Matchbox Models of Yesteryear Y8 1945 MG TC factory Pre-production trial model - bare metal body, dull red roof, bright red seats & grille, black windscreen, dark British racing green chassis, chrome 24-spoke wheels, model has factory un-spun base rivets and un-spun rear spare wheel which is loose but still present - generally Excellent unboxed with a few small chips to wings. £30-£50
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Matchbox Models of Yesteryear Y8 1945 MG TC factory Pre-production trial model - bare metal body & chassis, tan roof, bright red seats, black windscreen & radiator, Lesney England base with incomplete copyright date and without model number cast, chrome 24-spoke wheels, model has factory un-spun base rivets and spare wheel has not been factory spun down which is loose but still present, axles have also not been factory spun down - Excellent Plus. £40-£60
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Matchbox Models of Yesteryear 2 x Y17 1938 Hispano Suiza (1) factory colour trial model - metallic silver body, black roof, maroon seats & grille, gloss black chassis, chrome solid wheels, model has factory un-spun base rivets (missing rear bumper) - Good Plus unboxed; (2) standard production issue metallic red body, black roof, black seats & grille, gloss black chassis, chrome 24-spoke wheels, model has factory un-spun base rivets and un-spun rivets to both front & rear bumpers which are loose but still present - Excellent Plus unboxed. (2) £40-£50
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Matchbox Models of Yesteryear Y11 1938 Lagonda Drophead Coupe factory colour trial model - metallic bronze body, black plastic parts, gloss black chassis, chrome 12-spoke wheels, model has factory un-spun base rivets and un-spun axle ends - Good Plus unboxed. £40-£50
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Matchbox Models of Yesteryear Y11 1938 Lagonda Drophead Coupe - tan body, maroon seats with trial pink plastic rear folded hood, black grille, gloss black chassis, chrome solid wheels, model has factory un-spun base rivets, front & rear bumpers and dashboard casting have also not been factory spun into position and are loose but present - Good Plus unboxed with paint chips to wings. £30-£50
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Matchbox Models of Yesteryear Y13 Crossley RAF Tender - tan canopies, off white seats (discoloured), tan grille, chrome 12-spoke wheels - Excellent Plus in Near Mint woodgrain window box. 4 x black plastic RAF Tender canopies without labels applied and 4 x black roof - all generally Near Mint. (9) £40-£50
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Matchbox Models of Yesteryear Y12 1909 Thomas Flyabout - metallic blue body, complete with yellow front seats & yellow grille but missing rear seats & hood - Near Mint apart from front seats which are discoloured and only Good in Near Mint pink/yellow window box. £40-£60
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Matchbox Models of Yesteryear Y10 1906 Rolls Royce Silver Ghost factory colour trial model - off white body, ivory seats, metallic violet-blue chassis, chrome 12-spoke wheels, model has factory un-spun base rivets, both brass running boards have not been factory spun down and the brass (not metal) axles have not been factory spun so running boards, axles & wheels are loose but present - Excellent Plus complete with Good woodgrain window box (does have factory casting flaw where rear body spring has been cast incomplete). £80-£100
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Matchbox Models of Yesteryear Y10 1906 Rolls Royce Silver Ghost factory colour trial model - off white body, ivory seats, black grille, gloss black base, yellow 12-spoke wheels, model has factory un-spun base rivets, both brass running boards and the brass spare wheel carrier are also factory un-spun and the axles have not been factory spun down resulting in all these components being loose but still present - Good unboxed. £40-£60
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Matchbox Models of Yesteryear Y10 1906 Rolls Royce Silver Ghost - metallic silver body & chassis, rare ivory seats, black grille, maroon 12-spoke wheels - Near Mint with tiny chip to hood in Excellent Plus straw window box. £60-£80
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Matchbox Models of Yesteryear Y10 1906 Rolls Royce Silver Ghost - metallic silver body & chassis, rare ivory seats, black grille, maroon 12-spoke wheels - generally Excellent Plus unboxed(would benefit from front seats being cleaned and has a couple of chips to hood). £50-£70
