Matchbox Variations 1953 - 1969

46B PICKFORDS REMOVAL VAN, 2 5/8" (66mm) 1960 Box types B, C, D & E
First issue painted blue with black baseplate, off white plastic sliding rear door, silver trim applied to grille,
headlights & bumpers (A), silver trim applied to grille & front bumper (B). Later issue recoloured to green
3 body castings:
(i) one vertical casting line on container front above cab, square pattern radiator grille without GUY at the
top, container sides are plain
(ii) two vertical casting lines on the front sides, diamond patterned radiator with GUY at the top, container
sides have cab steps & the left side has a petrol cap & tool box
(iii) as type 2 with the addition of a raised rear bumper
3 different decals:
(A) 3 line decal PICKFORDS - REMOVERS & STORERS - BRANCHES IN ALL LARGE TOWNS,
(B) 2 line decals PICKFORDS - REMOVERS & STORERS,
(C) 1 line decal Beales Bealesons with large sun logo
46B1 (B5) 46B1 (C) 46B3 (D1)
46B18
46B10 (D1) 46B14 (D2) 46B20
__1. dark blue body, casting (i), decal (A), trim (A), kt gpw($140 e)($125)
__2. same as 1, smaller kt gpw ($200 TM) ($400 e)
__3. same as 2, casting (ii) ($160 e)
__4. same as 1, smaller kt spw ($175)
__5. same as 4, casting (ii)
__6. same as 1, kt spw
__7. same as 1, casting (ii), decal (B) ($320 e) ($200) 46B7 (JW)
46B21
__8. same as 7, smaller kt gpw ($255 TM)
__9. same as 8, smaller kt spw ($500)
__10. green body, casting (ii), decal (A), trim (A) kt gpw ($90)
__11. same as 10, smaller kt gpw
__12. same as 11, spw ($100)
__13. same as 10, kt bpw ($80 TM) ($60)
__14. same as 10, smaller finer tread gpw ($90)
__15. same as 14, spw ($100)
__16. same as 10, very small fine tread bpw ($60)
__17. same as 14, finer tread bpw ($100 TM)
__18. same as 17, trim (B), very fine tread bpw
__19. same as 18, larger bpw
46B20
__20. same as 18, casting (iii) - raised rear bumper ($260 e)
__21. Light brown body, casting (ii), decal (C), no trim, very fine tread bpw*($1,500)
*Pickfords commissioned Lesney to produce a model. These were usually given away to customers.
Near the end of the model's production the Bournemouth based department store of Beales also gave away
a variation of this model. Lesney supplied around 3,000 unpainted bodies, black bases, wheels & axles. The
bodies were painted, reassembled & decals applies in the Bournemouth area