Matchbox Superfast No.35 Volvo Zoo Truck Pre-production colour trial - white cab and chassis, blue windows, blue plastic cage with yellow lions, black plastic Lesney England base and grille, 5-arch wheels - model has "MB 15-35" cast to the base of rear platform (production versions of this model have a raised flat panel in this position) - Near Mint unboxed with just a couple of minor factory assembly marks. £70-£90
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Matchbox Superfast No.26 Volvo Cable Truck Pre-production colour trial - white cab and chassis, blue windows, white plastic cable drums in red plastic cage, black plastic Lesney England base and grille, 5-arch wheels, model has "No.15-35" cast to base of rear platform (production versions of this model have a blank raised panel in this position) - Near Mint unboxed (tiny pin size chip to rear corner of platform). £80-£100
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Matchbox Superfast No.26 Volvo Cable Truck Pre-production trial model - orange cab and chassis, blue windows, silver-grey drums in black plastic frame, black plastic Lesney England base and grille, 5-arch wheels, model has "No.15-35" cast to base of rear platform, (production versions of this model have a blank raised platform in this position. £50-£70
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Matchbox Superfast group of Pre-production colour trial containers. 3 x early issue container designed with opening rear doors - all are lime green body (all lack roof and rear doors), all containers have a large flat panel to each side for label application, production versions differed by reducing the area of this flat panel to a central strip and black plastic later design container without opening rear doors, again with large flat panels to sides for label application (production versions of this container had the flat panel reduced to a narrow central band), (missing base). (4) £20-£30
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Matchbox Superfast No.42 Mercedes Container Truck trial model - red cab and chassis (lighter shade), dark blue windows, matt black base, dot-dash wheels, container has "BOAC" labels from Skybusters SB10 Boeing 747 - Near Mint unboxed (factory casting flaw to side of cab roof). £80-£100
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Matchbox Superfast No.63 Freeway Gas Tanker trial model - burnt orange tractor unit with purple windows black plastic base, Maltese Cross wheels, trailer has red plastic chassis with open rear hole, black clip-fit axle clip with double arrow design, 5-spoke wide wheels, tank fitted with both "Burmah" and "British Airways" labels to sides and "Burmah" label to rear - overall Excellent unboxed (labels a little discoloured). £50-£70
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Matchbox Superfast No.22 Ford "Big Foot" 4x4 Pick-up Truck trial model - red body without tampo print, red windows, brown plastic "stepped" rear canopy, bare metal Lesney England base - Mint unboxed along with a further brown plastic "stepped" canopy which has been factory spray painted white. (2) £50-£70
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Matchbox Superfast No.57 Ford 4x4 Mini Pick-up Pre-production trial model - blue body with "Mountain Man" trial decals (not tampo print), dark blue windows, gloss black Lesney England base - Mint unboxed. £50-£70
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Matchbox Superfast No.56 BMC 1800 Pininfarina Pre-production trial model - dark yellow body, clear windows, ivory interior, bare metal base which is a slightly modified original "Auto Steer" design rather than the final Superfast design (see photo), base have 4-line text "Made in England by Lesney Matchbox Series No.56 BMC 1800 Pininfarina", without copyright date and without Superfast lettering, base casting also lacks rear exhausts which were added to production version and without the cast detail above & below the base lettering and the front registration number is blank; trial Superfast narrow wheels fitted with a large diameter solid chrome disc - overall Excellent with some scratches to roof, factory paint flaw to hood and a couple of tiny chips to rear tailgate. £500-£600