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Matchbox Models of Yesteryear 2 x Y10 1906 Rolls Royce Silver Ghost - both are metallic silver body & chassis, black grille, maroon 12-spoke wheels (1) yellow seats; (2) yellow front seats, rare ivory rear seats - both Near Mint unboxed along with 2 x pair of yellow seats; yellow rear seats and rare ivory rear seats. (qty) £20-£40
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Matchbox Models of Yesteryear 2 x Y8 1914 Stutz (1) metallic blue body & chassis, black roof, ivory seats, yellow grille, chrome 12-spoke wheels, factory un-spun base rivets, all other components although present have not been factory spun down and are loose; (2) as (1) but bare metal body, tan roof, again all parts have not been spun into position and are loose, also included is a spare ivory & spare yellow grille and spare black roof - Excellent to Near Mint. (qty) £50-£60
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Matchbox Models of Yesteryear Y7 1912 Rolls Royce - metallic gold body, gloss black ribbed roof, black seats & grille, gloss black chassis, dark green 12-spoke wheels, model has factory un-spun base rivets, factory un-spun roof & hood rivets and un-spun axle ends meaning these components are loose but present; also included is a matt black ribbed roof. with un-spun rivets - Excellent (passenger side front wing & spring hanger has been cast out of shape by the factory). (2) £40-£60
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Matchbox Models of Yesteryear Y7 1912 Rolls Royce factory trial model - metallic gold body & hood, metallic red ribbed roof, black front seats, rare trial ivory rear seats, maroon grille, red chassis, chrome 12-spoke wheels, model has factory un-spun base rivets and apart from the brass fire extinguisher which has been crimped into position all other parts have not been factory spun down and are loose but present including spare wheel carrier and brass tool box cover, axle ends have been hand hammered into position, windscreen is unusual in being painted red to the front but remains predominately bare metal to the rear - overall Good Plus to Excellent unboxed with some paint chips to wings. Also included are 2 x spare factory un-spun ribbed roof components (1) gloss black; (2) gold plated along with a pair of maroon seats and a black rear seat - all generally Excellent. (qty) £40-£60
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Matchbox Models of Yesteryear Y16 1928 Mercedes SS Coupe - factory trial model - metallic green body with matching metallic green painted radiator surround & head-lamps (a couple of small areas to top of radiator remain bare metal due to factory spray painting flaws), green plastic parts, gloss black chassis with separately cast exhaust, dark green 12-spoke wheels with factory un-spun axles, model has factory un-spun base rivets, radiator & dashboard components are also factory un-spun; model complete with a full set of spare black plastic hood, seats, rear trunk & radiator grille components to allow the model to be displayed differently is so desired - Excellent Plus unboxed. £70-£100
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Matchbox Models of Yesteryear Y3 1934 Riley MPH factory colour trial model - dark green body & chassis, ivory seats, rare pale yellow radiator grille, dark green 12-spoke wheels, model has factory un-spun base rivets, un-spun front license plate/head-lamps and un-spun axles meaning that these components are loose but present - Good Plus to Excellent unboxed with some paint chips to wing edges. £40-£60
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Matchbox Models of Yesteryear 2 x Y3 1934 Riley MPH (1) factory colour trial - blue body with racing number 6 labels, white seats & grille, gloss black chassis, chrome 24-spoke wheels with factory un-spun axle ends, model has factory un-spun base rivets and un-spun front licence plate/head-lamps meaning these components are loose but present - Excellent unboxed with some small chips to wing edges; (2) blue body & chassis, white seats, cream grille, chrome 24-spoke wheels, model has factory un-spun base rivets and un-spun front licence plate/head-lamps which is loose but present - Good Plus unboxed with paint chips to rear wing. (2) £40-£60
