Matchbox Variations 1953 - 1969

69A COMMER 30 CWT VAN, 2 1/4" (57mm) 1959 Box types B, C & D
Maroon or red body in various shades, black baseplate, yellow "NESTLE'S” decals on sides, silver trim
applied to grille, headlights, front & rear bumpers (A), omitting rear bumper (B), grey plastic wheels
69A4 (B5) 69A4 (B5) 69A67 (D2) 69A7 (D2)
__1. maroon body, trim A, kt, ca ($150 TM) ($60 e) ($100)
__2. same as 1, slightly larger wheels
__3. same as 2, ra ($120 e)
__4. same as 3, trim B
__5. same as 1, trim B, ra
__6. dark red body, slightly larger wheels, trim B, ra
__7. red body, large ft wheels, trim B($150)
__8. same as 7, ft silver plastic wheels ($1,500)
69B HATRA TRACTOR SHOVEL, 3" (78mm) 1965 Box type E
Orange or yellow body and rotating shovel - without (A) or with(B) shovel arm brace, base with square cover
(A) or round cover with hole (B) over rear axle, orange, red or yellow plastic wheels with plastic tyres
69B9 restoration 69B9 (V) 69B4 (E2) 69B8 (E4)
69B3 69B2
__1. orange body & shovel, shovel A, base A, orange wheels, gpt
__2. same as 1, shovel A, base A, red wheels, gpt ($100)
__3. same as 1, shovel A, base A, red wheels, bpt ($250 e)
__4. same as 1, shovel A, base A, yellow wheels, bpt ($35)
__5. same as 1, shovel B, base A, yellow wheels, bpt
69B7
__6. same as 1, shovel B, base B, yellow wheels, bpt
__7. yellow body & shovel, shovel B, base B, red wheels, bpt ($450 e) ($300)
__8. same as 7, shovel B, base B, yellow wheels, bpt($45 TM) ($25)
__9. orange body, yellow shovel, yellow wheels, bpt ($750)
70A FORD THAMES ESTATE CAR, 2 1/8" (55mm) 1959 Box types B & D
Yellow upper body, turquoise lower half, with or without clear or light tinted green plastic windows, with &
without silver grille, headlights & bumpers (silver trim deleted from rear bumper in later models), black
baseplate with interior having short brace & 4 ejector rings (A) or long brace with crossbars & ejector ring in
centre (B), roof interior without (A) or with (B) rivets, 2 rounded axles with plastic wheels
__1. no windows, base A, roof A, kt gpw ($90 e) ($85)
__2. same as 1, roof B
__3. clear windows, base A, roof B ($70 e)
__4. green windows, base A, roof B
__5. same as 4, base B 70A1 (D2) 70A7 (B4)
__6. clear windows, base B, roof B, kt spw ($80)
__7. green windows, base B, roof B, kt spw
__8. same as 6, finer tread, spw
__9. same as 7, finer tread spw
__10. same as 7, finer tread, gpw
__11. same as 7, finer tread bpw ($100 TM) ($75)
__12. same as 7, very fine tread bpw 70A10 (B5) 70A11 (D2)