low Loader and Bulldozer	1974	Scammell + generic		Orange + yellow
K-24/3	Scammell Container Truck	1976	Scammell		Red & white
K-25	Digger and Plough	1977	Muir-Hill		Orange
K-26	Cement Truck	1978	Bedford		Yellow & white
K-27	Powerboat and Transporter	1978	Generic + Ford		White & red
K-28	Bedford Skip Truck	1978	Bedford		Orange & yellow
K-29/3	Ford Delivery Van	1978	Ford		Red "AVIS"
K-31/2	Peterbilt Container Truck (Christian Savesen)	1978	Peterbilt		White & blue
K-31/2	Peterbilt Container Truck (Pepsi Cola)	1978	Peterbilt		White, blue & red
K-32	Farm Unimog	1978	Mercedes-Benz	Unimog, trailer, sheep, shepherd & dog	Green
K-33	Cargo Hauler with Crane	1978	Scammell		Yellow, white & blue
K-34	Pallet Truck	1979	DAF+ Lansing Bagnall		Blue & white + red
K-35	Massey Ferguson Tractor and Hay Trailer	1979	Massey Ferguson		Red & white
K-36	Construction Transporter	1978	Generic + generic + Muir-Hill		Yellow & red
K-37	Leyland Tipper	1979	Leyland		Yellow & red
K-38	Dodge Ambulance	1980	Dodge		White & red
K-39	E.R.F. Snorkel Fire Engine	1980	ERF		Red & white
K-40	Pepsi Cola Truck	1980	Ford		White, red & blue
K-42	Traxcavator Road Ripper	1979	Traxcavator		Yellow & black
K-45	Marauder	1973	Generic		Red
K-46	Racing Car and Trailer	1973	Generic + Mercury		White + black + yellow
K-47	Easy Rider	1973	Generic		Blue & yellow
K-48	Mercedes 350 SLC	1974	Mercedes-Benz		Silver & black
K-49	Ambulance	1973	Generic		White & red
K-50	Street Rod	1973	Generic		Green & black
K-51	Barracuda	1973	Generic		White
K-52	Datsun 240 Z Rally Car	1974	Datsun		Green & white
K-53	Hot Fire Engine	1976	Generic		Red
K-54	AMX Javelin	1976	American Motors		Red & white
K-55	Corvette Caper Cart	1976	Chevrolet		Red & black
K-56	Maserati Bora	1976	Maserati		Blue
K-57	Javelin Drag Race Pack	1976	American Motors + Ford		Red + white + yellow
K-58	Corvette Powerboat Pack	1976	Chevrolet + generic		Red & black + orange & white + yellow
K-59	Ford Capri II	1976	Ford		Yellow & black
K-60	Ford Mustang II	1976	Ford		White & red
K-61/1	Mercedes Police Car	1974	Mercedes-Benz		White
K-61/2	Mercedes Polizei Car	1974	Mercedes-Benz		White & green
K-62	Doctor's Emergency Car	1976	Citroen		White
K-64	Fire Control Range Rover	1978	Range Rover		Red
K-65	Plymouth Emergency Recue	1978	Plymouth		Red & white
K-66	Jaguar Police Set	1978	Jaguar + Honda + Honda		White (+ chequered stripes)
K-67	Dodge Monaco Fire Chief	1978	Dodge		Red & white
K-68	Dodge Monaco and Trailer	1978	Dodge		Tan
K-69	Jaguar and Caravan	1978	Jaguar		Blue + white & tan
K-70	Porsche Turbo	1980	Porsche		Green
K-72	Brabham Formula 1	1977	Brabham		Red
K-73	Surtees F.1	1977	Surtees		White & red
K-74	Volvo Estate	1980	Volvo		Red
K-75/1	Airport Rescue (UK)	1979	Plymouth		Yellow & white
K-75/2	Airport Rescue (France)	1979	Plymouth		Yellow & white
K-75/3	Airport Rescue (Germany)	1979	Plymouth		Yellow & white
K-76	Volvo Rally Support	1979	Volvo+Datsun		White+Green
K-77/1	Highway Rescue (UK)	1979	Plymouth		White
K-77/2	Highway Rescue (France)	1979	Plymouth		White
K-77/3	Highway Rescue (Germany)	1979	Plymouth		White
K-78	U.S. Police Car	1980	Plymouth		Blue & white
K-79	U.S. TAXI	1979	Plymouth		Yellow
K-80	Dodge Custom Van	1980	Dodge		Blue

Battle Kings

The following models were available in the Battle Kings range for 1980.

Series No.	Model Name	First Year Released	Brand	Notes / Features	Color	Photo
K-101	Sherman Tank	1974			Olive green
K-102	A2 Tank	1974			Brown & tan
K-103	Chieftan Tank	1974			Tan & green
K-104	King Tiger Tank	1974			Grey & green
K-105	Hover-Raider	1974			Olive green & tan
K-106	Tank Transporter	1974			Olive green truck and trailer with tan A2 Tank
K-107	155 mm Self Propelled Howitzer	1974			Olive green
K-108	M3 A1 Half Track APC	1974			Olive green & tan
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 & tan
K-113	Military Crane Truck	1975			Olive green
K-114	Army Aircraft Transporter	1976		removable Alphajet	Olive green + tan
K-115	Army Petrol Tanker	1974	Ford		Olive green
K-116	Artillery Truck and Field Gun	1973		Opening doors and ramp removable howitzer	Olive green
K-117	SP Hawk Launcher	1977		Red rockets	Olive green and tan
K-118	Army Helicopter	1979	Kaman		Olive green

Sea Kings

The following models were available in the Sea Kings range for 1980.

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

Models of Yesteryear

There were 19 Models of Yesteryear illustrated in the 1980/81 International edition Matchbox Catalogue.

Model No.	Model Name	First Year Released	Brand	Special Features	Color	Photo
Y-1	1936 Jaguar SS100	1977	Jaguar		Blue-gray
Y-2	1914 Prince Henry Vauxhall	1971	Vauxhall		Red & grey
Y-3	1934 Riley MPH	1973	Riley		Blue
Y-4	1930 Model J Duesenberg Town Car		Duesenberg		Green
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		Yellow & black
Y-8	1945 MG T.C.		MG		Green & brown
Y-9	1912 Simplex	1968	Simplex		Red, black & cream
Y-10	1906 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost	1969	Rolls-Royce		Silver
Y-11	1938 Lagonda	1973	Lagonda		Cream & black
Y-12	1912 Ford Model T	1979	Ford	COLMAN'S MUSTARD	Yellow & black
Y-13	1918 Crossley		Crossley		Red & black
Y-14	1931 Stutz Bearcat	1974	Stutz		Red & white
Y-15	1930 Packard Victoria	1969	Packard		Black, red & white
Y-16	1928 Mercedes SS	1972	Mercedes-Benz		White & black
Y-17	1938 Hispano Suiza	1975	Hispano Suiza		Blue & black
Y-18	1937 Cord Model 812 Supercharged Convertible Phaeton Sedan		Cord		Red & white
Y-19	1936 Auburn Speedster		Auburn		Fawn, cream & dark brown

External links

• Matchbox Collectors Catalogue - 1980-1981 (International edition), complete, www.mdiecast.com, as archived at web.archive.org
• Matchbox Collectors Catalogue - 1980-1981 (UK edition), complete, www.flipsnack.com