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Matchbox Models of Yesteryear 3 x Y5 1907 Peugeot - all are metallic orange/gold body & roof, black seats, matt black chassis, chrome 24-spoke wheels (1) dark amber windows; (2)light amber windows; (3) windows have pale amber tint only - all models have factory un-spun base rivets, roofs, radiators & spare wheel carriers are also factory un-spun and present but loose, one model complete with black radiator grille the other 2 models missing radiator grille - Good Plus to Excellent Plus unboxed, also included is a spare matt black factory un-spun roof - Good with paint chips to edges. (4) £30-£50
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Matchbox Models of Yesteryear 3 x Y1 1938 Jaguar SS100 - all are black interior & folded hood, chrome 24-spoke wheels (1) bare metal body & chassis with small side lights cast, model has factory un-spun base rivets and un-spun axle ends along with un-spun spare wheel which is loose but present; (2) bare metal body (has factory black felt tip pen inscription and marks to sides), metallic silver-blue chassis, model has factory un-spun base rivets; (3) metallic silver-blue body & chassis, model has factory un-spun base rivets (factory paint flaw to passenger front wing) - Excellent to Excellent Plus unboxed. (3) £50-£60
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Matchbox Models of Yesteryear Y2 1914 Prince Henry Vauxhall - metallic violet-blue body with metallic silver hood, ivory seats, black grille, brass fuel tank, maroon 12-spoke wheels with factory un-spun axle ends, factory has factory un-spun base rivets, also included is a spare bare metal windscreen casting; (2) Y4 1909 Opel - orange body, black textured hood, maroon seats, bright red grille, matt black base, yellow 12-spoke wheels, model has factory un-spun base rivets and also un-spun radiator along with un-spun axle ends meaning the components are loose but present (missing brass windscreen & hand brake lever), also included is a spare bright red seat - Excellent to Excellent Plus unboxed. (2) £30-£40
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Matchbox Models of Yesteryear 3 x Y12 1909 Thomas Flyabout - to include 2 x bare metal body & chassis, ivory seats & grille, black textured roof, chrome 12-spoke wheels, models have factory un-spun base rivets and all other components including axle ends are also factory un-spun, meaning that these are loose but present and a further example in metallic magenta body & chassis, cream front seats, very pale yellow rear seats, chrome 12-spoke wheels, model has factory un-spun windscreen, spare wheel carrier & radiator, meaning that these components are loose but present; also included are 2 spare windscreens with an unusual partial copper tint to the brass plating - Excellent to Near Mint. (3) £50-£70
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Matchbox Models of Yesteryear 4 x Y15 1930 Packard Victoria - all are maroon seats, rare ivory trunk (1) metallic lime gold body with thin rear coach line panels, maroon roof & grille, gloss black chassis, chrome 24-spoke wheels with factory un-spun axle ends, model has factory un-spun base rivets, un-spun radiator and front & rear bumpers, meaning these components are present but loose; (2) as (1) but black roof; (3) metallic lime gold body with thick rear coach line, black roof, maroon grille, dark brown chassis; (4) gloss black upper body & chassis, red side panels, black roof & grille, chrome solid wheels with factory un-spun axle ends, model has Poorly spun base rivets resulting in the front rivet being loose but the rear rivet still holding the body in position - Good Plus to Near Mint unboxed. Also included are the following spare parts: bare metal body with thick rear coach line and chrome 24-spoke spare wheels, bright red seats & radiator grille with bare metal radiator surround; 2 x bare metal rear bumper casting; chrome plated radiator surround with maroon grille and a spare gloss black body with red side panels which has factory un-spun base rivets - Excellent to Mint. (qty) £80-£100
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Matchbox Models of Yesteryear 2 x Y9 1912 Simplex - both are red body & chassis, yellow seats, black roof, chrome 24-spoke wheels, both have factory un-spun dashboard, radiator, spare wheel carriers & toolbox lids, meaning these parts are loose but present and 2 x Y1 Ford Model T - both are off white body, cream hood & dashboard, red chassis, chrome 12-spoke wheels, both with factory un-spun base rivets, models have un-spun radiators, headlamps, handbrakes & horns, meaning these components are loose but present but both models are missing roof, seats and one model missing radiator grille - generally Excellent. Also included is a further Ford Model T, missing roof but complete with maroon seats & grille which could be used for one of the other two models - Excellent Plus unboxed. (5) £20-£30