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Matchbox Superfast No.12 Land Rover Safari Pre-production trial model - blue body, brown luggage, clear windows, white interior without transmission tunnel cast, 5-spoke narrow wheels with tread patter cast, fitted with trial ivory plastic axle clips - Excellent Plus chrome loss to one rear wheel, tiny scratch to passenger front door and faint scratch to passenger rear door. This very rare authentic factory produced model still displays very well indeed. £3000-£4000
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Matchbox Superfast No.19 Lotus Formula 1 Racing Car Pre-production colour trial - white body without racing numbers, bare metal base, 4-spoke wide wheels - Excellent unboxed (does have some marks to nose and leading edge of cockpit along with small factory casting flaw to front grille). £150-£200
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Matchbox Superfast No.68 Porsche 910 Pre-production colour trial - metallic silver body, clear windows, ivory interior, bare metal base without copyright date and without cast detail above & below base text, 5-spoke narrow wheels with tread pattern cast - Excellent unboxed. £150-£200
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Matchbox Superfast No.52 Dodge Charger Pre-production trial model - unusual aubergine body, blue windows, ivory interior, silver painted base without copyright date and without cast detail above & below base text, 5-spoke narrow wheels - Good to Good Plus unboxed (has paint loss around canopy hinge area and rivets have been factory hand punched rather than spun into position - see photo). £80-£120
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Matchbox Superfast No.25 Mod Tractor Pre-production colour trial - metallic gold body with rear head lamps, black plastic seat, yellow base, Maltese Cross wheels, the rear ones of which have not been hot foil printed - Excellent Plus unboxed. £150-£200
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Matchbox Superfast Beach Hopper trial model - metallic dark blue body with pink spots, fawn driver (very pale brown), red interior, pink base - overall Near Mint unboxed but does have few tiny chips to base. £50-£70
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Matchbox Superfast No.69 Willys Street Rod Pre-production trial model - bare metal body, chrome interior, ivory plastic base - Excellent unboxed (unfortunately the rear bumper has broken off from the plastic base and is now missing). £30-£40
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Matchbox Superfast No.8 Rover 3500 group of final trial production run models with different coloured interior components including 3 x models which have not had bases factory spun down onto bodies - all are metallic bronze body, clear windows, black plastic base, dot-dash wheels (1) red interior; (2) yellow interior; (3) ivory interior along with various individual components which include a un-spun body, yellow & white plastic interior units, glazing unit and 2 x black plastic sun-roofs - Excellent to Mint unboxed. (qty) £80-£100
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Matchbox Regular Wheels No.5d London Routemaster Bus Pre-production Hybrid model. Model consists of a pre-production cab & base casting without any lettering cast, painted metallic bronze, this cab & base casting has been fitted onto a later standard production body which has various late 1960's Matchbox labels applied, axles have been hand crimped rather than factory spun down. Cab & base casting is Good with some paint loss, body Excellent Plus. £40-£60
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Matchbox Regular Wheels No.15d VW Beetle Rally Car Pre-production trial model - dark yellow body, clear windows, ivory interior, bare metal base, chrome hubs with black plastic tyres. Model differs from production versions in the following ways: base does not have copyright date and states Made in England by Lesney not "Lesney Prod & Co. Ltd", front bumper does not have cast braces, the front wings are also not cut-out to allow room for those braces; and the rear body has 2 central slots that fit between the rear bumper, these were deleted from the production versions - Excellent Plus unboxed. £300-£400
