Matchbox Variations 1953 - 1969

K9-A AVELING BARFORD DIESEL ROAD ROLLER, 1962, 3 3/4” (95mm) Box types W1 & W2
Green body, red metal wheels, red or grey plastic driver. “AVELING BARFORD DIESEL ROLLER” decals on
front side of engine cover.
__1. grey plastic driver ($120 V)
__2. red plastic driver ($120 V) ($65 e)
K9-B CLAAS COMBINE HARVESTER,
1967, 5 1/2” (140mm) Box types W2 & W4
First issue, green body, with red tynes, yellow plastic steering wheel, red wheel hubs with black plastic tyres.
Green & white “CLAAS” decals (later changed to labels). Next issue had red body, with yellow tynes, yellow
plastic steering wheel & wheel hubs. Early versions retained green labels but soon replaced with red labels. Can
be found with & without driver.
__1. green body, red tynes, white driver, red wheels, green & white decals ($70 V)
__2. green body, red tynes, white driver, red wheels, green & white labels ($70 V)
__3. green body, red tynes, no driver, red wheels, green & white labels ($50 V)
__4. red body, yellow tynes,, tan driver, yellow wheels, green & white labels ($150 V)
__5. red body, yellow tynes,, tan driver, yellow wheels, red labels ($90 V)
__6. red body, yellow tynes,, no driver, yellow wheels, red labels ($70 V)
K10-A AVELING BARFORD TRACTOR SHOVEL, 1963, 4 1/8” (105mm) Box types W1 & W2
Turquoise body, with dark red plastic seat & steering wheel. Early issues had a separate air filter cast on the
side which was deleted in later issues. Metal wheels, later changed to red plastic with black plastic tyres.
“AVELING BARFORD” decals on engine cover sides with motif on the front.
__1. separate cast air filter, silver metal wheels ($100 V) ($105 e)
__2. separate cast air filter, red plastic wheels ($100 V)
__3. without air filter, silver metal wheels ($100 V)
__4. without air filter, red plastic wheels ($100 V)