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Matchbox Models of Yesteryear Y8 1914 Sunbeam Motorcycle & Sidecar factory colour trial model - sea green body, dark green sidecar seat, motorcycle seat is a "marbled" effect predominantly yellow plastic but does have some green streaks throughout, bare metal wire wheels complete with factory un-spun front axle but missing rear axle, model has factory un-spun base rivet but missing rivet to hold the front forks & handlebars onto the frame, also included are 3 x spare brass wire wheels - components are Excellent Plus to Near Mint unboxed. £80-£100
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Matchbox Models of Yesteryear Y8 1914 Sunbeam Motorcycle & Sidecar - bare metal factory components including sidecar, motorcycle frame, front forks & handlebars, dark green sidecar seat, motorcycle has "marbled" effect seat which is predominantly yellow but has green streaks throughout, complete with bare metal wire wheels with factory un-spun front axle but missing rear axle, model has factory un-spun base rivet but missing rivet to hold the front forks & handlebars onto the motorcycle frame - Near Mint unboxed. £40-£60
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Matchbox Models of Yesteryear Y8 1914 Sunbeam Motorcycle & Sidecar 2 x complete sets of motorcycle & sidecar components - each complete with bare metal wire wheels, one set of components complete with dark green sidecar seat and black motorcycle seat, the other set complete with black motorcycle seat only and missing sidecar seat, both have un-spun factory front axle but missing rear axle and also missing rivet to hold front forks & handlebars to motorcycle frame, also included is 2 x extra bare metal front forks - generally Near Mint. (qty) £20-£40
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Matchbox Models of Yesteryear group of factory bare metal components - including various bodies, chassis, radiator surrounds etc for various models including Y10 Mercedes; Y11 Packard Landaulet; Y13 Daimler; Y16 Mercedes; Y19 Auburn (this chassis & base component has incomplete copyright date and is without model number cast), plus others similar (see photo). Please note none of these models are complete these are just individual castings along with 2 x factory painted Y13 Daimler hood castings both complete with radiator but missing radiator grille, one complete with windscreen but this is bent out of shape - Excellent to Mint. £10-£20
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Matchbox Models of Yesteryear group of painted factory components including various chassis, bodies, hoods, roofs etc which in the case of any rivets have been factory un-spun - generally Excellent to Near Mint although a few components are only Good. Also included is a Y20 Mercedes 540K factory pre-production colour trial - metallic violet-blue body & chassis, pale grey side panels, red seats, chrome plated chassis, chrome 24-spoke wheels, model has factory un-spun base rivets - Fair with loose rear spare wheel. (qty) £20-£30
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Matchbox Models of Yesteryear 2 x Y15 Rolls Royce Silver Ghost (1) metallic emerald green body with Giftware series extended bosses - black seats, knobbly grey plastic tyres; (2) bare metal body which has originally had extended Giftware series bosses but these have been cut down, black seats, smooth black plastic tyres. Please note both models have hand hammered axle ends which have not been factory spun down. Although these have hand hammered rather than factory spun axle ends we have included them in the sale due to their provenance coming from an ex Matchbox factory employee, these models may have been modified by the Research & Development Department - Near Mint. (2) £10-£20
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Matchbox Superfast very large quantity of No.18B Hondarora Motorcycle 5-spoke plastic wheels contained in 2 x original black plastic Lesney Products & Co factory works storage bins (these bins were used to transfer parts both internally and between different Lesney factories) both are approximately 2/3 full with wheels and one has various factory job labels applied dating from 1979 - wheels are Mint factory fresh, the storage bins are Fair to Good. (qty) £20-£30
