Silver bike rider

British made Matchbox Superfast 1969-83
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Silver bike rider

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Recent eBay purchase, never seen a silver rider before ?
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You kept that one quiet Tim, very nice. Jason
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New one on me!! Was this done in the factory or has this been customed??
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I think it's original Al. It looks plated and the original seller never had a premium price on it. When I asked if it was silver as it was a bad picture, seller replied yes, so I took a gamble, only come in the post yesterday morning J.
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Could this be a totally unique model?

I may be mistaken, but i dont think I have ever seen one with a silver/chromed rider. I don't have any examples of the #33in my collection. So I am not familiar all the known rider/bike colour combinations.

Nice find Tim!
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Is this actually properly plated and not painted with modern chrome look paint???
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I would say plated Mick, it doesn't look home done.
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The silverrider looks great, never seen before! :o
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