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Matchbox Regular Wheels No.17e AEC Horse Box Pre-production trial model - bare metal cab & chassis which has a blank base without any model details cast (see photo), green plastic body with grey plastic ramp (this ramp is taken from model No.43c Pony Trailer and has not been modified with a top cut-out, black plastic grille and base with "Leyland No.10" lettering. Plastic body and base have not been spun down onto cab & chassis casting so are loose, model also missing glazing unit and has just one black plastic wheel and one un-spun axle. Components are Near Mint to Mint unboxed. £50-£70
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Matchbox Regular Wheels No.42c Iron Fairy Crane - bare metal body and jib, lemon-yellow interior & base (not standard issue dark yellow), maroon hook, black plastic wheels, base without copyright date and jib has "high pin" holding the plastic hydraulic ram in position (production versions have the hydraulic ram retaining pin in a lower position). Base in factory spun down but the jib and hydraulic ram retaining pins have been hand hammered by the factory into place - overall Near Mint unboxed. £300-£400
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Matchbox Regular Wheels No.23c Commer Milk Float trial model - light green un-spun body without decals, green windows, white plastic load, bare metal base, fine tread black plastic wheels. This is a trial casting of the new body/base allowing the base to be riveted into position rather than the earlier clip-fit base. Base has not been spun down onto body and the axles have not been factory spun down, the base interestedly has been painted gloss black on the inside only - Near Mint complete with Good type E4 box. £80-£100
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Matchbox Regular Wheels No.41c Ford GT40 Racing Car - white body with blue hand painted hood and side stripes which have "Ford GT" lettering, blue stripe decal to roof and rear engine cover and racing number 1 decals to doors and rear engine cover, gloss black base, wire wheels. Model appears to be a hand produced one-off design office model rather than a preproduction model as the base has been removed and re-attached and the axles have not been factory spun but have been hand filed, all lights and air intakes have been neatly paint superdetailed. An interesting curiosity particularly as it comes from a deceased estate of a former Matchbox Draughtsman Employee - Near Mint complete with Excellent Plus "New Model" type E2 box. £40-£60
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Matchbox Regular Wheels No.31c Lincoln Continental - sea green body, bare metal un-spun base, black plastic wheels - Mint but please note base has not been factory spun down to body in Fair but complete type E4 box illustrating blue model. £30-£40
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Matchbox Regular Wheels No.42b Studebaker Lark Station Wagon - highly unusual sea green body (this appears pretty much uniform throughout the body and not faded), light blue roof slide, ivory interior, bare metal base with tow guide - overall Excellent but interior is dirty from display in Good type E4 box complete with plastic Hunter & Dog figures attached to sprue. Also included is a standard production model with mid blue body, light blue roof slide with cast letter B, white interior, bare metal base with tow guide - Near Mint to Mint unboxed. (2) £100-£150
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Matchbox Regular Wheels No.33c Lamborghini Miura - yellow body, clear rear engine cover, rare ivory interior, bare metal base - Good Plus to Excellent (does have some paint chips to passenger side wheelarches and rear wing along with crack to windscreen) in Excellent "New Model" type E4 box. £100-£150
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Matchbox Regular Wheels No.32c Leyland Tanker "Aral" - blue cab and chassis, white tank, chrome grille - Near Mint with a couple of tiny pin size factory assembly chips only in Good creased but complete "New Model" type E4 box. £80-£120
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Matchbox Regular Wheels No.66c Greyhound Coach - metallic silver body without labels or decals fitted, amber windows, un-spun matt black base with tow guide - body is Near Mint, base Excellent with a little paint loss over rear axles, please note base has not been factory spun down onto body in Good Plus type E4 box. £30-£40
