MATCHBOX MODELS OF YESTERYEAR COLLECTION - 5X DIE-CAST VEHICLES CIRCA 1970S-1980S

A CHARMING COLLECTION OF FIVE MATCHBOX MODELS OF YESTERYEAR DIE-CAST VEHICLES, REPRESENTING CLASSIC BRITISH AND VINTAGE AUTOMOTIVE DESIGNS. THIS COLLECTION SHOWCASES THE ICONIC RED CARDBOARD PACKAGING WITH GOLD EMBOSSED LETTERING CHARACTERISTIC OF THE MODELS OF YESTERYEAR RANGE.

COLLECTION CONTENTS:
THE LOT COMPRISES EIGHT INDIVIDUAL MODELS INCLUDING:
- Y-19 1936 AUBURN SPEEDSTER (CREAM AND RED)
- Y-11 1932 BUGATTI TYPE 51 (BLUE)
- Y-16 1960 FERRARI DINO 246 V12 (RED)
- Y-14 1935 ERA R.1-B (BLACK)
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SPECIFICATIONS:
- MAKER: MATCHBOX (LESNEY PRODUCTS), BRITISH MANUFACTURE
- PERIOD: 1970S-1980S PRODUCTION
- MATERIAL: DIE-CAST METAL BODIES WITH PLASTIC WHEELS
- PACKAGING: ORIGINAL CARDBOARD BOXES WITH PRINTED GRAPHICS AND MODEL IDENTIFICATION

CONDITION ASSESSMENT:
THE MODELS THEMSELVES ARE IN GOOD CONDITION WITH ORIGINAL DIE-CAST FINISHES INTACT. PAINT SHOWS MINOR WEAR CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND DISPLAY. ALL WHEELS ROTATE FREELY AND MODELS REMAIN MECHANICALLY SOUND. THE ORIGINAL PACKAGING, WHILST SHOWING AGE-RELATED CREASING AND COLOUR FADING TYPICAL OF VINTAGE CARDBOARD BOXES, REMAINS LARGELY LEGIBLE WITH CLEAR MODEL IDENTIFICATION VISIBLE.

PROVENANCE:
PRIVATE COLLECTION. THESE MODELS REPRESENT A POPULAR COLLECTING SERIES FROM THE 1970S-1980S PERIOD, WHEN MATCHBOX MODELS OF YESTERYEAR WERE PRODUCED AS PREMIUM DIE-CAST OFFERINGS FEATURING CLASSIC VEHICLES FROM AUTOMOTIVE HISTORY.

MATCHBOX MODELS OF YESTERYEAR REMAIN HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE, PARTICULARLY WHEN RETAINED IN ORIGINAL PACKAGING. THIS COLLECTION OFFERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO ACQUIRE MULTIPLE EXAMPLES FROM THIS ICONIC BRITISH TOY MANUFACTURER IN THEIR ORIGINAL PRESENTATION BOXES.

Item Size: Height: 20cm, Width: 30cm, Depth: 20cm, Weight: 0.5Kg

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

548752+127

Location of item: 9 Hi-Tech Drive, Toormina, NSW, Australia

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