Lesney enjoyed huge success with their various issues in the 1960's, to prop up ever decreasing sales of the new Matchbox mainline a Minivan has joined the line , this one is a real success.
The first issue was in tan and widely available in the UK ,the second issue was a very limited run of just 600 for a swapmeet in New Mexico , USA :-
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Next came a release in Emerald green to celebrate 55 years of Matchbox , this one was in the mainline and quite easy to find , a version of this was given out by Mattel reps at the German trade toyfair.
Further use was made of the green model at the Leipzig show in Germany.
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The next model in gold was unique to a 10 pack.
The Best of British 2008 series benefitted from a Pale green version.
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The 2008 Superfast Series was only released in the USA , the packaging as can be seen was vastly improved , most of the Mini Vans were found with the retro wheels , but a much harder find was the tri spoke issue.
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The 2008 mainline contained a Yellow/ Orange offering , but much harder to find was a UK exclusive for a toy show in Stratford-Upon-Avon , this code 1 model was a limited run of just 400 pieces.
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The 2009 pre-toyfair model is one of the best colour schemes used so far ,
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A 2008 5 pack produced further wheel variations :-
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A 3 pack contained a model from a cancelled promotion.
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Pic from eBay |
The 2009 all exclusive 10 pack included another Richies Pizza model , whilst the '09 Best of British range included another eye catching colour scheme.
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The first batch of 2009 included this example in red, the latter half of the year saw a 5 pack issue.
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Some (not so) bright spark at Mattel thought this 2010 issue would benefit from not being issued in ROW markets (including the UK !) :-
Batch B of 2011 included this version in Black on the new style card :-
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