Found at Sandown today

[Idris]

It does match this quite closely...

Looks spot on to me!

[tjlglass]

Other side.

[motorman]

Congratulations Timbo a unique piece of Matchbox history preserved for ever!!!

[Moyboy]

Very similar to the Superfast #64 Cat d-9 Tractor produced in 1979, did they still do wood mock up's in 1979 ?

Tim, I'm 100% sure they still did wooden mockups as I have one for the Y10 Maserati which came out around this time

[tjlglass]

Thanks Mick, I think the mystery has been solved and this is indeed the mould for the #64.

[matchboxmarcel]

very nice Tim.
I miss Sandown.

marcel

[tjlglass]

We'll all have to meet for a coffe in November.

[nearlymint]

A superb piece of matchbox history Tim,J

[tjlglass]

It would be interesting to know how many of these survived as I was told that once that no longer had use for them they were thrown into the Furness to burn ?

[Idris]

It would be interesting to know how many of these survived as I was told that once that no longer had use for them they were thrown into the Furness to burn ?

Whilst that may have been true in the very early days, latterly, I would have expected the factory to have had gas- or diesel-fired boilers (perhaps with some kind of electrical heating for the melts), therefore making the skip a far more likely destination.