Matchbox Variations 1953 - 1969

38C HONDA MOTORCYCLE & TRAILER, 2 7/8" (74mm) 1967 Box types E & F
Metallic blue-green motorcycle with wire wheels, black plastic tyres, with small large or double ejector ring on
left or right side of motorcycle oil tank, trailer comes with & without small label or large label or decal
"HONDA", with & without decal guidelines, guidelines, trailer base with short or extended axle channel, with
2 or 4 casting rings on flat base or raised blocks*
__1. orange trailer, no decal guides, no decals, short axle
channel, no channel brace ($65 TM) ($30)
__2. same as 1, “HONDA” decals ($80 W) ($50)
__3. yellow trailer, large "HONDA" decal, short axle
channel, no channel brace ($55 TM) ($30)
__4. same as 3, long axle channel 38C1 (E4) 38C2 (E4)
__5. same as 4, large "Honda" label
__6. same as 4, small "Honda" label
38C3
*Range of short/long axle channel & ring/block/brace combinations give variety of trailer variations
39A FORD ZODIAC CONVERTIBLE, 2 5/8" (68mm) 1957 Box types B & C
Pale to rich peach body, tan driver with gap or infill between arms & legs, silver grille, bumpers, with &
without red painted rear lights, turquoise interior of various shades & baseplate with tow hook. Early models
can have open side window - later closed
__1. pale peach body, tan interior & base, open window, mw, flat head ca ($500) 39A2
__2. pale peach body, tan interior & base, closed window, mw, ca
__3. same as 2, light green interior, open window ($140 W) ($150 e) ($90)
__4. same as 2, light green interior, closed window
__5. same as 2, ra ($145 TM) ($420 e) ($110)
39A3
__6. same as 2, kt gpw, ca ($120)
__7. darker peach body, blue-green interior, ca ($175 e)
__8. same as 7, ra
__9. same as 8, sea-green interior
__10. same as 7, larger kt spw, ra ($200) 39A5 39A6**Note 2B driver
__11. same as 7, larger kt gpw, ra ($200)
39B PONTIAC CONVERTIBLE, 2 3/4" (70mm) 1962 Box types C, D & E
With & without silver trim to grille, headlights & bumper, cream or ivory interior, red, cream or ivory steering
wheel (separately moulded & inserted through hole in dashboard or moulded as part of the interior and
folded back into a recess in dashboard), red or black baseplate with tow hook,, green tinted windshield
39B (D2)
39B12 (E3)
39C7
__1. metallic purple body, red steering wheel, cream interior, red base, kt spw ($155 e) ($130 TM)
__2. same as 1, kt gpw ($1,500)
__3. pale yellow body, red steering wheel, red base, kt spw ($75 TM) ($100)
__4. pale yellow body, ivory steering wheel, red base, kt spw
__5. pale yellow body, red steering wheel, red base, kt gpw
__6. pale yellow body, ivory steering wheel, red base, kt gpw ($80 TM) ($90)
__7. pale yellow body, red steering wheel, red base, ft spw ($100)
__8. same as 7, ivory steering wheel (140TM) ($90)
__9. pale yellow body, ivory steering wheel, black base, kt spw ($200 TM)* purple car box
__10. same as 9, ft spw ($95)
__11. same as 9, kt gpw
__12. same as 9, ft gpw ($100)
__13. same as 9, ft bpw
__14. same as 9, finer tread bpw ($75 e) ($450 e) ($60)
__15. same as 9, silver trim to grille only, finer tread bpw,
__16. same as 15, very fine tread bpw
__17. same as 16, very ft smaller bpw