Matchbox Variations 1953 - 1969

K10-B SCAMMELL PIPE TRUCK, 1967, 8” (203mm) Box types W2, W3 & W4
Yellow cab with green tinted windows and silver airhorns. The bumper, headlights, exhaust and cab step all cast
as one piece. Black plastic grille and black decals on each door. The baseplate can be without the model
number or numbered K10-K19. The tractor and yellow trailer had unpainted metal rotating pipe carriers bearing
grey plastic pipes. Early issue had 6 light grey pipe whilst later issue had dark grey pipes and door decals were
replaced with labels. Red plastic wheels with black plastic tyres.
__1. un-numbered baseplate, light grey pipes, door decals ($180 V)
__2. numbered baseplate, light grey pipes, door decals ($90 V) ($100 e)
__3. numbered baseplate, dark grey pipes, door labels ($90 V) ($110 e)
K11-A FORDSON TRACTOR & TRAILER,
1963, 6 1/4” (158mm) Box types K1, K3 & W2
Blue tractor & trailer chassis with grey tipper trailer with hydosleeves. Tractor with silver trim to grille and
“FORDSON SUPER MAJOR” decals applied to engine cover sides above the engine. Early issue had unpainted
metal steering wheel, later coloured blue. Wheels hubs are either orange or red, with black plastic tyres.
__1. silver metal steering wheel, red hubs ($100 V)
__2. silver metal steering wheel, orange hubs ($100 V)
__3. blue metal steering wheel, red hubs ($100 V) ($95 e)
__4. blue metal steering wheel, orange hubs ($100 V)
K11-B DAF CAR TRANSPORTER, 1969, 9” (228mm) Box types W4
The first issue colour was a metallic blue cab with a gold trailer with blue and silver foil “DAF” labels on the
sides. The trailer had black wheel blocks on the top ramp. The second issue was a yellow cab, ramp and upper
trailer deck with an orange lower deck. The wheel blocks started black but later changed to red plastic. The cab
had a white interior, windows are either clear or light blue plastic. Black hydrosleeves support the upper deck
and the wheels were red plastic with black plastic tyres. A rare pre-production model had a metallic blue cab
and silver trailer with metallic blue ramp.
__ . pre-production, metallic blue cab & ramp, silver trailer, no labels ($350 V)
__1. metallic blue cab, clear windows, gold trailer, “DAF” labels ($150 V)
__2. metallic blue cab, blue tinted windows, gold trailer, “DAF” labels ($150 V)
__3. yellow cab, ramp & upper deck, clear windows, orange trailer, “DAF” labels ($100 V) ($150 e)
__4. yellow cab, ramp & upper deck, blue tinted windows, orange trailer, “DAF” labels ($150 V)