Matchbox Variations 1953 - 1969

4B MASSEY HARRIS TRACTOR, 1 5/8" (40mm) 1957 Box type B
Red body, no mudguards, tan driver in various shades connected to rear axle, open (A) or closed (B) gap
between driver's arms & legs, solid metal front wheels, hollow inside rear wheels with gold hubs in various
shades, open engine, "Lesney/England" & No 4 cast inside body
4B1 (B2) 4B3 4B4 (B1) (V)
__1. driver A, mw, ca ($90 e) ($80)
__2. driver B, mw, ca
__3. driver A, smaller wheels, gpw, ca ($170 e) ($90)
__4. same as 3, driver B ($85 TM)
__5. driver A, smaller wheels, gpw, ra ($160 e)
__6. same as 5, driver B
4C TRIUMPH MOTORCYCLE & SIDECAR, 2 1/8" (54mm) 1960 Box types B, C & D
Silver blue body, wire wheels with black plastic tyres, sidecar connecting blocks can be thin (A) or wide (B),
sidecar/mudguard brace can be short (A) or extending all round mudguard (B)
4C1 Half brace Full brace Wide block Thin block
__1. blocks A, mudguard brace A, thin raised line between cycle & sidecar on base ($125 TM) ($120 e)
__2. same as 1, finer tread bpt
__3. same as 2, mudguard brace B ($150 TM) ($140 e)
__4. same as 3, connecting blocks B
__5. metallic copper body (with 66B Harley Davidson wheels, tyres and rear axle) *($2,500+)
*Possibly went through Harley Davidson production line & fitted out as such
4D DODGE STAKE TRUCK, 2 7/8" (74mm) 1967 Box types E & F
Yellow cab & chassis, green tinted windows, unpainted metal baseplate & grille with large lettering & no tow
slot (A) or small lettering & tow slot (B), 6 black plastic wheels on 3 rounded axles
4D1 E4 box
4D3 F2 box
__1. blue-green stakes, baseplate A($130 e) ($180 V) ($150 W) ($200)
__2. green stakes, baseplate A ($25 W) ($35)
__3. same as 2, baseplate B