regular wheels 1-9 from Frank's Matchbox Lesney pages

Regular Wheels 1-9

5/3/06
[NONE of these cars are for sale].

1A DIESEL ROAD ROLLER, issued 1953

1. dark green body, red mw

1B ROAD ROLLER, issued 1955, 2 1/4"

2. light green body, red mw, light tan driver

1C ROAD ROLLER, issued 1958, 2 3/8"

1. lt. green body, red mw

2. dark green body, red mw

1D AVELING BARFORD ROAD ROLLER, issued 1962, 3"

1. dark green body, red plastic rollers

1E MERCEDES BENZ LORRY, Issued 1968

1. mint green body, orange canopy

2A DUMPER, issued 1953, 1 5/8"

1. green body, red dump, green mw

2. green body, red dump, unpainted mw

2A2 and 2B1

2B DUMPER, issued 1957, 1 7/8"

1. green body, red dump, unpainted mw, no.2 cast

2C MUIR HILL DUMPER, issued 1961

1. red cab, green dump, bpw, "Laing" decals

2D MERCEDES TRAILER, Issued 1968

1. Blue body & barrel, orange mw

3A CEMENT MIXER, issued 1953

1. Blue body & barrel, orange mw

2. Blue body & barrel, gpw

3B BEDFORD TIPPER, issued 1961

2. gray cab, red dump, gpw

3. gray cab, maroon dump, bpw

3C MERCEDES BENZ "BINZ" AMBULANCE Issued 1968

1. off white body, red cross labels

4A MASSEY HARRIS TRACTOR, issued 1954

1. red body, rear fenders cast, mw

4B MASSEY HARRIS TRACTOR, issued 1957

1. red body, no fenders cast, no.4 cast, mw

4C TRIUMPH MOTORCYCLE & SIDECAR, issued 1960

1. silver blue body, bp tires

4D DODGE STAKE TRUCK, Issued 1967

1. yellow cab, blue-green stakes

5A LONDON BUS, issued 1954, 2"

1. red body, "Buy Matchbox series" labels

5B LONDON BUS, issued 1957, 2 1/4 "

1. red body, "Buy Matchbox Series" decals, mw

3. red body, "Players Please" decals, gpw

5C LONDON BUS, issued 1961, 2 9/16"

1. red body, "Player's Please" decals, gpw

2. red body, "Visco Static" decals, gpw

5D LONDON BUS, issued 1965, 2 3/4"

1. red body, "Longlife" decals, bpw

2. red body, "Visco Static" decals, bpw

6A QUARRY TRUCK, issued 1954, 2 1/8"

1. orange cab, gray dump, mw

6B QUARRY TRUCK, issued 1957, 2 ½"

2. yellow body, bpw

6C EUCLID QUARRY TRUCK, issued 1964

1. yellow body, recessed rear tires

6D FORD PICKUP TRUCK, Issued 1968

1. red body, white canopy, bpw, white grille

7A HORSE DRAWN MILK FLOAT, issued 1954

1. orange body, silver painted bottle load, mw

7B FORD ANGLIA, issued 1961

2. lt. blue body, spw

7C FORD REFUSE TRUCK, Issued 1966

1. orange cab, silver metal loader, gray plastic dump

8A CATERPILLAR TRACTOR, issued 1955, 1½"

2. light yellow body, red driver. With painted yellow rollers (model spray-painted after assembly) Not listed in CM book

3. dark yellow body

8B CATERPILLAR TRACTOR, issued 1959, 1 5/8"
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8C CATERPILLAR TRACTOR, issued 1961, 1 7/8"

1. yellow body, metal rollers

8D CATERPILLAR TRACTOR, Issued 1964, 2"

1. yellow body, bp rollers

8E FORD MUSTANG FASTBACK, Issued 1966

1. white body, red interior, bpt

2. orange body, red interior, bpt

9A DENNIS FIRE ESCAPE, issued 1955

1. red body, no front bumper or number cast

9B DENNIS FIRE ESCAPE, issued 1957

1. red body, front bumper cast no.9 cast, mw

9C MERRYWEATHER MARQUIS FIRE ENGINE, issued 1959

1. red body, tan ladder, gpw

3. red body, gold ladder, bpw

9D BOAT AND TRAILER, Issued 1966

1/2(?). dull/bright blue deck, white, hull, dark blue trailer

Variation descriptions Lesney's Matchbox® Toys, Regular Wheel Years, 1947-1969, © 1992, & Encyclopedia of Matchbox® Toys, © 1997, 1999 [2nd Ed.], by Charlie Mack, reprinted with permission

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