When buying your kid a toy, I'd highly recommend buying one that isn't too small that they'll choke and risking the life of your child. Also, avoid him playing online casinos and gambling within those video games.
10-A and B Scammell Scarab Mechanical Horse and Trailer, 1/87 scale, Introduced in 1955, the 10-A first version was deleted in 1967. That is the first one shown with the grey trailer. A slightly larger version came out in 1958 and was deleted in 1960. This one had a beige trailer with ribs. Other than the first image, the others are 10-B.
11-A ERF Petrol Tanker, 1/130 scale, Introduced in 1955, deleted in 1957.
This one initially was introduced with a now ver rare green body, followed by a butterscotch colour, then light yellow and finally red. Red sometimes came with an Esso decal on the back of the tank and for a very short time, Esso decals on both sides and the rear.
11-B ERF Petrol Tanker, 1/100 scale, Introduced in 1958, deleted in 1954.
This issue only came in red. It looks the same as 11-A but is larger. It has a large Esso decal on the rear.
11-A ERF Petrol Tanker, 1/130 scale, Introduced in 1955, deleted in 1957.
This one initially was introduced with a now ver rare green body, followed by a butterscotch colour, then light yellow and finally red. Red sometimes came with an Esso decal on the back of the tank and for a very short time, Esso decals on both sides and the rear.
11-B ERF Petrol Tanker, 1/100 scale, Introduced in 1958, deleted in 1954.
This issue only came in red. It looks the same as 11-A but is larger. It has a large Esso decal on the rear.
I have these various tankers as well (except the butterscotch version) and love them.
13-A Bedford Wreck Truck, 1/110 scale, Introduced in 1955, deleted in 1957
The 13-A Wreck Truck, based on a Bedford "O" Type, was the first model to be issued as No. 13 in the Matchbox Series. It had a short crane box, no model number or desciption on the base and its crane jib was kept in place by a clip.
13-B Bedford Wreck Truck, 1/100 scale, Introduced in 1958, deleted in 1960.
13-A was replaced in 1958 by a second Wreck Truck, also based on a Bedford "O" Type. 13-B had a longer crane box, a model number and desciption on the base, and its crane jib was kept in place by the rear axle
13-C Thames Trader Wreck Truck, 1/100 scale, Introduced in 1960, deleted in 1964. This one came with either grey or black wheels.
Got 'em....love 'em. I recall as a pre-schooler creating Matchbox accident scenes and towing away the wrecks with my tan Bedford. Occasionally I would sacrifice the odd one with my Dad's hammer and make it a true wreck. Lol. None of my childhood toys survived; I had to collect them since 1990 via ebay and the like.
The Diamond T 980 heavy military tank transporter was made from 1941. It was a twelve-ton truck powered by an 895 cubic inch Hercules DXFE OHV inline six-cylinder diesel engine developing 185bhp.
15-A Diamond Prime Mover , 1/140 scale, Introduced in 1955, deleted in 1958.
The Prime Mover came out for the year 1955 in yellow before switching to dark orange for 1956 through 1958.
It was intended to be paired with the 16-A Atlantic trailer.
16-A Atlantic Trailer , 1/140 scale, Introduced in 1955, deleted in 1959.
The trailer was intended to attach to the Diamond T Prime Mover.
The Rotinoff Super Atlantic is a 6×4 ballast tractor made by the British company Rotinoff Motors Ltd. The Swiss Army bought ten of them in 1958, which they used to pull trailers built by Scheuerle with a payload capacity of 50 tons. It is powered by a 333 hp. Rolls-Royce motor.
15-B Rotinoff Super Atlantic Tractor , 1/138 scale, Introduced in 1959, deleted in 1962.
It was intended to be paired with the 16-B Super Atlantic trailer. Came in shades of orange with either grey or black wheels.
16-B Super Atlantic Trailer , 1/138 scale, Introduced in 1960, deleted in 1962.
Came in shades of orange with either grey or black wheels.
Looking at these early Matchbox vehicles, I thought I would step back to an earlier number. I have not talked about cars so far, just other vehicles.This Ford Anglia is a British automobile of some significance.
Ford Anglia
The Ford Anglia is a small family car which was designed and manufactured by Ford UK. It is related to the Ford Prefect and the later Ford Popular. The Anglia name was applied to various models between 1939 and 1967. A total of 1,594,486 Anglias were produced. It was replaced by the Ford Escort. It gained popularity internationally because of its appearance in several Harry Potter films.
The Ford Anglia as seen in the Harry Potter films.
The Flying Ford Anglia was a light blue Ford Anglia 105E Deluxe that was enchanted by Arthur Weasley to fly, as well as to become invisible, with the use of a specially installed device called an Invisibility Booster. It was also modified so that it could fit eight people, six trunks, two owls, and a rat comfortably.
7-B Ford Anglia 1/62 scale, Introduced in 1961, deleted in 1966.
