Refuse Truck (1979)

Refuse Truck (1979) Debut Series Superfast Produced 1981 - 2006 Number MB36 Scale 1:86

The Refuse Truck (1979) is based off of the Heil Colectomatic Rear Loader. The truck body says "Colectomatic" above the cab.

Versions

The Refuse Truck (1979) has been issued in the following versions:

Col #	Year	Series	Cab Color	Dumper Color	Tampo	Base Color / Type	Window Color	Wheel Type	Toy #	Country	Notes / Variations	Photo
MB36	1981	1-75	Dark Red	Yellow	N/A	Gray / Metal	Orange			England	With or without 'Caution' on opening hatch
MB36	1982	1-75	Blue	Yellow	METRO D.P.W. 66	Gray / Metal	Red tint			England	Rear opens and compresser slides
MB36	1982 1983	1-75	Blue	Orange & Yellow	METRO D.P.W. 66	Gray / Metal	Red tint			England
MB36	1984 1985	1-75	White	Blue	METRO D.P.W. 66	Gray / Metal	Red tint			Macau
	1986									China
MB36	1987 1988	1-75	Green	Yellow	State City	Gray / Metal	Red tint			China	Rear opens and compresser slides
MB36	1989 1990 1991	1-75	Orange	Grey	REFUSE DISPOSAL	Black / Metal	Red tint			China	REFUSE TRUCK on base.
MB36	1992	1-75	Green	Yellow	REFUSE DISPOSAL, Caricature deko	Black / Metal	Red tint			China
MB36	1993 1994	1-75	Light Orange	White	DISPOSAL UNIT-24 with caricature deco	Black / Metal	Purple			China
	1995				DISPOSAL UNIT-24
MB36	1996	1-75	Red	Gray	caricature deco	Black / Metal	Smoke			China
MB36	1997	1-75	Orange & Yellow	Navy Blue	METRO DPW, Caricature deco, UNIT 17	Black / Metal	Smoke			China
N/A	1997	5-Pack: City Life	White	Blue	Red arrows & Caricature deco	Black / Metal	Red tint			China
#36	1997	75 Challenge	Gold	White	N/A	Black / Metal	Red tint			China
MB07 (USA) MB04 (ROW)	1998	1-75	Orange	Orange	METRO DPW, UNIT 17	Black / Metal	Red tint			China
MB04 (ROW)
N/A	1998	Sam's Club	White	White	METRO DPW, UNIT 17	Black / Metal	Red tint			China
N/A	1998	5-Pack: Around Town	Green	Gray	Recycle, Trash can	Black / Metal	Smoke		35177	China
MB03	1999	1-75: Matchbox USA 3/5	Light Orange	Gray	RIDGE NY RECYCLES	Black / Metal	Smoke		36417	China	USA only
MB35	2000	1-75: Matchbox USA 5/5	Blue	White	City of Cleveland Ohio, Recycling crest, 3 Blue stars, two red stripes, 'Matchbox 2000' logo on hatch	Black / Metal	Amber		96322	China	USA only, "Cleveland Trash Truck" on card
					City of Cleveland Ohio, Recycling crest, 3 Blue stars, two red stripes
MB19	2001	1-75: City Dudes 4/5	Deep Blue	White	Fort Worth, Texas flag inside Texas shape, Red stripes	Gunmetal / Metal	Smoke		92223	China	USA only
N/A	2002	Pleasant Valley Book	Dark Green	White	Trash Dept., 12, Yellow stripe	Gunmetal / Metal	Smoke			China	USA only
SF22	2006	Superfast	White	Green	WM, Waste Management	Black / Metal	Smoke		J6571	Thailand

External links

• www.mbxforum.com

Gallery

MB36-Refuse Truck (Rear opening section).

Refuse Truck (2001)

2000 Version

2000 Version - Rear Lifted