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Matchbox group of 5 x black plastic Lesney Products & Co factory works storage bins - these bins were used to transfer parts both internally and between different Lesney factories, all require cleaning - Fair to Good. (7) £20-£30
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Matchbox group of 5 x black plastic Lesney Products & Co factory works storage bins - these bins were used to transfer parts both internally and between different Lesney factories, all require cleaning - Fair to Good. (8) £20-£30
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Matchbox Models of Yesteryear group of empty boxes including 6 x various pink/yellow window boxes and 24 x various woodgrain window boxes (much duplication) - condition varies from Good to Excellent Plus. (30) £30-£40
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Matchbox group of empty boxes including Yesteryear G5 Famous Cars of Yesteryear Set outer box only (missing inner tray); 2 x Convoy series; 1/72nd scale plastic kits Harrier, Hanomag & P51D Mustang, 5 x Y3 Riley straw window box and 6 x Y14 Stutz Bearcat straw window box, all missing inlays; US issue mail order/department store gift pack set box with "TU7034" end stamp (lid detached and has been re-taped back into position) - condition varies from Fair to Good Plus. (qty) £5-£10
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Matchbox Models of Yesteryear small group of woodgrain window boxed mostly cars (some duplication) including Y1 Ford Model T; Y6 Rolls Royce Fire Engine; Y11 Lagonda Coupe; 2 x Y14 Stutz Bearcat; 2 x Y17 Hispano Suiza; plus others similar - Excellent to Mint in Fair to Excellent woodgrain window boxes. (15) £30-£40
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Matchbox Models of Yesteryear large group of both boxed and unboxed early to mid 1980's period Lesney England models (much duplication) including 3 x Y18 Cord; 4 x Ford Model T Van "Coca Cola"; 3 x Y8 MG TC; 3 x Y6 Rolls Royce Fire Engine; plus many others similar (see photo) - generally Excellent to Mint, 21 models are complete with Good to Near Mint straw window boxes, the remainder are unboxed. (48) £30-£50
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Matchbox Models of Yesteryear trade box for 3 dozen Y6 Rolls Royce Fire Engine containing 18 example along with a further 11 x Y5 Talbot Van "Nestle's Milk" and a factory trade box for 3 dozen models containing 12 x Y12 Ford Model T Van "Cerebos" and 18 x Y22 Ford Model A Van "Oxo" - all Near Mint to Mint with usual minor factory assembly marks in Excellent Plus to Mint straw window boxes, outer trade boxes are Fair but incomplete and Good. (49 models + 2 boxes) £50-£60
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Matchbox Models of Yesteryear 28 x Y5 Talbot Van "Liptons Tea" with crest and 6 x Y5 Talbot Van "Chocolat Menier" - all Near Mint to Mint with usual minor factory assembly marks in Excellent Plus to Mint woodgrain window boxes. (34) £60-£70
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Matchbox Models of Yesteryear group of unboxed 1950's and 1960's issue models including Y1 Allchin Traction Engine; Y2 London Bus with four over four lower deck windows; Y5 1929 Bentley with grey folded rear hood; Y8 Sunbeam Motorcycle & Sidecar (missing sidecar seat and chrome plating pitted); Y15 Rolls Royce Silver Ghost with knobbly grey plastic tyres; plus others similar (see photo) - conditions varies from Good Plus to Near Mint unboxed. (12) £30-£40
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Matchbox Models of Yesteryear Y7 1912 Rolls Royce with metallic silver-grey ribbed roof - Near Mint with a couple of tiny chips to wings in Near Mint pink/yellow window box. £20-£30
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Matchbox Models of Yesteryear Y5 Talbot Van "Taystee" a standard production issue with maroon 12-spoke wheels apart from decals applied upside down on both sides of body - Excellent unboxed with a few small chips. £20-£30
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Matchbox Models of Yesteryear group of mostly later issue Collectables Series Steam Wagons including 2 x YAS04 Yorkshire Steam Wagon "The De Selby Quarries Dublin"; YY027/SC Foden Steam Wagon "F Parker & Co" with wood load; YAS09 Garrett Steam Wagon "Rainford Potteries Ltd St Helens" with pipe load; YY19B/SA Fowler Showmans Engine "Lesney Products & Co Amusements"; plus others similar (see photo) - Excellent to Mint unboxed (some models would benefit from cleaning as dusty from display). (19) £40-£50
