"MATCHBOX" copies etc.

[Viewfield]

Here are some of mine. Not sure if they are "Matchbox Copies" but they look similar!.

Rod

[GHOSTHUNTER]

Hello Viewfield, there are clearly some "Matchbox" inspired models in your pictures except the black Rolls-Royce, this is something marketd by 'SUMMER' as model no.S 692, in black or silver-grey (shown in my picture below), and with different wheel designs. In that playworn condition it is worth about 50p in the UK. so you can not retire on the proceeds of that one...!

Ghosty.

[Sir_Matchbox_96]

Hi,

yesterday I found this piece on German Ebay:

http://www.ebay.de/itm/Maxwell-India-6- ... 4ad5590b33

This set contains six copies. (4 Matchbox, 1 Corgi and 1 Siku) See yourself!

The price....mh...very optimistic!

Have a nice weekend,
Linus

[GHOSTHUNTER]

Thank you for the link Sir_Matchbox_96, I have never seen this set before only a few of the included "Matchbox" copied cars, never knew they copied the Corgi Junior Lotus Esprit '007 James Bond' model, truly amazing stuff...the price...249 EUROS...HMM! sadly not for me at that price.

You have a nice weekend as well Linus, cheers,

GHOSTHUNTER.

[nickjones]

Hi Rod.
Your first picture: The 6 wheeled tipper is a Morestone which was made circa 1954-57 by Rodney Smith the Lesney founder who quit Lesney in 1951.
The 4 wheeled tipper with "Construction" sticker is a Lone Star 'Tuf Tots', The rest I am not familiar with so they are either USA made or possibly Japan / hong kong, But very nice whatever they are.

[GHOSTHUNTER]

Here is a K-14, Taylor 'Jumbo' Crane and a plastic copy by 'Clifford'.

GHOSTHUNTER.

[Sir_Matchbox_96]

Hi all,

I found the next 3 Matchbox copies on Ebay:

Rw #75a Ford Thunderbird
http://www.ebay.de/itm/1958-Ford-Thunde ... 4d1dd40061

Moy Y 13a and Y 14a made by 'cle bonux'
http://www.ebay.de/itm/Matchbox-Lensey- ... 2c83bba018

The Ford looks cool And have a look at Y 13a! Very brazenly copied, it's only a reverse colour copie made in plastic

Have a nice day,
Linus

[GHOSTHUNTER]

Thank you Sir_Matchbox_96 for the two links. The Ford I have not seen before and the Santa Fe looks familiar from an earlier post in this thread.

'BONUX' are from France and tend to be used as promotional models for various household cleaning products from 'Proctor & Gamble'. The plastic models are connected to 'CLE', 'CITGO', 'PRIOR' and 'BELLE EPOCHE' plastic vehicle ranges, all marketed in France with the 'Belle Epoche' models coming to the UK during the 1970's.

GHOSTHUNTER.

[GHOSTHUNTER]

Just checked back in this thread (page 18), and found the 'LIDO TOYS' topic has a Santa Fe model on their blister carded sets and apart from the motion wheels, it looks suspiciously like the 'Bonux' version mentioned above, edited picture of the 'Bonux' is shown below.

GHOSTHUNTER.

[ford_a_30]

Finially showing some copies I won on Ebay awhile back. I was unaware of the scale difference when bidding, interesting though.