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Matchbox Regular Wheels No.39b Pontiac Bonneville Convertible - primrose yellow body, silver grille and front bumper, ivory interior and steering wheels, gloss black base, 24-tread grey plastic wheels - Near Mint with a just of couple of tiny pin size factory assembly chips in Good Plus but a little dirty from storage type D2 box printed by Bowaters. £60-£80
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Matchbox Regular Wheels group of Cars. (1) No.7b Ford Anglia - without rear silver trim, without rear tail lamps, green windows, gloss black base with model No.7 on raised platform, fine tread black plastic wheels; (2) No.33b Ford Zephyr 6 - dark turquoise body without rear trim, gloss black base, fine tread black plastic wheels; (3) as (2) but light turquoise body; (4) No.65b Jaguar 3.8L Saloon - red body, fine tread black plastic wheels - Excellent Plus to Mint in Good Plus to Excellent Plus boxes. (4) £70-£90
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Matchbox Regular Wheels group of Cars. (1) No.29b Austin Cambridge - two-tone green body without rear trim, green windows, gloss black base, fine tread black plastic wheels (has factory casting flaw to front wing); (2) No.33b Ford Zephyr 6 - dark turquoise body without rear trim, satin black base, fine tread black plastic wheels (base loose from body); (3) No.38b Vauxhall Victor Estate - primrose yellow body, green interior, gloss black base, fine tread black plastic wheels; (4) No.45b Ford Corsair - red interior, bare metal base, complete with plastic boat & roof rack attached to sprue; (5) No.56b Fiat 1500 - brown luggage - Excellent to Near Mint in Good to Excellent boxes. (5) £60-£80
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Matchbox Regular Wheels group of Cars. (1) No.28c Jaguar Mk.10 with brown engine bay (suspension collapsed and puncture hole to one striker side of box); (2) No.32b Jaguar E Type - metallic red body, clear windows, ivory interior, gloss black base, wire wheels (does have some black factory "flow marks" to glazing unit); (3) No.44b Rolls Royce Phantom V; (4) No.45b Ford Corsair - red interior, bare metal base, complete with plastic boat & roof rack attached to sprue - Good Plus to Excellent Plus in Good Plus to Excellent Plus boxes. (4) £40-£50
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Matchbox Regular Wheels group of Cars. (1) No.17c Austin Metropolitan Taxi - maroon body, tan driver (with factory error driver figure has not been sprayed on one side), grey interior, 20-tread grey plastic wheels - Excellent to Excellent Plus in generally Excellent "New Model" type B5 box; (2) No.29b Austin Cambridge - two-tone green body without rear silver trim but with red tail lamps, green windows, gloss black base, 20-tread silver plastic wheels - Near Mint in Good "New Model" type C Lesney box; (3) No.29b Austin Cambridge - two-tone green body without rear trim (darker shades to previous model), green windows, gloss black base, fine tread black plastic wheels - Excellent Plus (chip to roof) in Fair but complete type D3 box; (4) No.39a Ford Zodiac Convertible - dark salmon pink body with mask sprayed rear silver trim, with mask sprayed red tail lamps, dark sea green interior and base, 8 x 18-tread grey plastic wheels with rounded axles - Excellent in Poor type C Lesney box. (4) £80-£100
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Matchbox Regular Wheels group of Cars. (1) No.19a MG TD - cream body with silver trim, red seats, metal wheels - overall Near Mint (but missing driver and does have factory paint flaw to rear folded hood) in Good to Good Plus type B2 box; (2) No.46a Morris minor - dark green body, metal wheels - Near Mint in Good to Good Plus type B2 box; (3) No.57a Wolseley 1500 - pale green body with silver trim, 20-tread grey plastic wheels with crimped axles - Near Mint in Good Plus type B3 box; (4) empty type B1 box only for No.19a MG TD - Good to Good Plus. (4) £80-£100
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Matchbox Regular Wheels group of Commercial Vehicles. (1) No.7a Horse Drawn Milk Float with metal wheels - Good Plus in Good type B2 box (staining to one picture face); (2) No.13b Bedford wreck Truck - silver trim, grey plastic wheels with crimped axles - Excellent in Good type B3 box; (3) No.20a ERF Dropside Lorry - dark red body with silver trim, metal wheels - Excellent Plus in Fair to Good type B2 box; (4) No.34a Volkswagen Transporter Van with metal wheels - Near Mint in Good Plus type B2 box. (4) £70-£90
