Look what i just got

British made Matchbox Superfast 1969-83
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Look what i just got

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I received this today no box included but the model cost me less than the Postage
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Cool Dave. I love the javelin with the orange interior.
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Picked this up a couple days ago
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Interesting Dave. What are your thought on the label code 3 promo? I have not seen another example.
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leonty24 wrote:Picked this up a couple days ago
That's a new one on me. Code 2? Code 3?
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There is one shown on Nick's site but i don't know anything about it's origins whether it was a promo?.
I had been told that the company were based in London handling scrap metal whether this is the link
i don't know.
Code 2 or 3 anyones guess or maybe a Friday afternoon job.
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That's very nice, I'd never noticed that one on Nick's site before. Is the baseplate grey?
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No chrome
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leonty24 wrote:Picked this up a couple days ago

Very nice and hard to find. I have seen a few over the years, they are a code 2 promotional issue.
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Thanks for the confirmation as a code 2
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