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kerbside wrote:Here we are Hugh, I posted this photo of colours in my Casting Show.



The Greenish coloured model is the 1st issue with the Silver/Grey base plate, also the roof rack and the boat are a much lighter Green, it also is with-out any Silver trim on it.

George T.

Note also that evidently at some point the silver trim to the headlights was dropped, leaving silver trim on the grille only — see the middle car in George's photo, above. Back in the mid-1970s I bought a batch of regular wheel models (new old stock in a store) and there were around a dozen Ford Corsairs, and about half had the silver grille only.

Dave R.

Hello Dave R, I did mention that the one with missing Silver trim is the 1st issue as it has the Silver-Grey base, it has no Silver trim on the model at all.



George T.

Apologies, George, you did say that and I overlooked it! I don't recall seeing or hearing of a "no silver trim" Corsair before, so I was just focusing on your first photo with no silver on the headlights, sorry.

But I do remember a batch of Corsairs with silver grille but no silver headlights, I'll have to see if I might still have one to photograph, or perhaps someone else has one of these?

Dave R.

kerbside wrote:Hello Dave R, I did mention that the one with missing Silver trim is the 1st issue as it has the Silver-Grey base, it has no Silver trim on the model at all.

George T.

Hi George,
please check your models, I think that there is a mistake. The model without the silver trim (very late variation) has an unpainted base plate. The model with silver trim should have the silver-grey base plate.
Antonin

Dave R wrote: But I do remember a batch of Corsairs with silver grille but no silver headlights, I'll have to see if I might still have one to photograph, or perhaps someone else has one of these?

Dave R.

Hi Dave
Here is the variation :
a) silver trim to grille & headlights
b) silver trim to grille
Antonin

Hello Antonin, yes I stand corrected you are right, that's the trouble having the models in one room and the computer in another room.

Sorry about that, must be my age.

George T.

Thanks George for checking it. I am also an old man with poor eyes. As I have checked my late models I have found the third variation of the bonnet.
Antonin

Idris wrote:The NAMC’s “Catalog of all Series Matchbox Models” (second edition) has variation ...45-2D (off-white).

See thread here.

The 45b With and with-out Silver Trim.

Three 45b models different colour models and a different colour boat.

George T.

Please note that the first post in this topic has been updated with information gleaned from Lesney link