Matchbox Superfast MB22-c Pontiac GP Sports Coupe

The #22 Pontiac GP joined the SuperFast range in 1970 but was deleted within a year.
It was always packaged in ´G´ boxes or USA or Canada blisterpacks with copyright dates 1969 or 1970.
The Pontiac was recoloured to stunning purple clearcoat over silver primer which can be found in 3 distinct shades. A handful of pre-productions are known to survive fitted with standard red regular wheels bodies with opening doors and purplish wine coloured bodies (same standard colour as used on #19 Lotus F1) fitted with opening doors.
All known red painted #22c SuperFast bodies with cast shut doors were in fact painted & assembled in Brazil in 1971 by Roly toys from components supplied by Lesney in the UK (other colours may have been produced in Brazil).
All of these cars were usually fitted with thin 11x2mm solid or hollow 5 slot wheels although what appear to be the last issues in the lightest and darkest shades do commonly feature hollow thin 10.5x2mm 5 slot wheels.
Lesney dropped masked silver trim spraying with the regular wheels, although collectors have in many cases brushed on their own silver trim , so no premium should ever be paid for this, most probably, non-existant variation.