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Matchbox Models of Yesteryear mostly later issue Collectables Series Fire Engines including YSFE-01 1930 Ahrens Fox Fire Engine; 1939 Bedford Water Tanker; Citroen H Fire Van "Longueville"; YYM35191 1939 Bedford Fire Tender "Bristol Aeroplane Co Ltd"; 2 x Y9 1936 Leyland Cub Fire Engine with wheeled escape; YYM35187 1954 Ford Civil Defence Rescue Truck; plus others similar (see photo), some models may be missing small parts or ladders - generally Excellent to Near Mint unboxed (some models require cleaning as dusty from display). (20) £60-£80
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Matchbox Models of Yesteryear group of mostly later issue Collectables Series cars, vans, public service vehicles etc, including YPC03 Mack AC Truck "Stoneleigh Pharmacy Drink Coca Cola"; YYM38052 1948 Land Rover "UK Pheasant Club"; YY053/SA Mercedes Benz 770; YYM36793 Scania Vabis Half Track Snow Bus "North Pole Delivery"; 2 x Y10 1931 Diddler Trolleybus (1) "London Transport"; (2) "London United"; plus others similar (see photo) along with Dinky The Collection VEM02-M Austin Mini Seven and DYM92013 Volkswagen Beetle "McDonalds" - generally Excellent to Near Mint but may be missing small parts (models require cleaning as dusty from display). (36) £60-£70
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Matchbox Models of Yesteryear group of mostly later issue Collectables Series Military Vehicles & Tanks including DYM37580 German Panzer IV; DYM37583 Russian T34/76 Tank; Churchill Mark VII Tank; 3 x various Sherman Tanks; Y38 Rolls Royce Armoured Car and YYM35189 1941 Chevrolet Army Fire Truck - Excellent to Near Mint (would benefit from cleaning as dusty from display). Also included is a group of 6 x recent Made in China Britains Cast Metal Soldiers - Excellent to Near Mint unboxed. (14) £20-£25
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Matchbox Superfast No.25a Ford Cortina GT - metallic blue body, bare metal base, 5-spoke narrow wheels - Excellent (does have some factory paint flaws and base tarnished) in Fair but complete "New" type G box; No.38c Armoured Jeep twin pack issue without rear mounted gun - military green body with "21-Star-11" hood label, black interior, matt black "No.38 Jeep" base, black 5-crown wheels - Excellent Plus (glue showing through label) in Good Plus to Excellent but a little creased at one end "New" type K box and twin pack issue Long Haul Articulated Container Truck "Sea Land" - red tractor unit with amber windows, gloss black trailer with scarce blue containers - Excellent Plus unboxed (would benefit from cleaning as dusty from display). (3) £30-£40
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Matchbox Giftware Series wooden storage box with half cut relief London AEC Omnibus - Mint in Excellent window box; 2 x Superfast No.18b Hondarora Motorcycle - yellow motorcycle with black seat and tan rider, black 5-spoke wheels - both Mint in Excellent to Excellent Plus factory sealed blister packs; early 1980's issue plastic carrier bag illustrating Convoy Series Truck and Audi Quattro - Fair with some damage around handles and original "Matchbox 75" mid 1970's issue paper bag - Fair discoloured but complete. (5) £10-£20
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Matchbox group of Speed Kings and Super Kings. K45 Easy Rider Chopper Motorcycle; K62 Citroen SM Doctors Emergency Car; K53 Hot Fire Engine (damaged and incomplete); K66 Jaguar XJ12 Police Car; K21 Ford Transcontinental Covered Truck & Drawbar Trailer "Continental"; K55 Corvette Caper Cart with Trailer (missing load) - Good to Excellent unboxed (would benefit from cleaning as dusty from display) along with the following empty boxes for (1) K42 Nissan 270X; (2) K49 Ambulance; (3) K50 Street Rod (missing inner tray); (4) K17 Scammell Crusader Articulated Container Truck (missing inner tray) - Good to Excellent along with small plastic circular tray "World's Smallest Matchbox" containing 7 x various vehicles - Excellent. (12) £20-£30
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Matchbox Models of Yesteryear Original large scale tampo print Artwork for Y12 Ford Model T Van "Coca Cola" (both left & right hand tampo print) and 2 x Y5 Talbot Van "Chocolat Menier" - Good to Excellent. (4) £10-£15
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