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Matchbox Regular Wheels group of boxed and unboxed models. (1) No.3b Bedford TK Tipper Truck - maroon tipper body, gloss black base, fine tread black plastic wheels; (2) No.4c Triumph Motorcycle & Sidecar (minor damage to front tyre and silver paint mark to upper edge of sidecar seat); (3) No.6b Euclid Quarry Truck; (4) No.12b Land Rover - 24-tread black plastic wheels with crimped axles (axle ends rusty); (5) No.18c Caterpillar Bulldozer - metal rollers with original and pliable green rubber tracks - Good Plus to Excellent in Good Plus to Excellent boxes. Unboxed models include No.4b Massey Harris Tractor; No.18a Caterpillar Bulldozer; No.34a Volkswagen Transported Van and No.42a Bedford Evening News Van - 24-tread grey plastic wheels with rounded axles - Good Plus to Near Mint. (9) £100-£120
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Matchbox Regular Wheels (1) No.9c Merryweather Marquis Fire Engine - gold ladder, gloss black base, fine tread black plastic wheels - Mint in Excellent type D4 box; (2) No.26a ERF Cement Mixer - orange body with silver grille, 20-tread grey plastic wheels with rounded axles - Near Mint (cab door handles and barrel motor baring painted silver) in generally Excellent type B4 box; (3) No.61a Ferret Scout Car - tan driver, 3 x cast shut mudguards, gloss black base, fine tread black plastic wheels - Mint in Near Mint type D3 box; (4) No.72a Fordson Major Tractor - 24-tread front grey plastic wheels, orange plastic rear hubs with grey tyres - Excellent Plus (factory spray painting errors to front steering bracket and one rear wing resulting in areas of a bare metal finish) in Good type D3 box; (5) No.10c Foden Sugar Container Truck - with hole to base, without rear crown decal, 36-tread grey plastic wheels - Near Mint unboxed. (5) £90-£110
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Matchbox Regular Wheels 2 x No.46b Guy Pickford Removal Van (1) dark blue type A body without side detail and with single front casting line, 3-line decals, silver trim, gloss black base, 9.5 x 20-tread grey plastic wheels - Near Mint (base slightly bent out of shape during factory assembly) in Fair to Good but complete "New Model" type B5 box; (2) dark blue type B detailed body, 2-line decals, silver trim, gloss black base, 9 x 20-tread grey plastic wheels - Good in Excellent Plus type D3 box. (2) £50-£60
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Matchbox Regular Wheels 2 x No.74a Mobile Refreshments Canteen (1) metallic silver body, mid-blue base and interior, 24-tread grey plastic wheels - Excellent Plus in Excellent Plus to Near Mint type D2 box; (2) as (1) but later issue riveted base, 36-tread grey plastic wheels- Excellent Plus (paint flaws to roof) in Good Plus type D3 box. (2) £50-£60
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Matchbox Regular Wheels No.41b Jaguar D Type - tan driver, racing No.41 decals, gloss black base, wire wheels - Excellent Plus (body virtually unmarked but paint chips to driver's helmet) in generally Excellent Plus type D2 box (reference label applied to one striker side). £50-£60
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Matchbox Regular Wheels group of Construction Vehicles. (1) No.6c Euclid Quarry Truck; (2) No.11c Taylor Jumbo Crane; (3) No.15c Dennis Refuse Truck (does have some decal loss); (4) No.16c Scammell Snow Plow; (5) No.24b Weatherill Hydraulic Excavator with black plastic wheels; (6) No.35b Snow-Trac (tracks perished); (7) No.43b Aveling Barford Tractor Shovel; (8) No.58b Drott Excavator with original and pliable but discoloured green rubber tracks - Excellent to Near Mint in Good to Excellent boxes. (8) £70-£90
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Matchbox Regular Wheels group of 8 x No.5d London Routemaster Bus - all have "BP Visco-Static" labels - Excellent (all models have a number scratched into the base beneath the rear platform) in Good to Excellent type E4 boxes. (8) £50-£60
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Matchbox Regular Wheels group of Commercial Vehicles. (1) No.1e Mercedes LP Truck; (2) No.4d Dodge Stake Truck (indicators along with front & rear numberplate neatly repainted); (3) No.10d Leyland Pipe Truck; (4) No.37c Dodge Cattle Truck with medium grey plastic body; (5) as (4) but dark grey plastic body (horses missing); (6) No.40c Hay Trailer (tyres loose); (7) No.44c GMC Refrigerator Truck; (8) No.49b Mercedes Unimog; (9) No.60b Leyland Site Hut Truck; (10) No.61b Alvis Stalwart (tyres loose and require further cleaning as they have old white poster paint residue, but this can be successfully removed) - Excellent to Mint in Good to Near Mint boxes. (10) £70-£90
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Matchbox Regular Wheels group of Cars. (1) No.8e Ford Mustang; (2) No.18e Field Car - bare metal base, red plastic hubs; (3) No.14d Iso Grifo; (4) No.31c Lincoln Continental - metallic blue body; (5) No.45b Ford Corsair with plastic boat & roof rack attached to sprue; (6) No.53c Ford Zodiac; (7) No.64b MG 1100; (8) No.62c Mercury Cougar - Excellent to Mint in Excellent to Near Mint boxes. (8) £80-£100
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Matchbox Regular Wheels group of Buses and Coaches. 5 x No.74b Daimler Fleetline Bus "Esso" (1) cream with Esso decals in "New Model" type E3 box; (2) as (1) but box without "New Model" lettering; (3) green with Esso labels in type E4 box; (4) as (3); (5) red with Esso labels in type F2 box; further models include No.5d London Routemaster Bus with "BP Visco-Static" labels; No.40b Leyland Royal Tiger Coach - green windows, with red tail lamps, fine tread black plastic wheels; No.66c Greyhound Coach and No.68b Mercedes Coach - orange body with cast shut wheelarches - Excellent to Mint in Good to Near Mint boxes. (9) £80-£100
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Matchbox Regular Wheels group of Commercial Vehicles. (1) No.1e Mercedes LP Truck; (2) No.4d Dodge Stake Truck; (3) No.7c Ford D800 Refuse Truck; (4) No.10d Leyland Pipe Truck; (5) No.21d Foden Concrete Mixer; (6) No.29c Fire Pumper Truck; (7) No.37c Dodge Cattle Truck; (8) No.47c DAF Tipper Container Truck; (9) No.51c AEC Tipper Truck "Douglas"; (10) No.61b Alvis Stalwart - Excellent to Mint in Good Plus to Near Mint boxes. (10) £110-£130
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Matchbox Regular Wheels group of Cars including No.12c Land Rover Safari (blue model in earlier issue type E3 box for green version); 2 x No.46c Mercedes 300SE; 2 x No.52b BRM Racing Car (one with racing No.5 decals, the other with racing No.5 labels); No.45b Ford Corsair complete with boat & roof rack attached to sprue; No.71b Jeep Gladiator Pick-up Truck plus others - Excellent Plus to Mint in Fair to Good Plus boxes. (12) £80-£100
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Matchbox Regular Wheels group of mostly Cars and Trailers. (1) No.13d Dodge BP Wreck Truck; (2) No.18e Field Car - bare metal base, red plastic hubs; (3) No.25c Ford Cortina; (5) No.34c Volkswagen Camper Van with roof down; (5) No.38c Honda Motorcycle & Trailer; (6) No.59c Ford Galaxie Fire Chief Car with hood & door labels; (7) No.67b Volkswagen 1600TL - Excellent to Mint in Fair to Excellent type F boxes. (8) No.54b Ford Corsair complete with plastic boat & roof rack attached to sprue - Excellent Plus in Excellent Plus type E4 box; (9) No.75b Ferrari Berlinetta - metallic green body, wire wheels (sun faded on one side) - Excellent in Excellent Plus type E4 box. (9) £90-£110
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Matchbox Regular Wheels group of Trailers, Commercial and Public Service Vehicles. Including 2 x No.43c Pony Trailer - both with tan base; 2 x No.51b Farm Tipping Trailer; No.44c GMC Refrigerator Truck; No.65c Combine Harvester; No.66c Greyhound Coach plus others similar - Excellent to Mint in generally Fair to Good boxes, two of which are missing one end flap but one box is Excellent. (12) £60-£70
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Matchbox Regular Wheels group of mostly Commercial Vehicles but does include a couple of Cars. Individual models include No.8e Ford Mustang; No.13d Dodge BP Wreck Truck; 2 x No.30c Faun Crane Truck; 2 x No.48c Dodge Dump Truck; No.54b Cadillac Ambulance; No.71b Jeep Gladiator Pick-up Truck plus others - Good to Excellent in Fair but complete to Good Plus boxes. (14) £60-£80
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