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I'm not sure if I'm right here but I assume this model is a very early one, non metallic green as opposed to brighter green of later issues. This would date it's release to late 1969 early 1970. Also it has the round 7 label rather than the later square 7 label or 45 label. I therefore would have thought the wheels on it would have been narrow, solid or hollow. These wheels look like the later issued wide wheels from the late 1970 or early 1971.

Cheers Steve.
Matchboxkiwi

I'm not sure where these fit in the timescale but mine is the same as Alex's with wide wheels
Alex have I mentioned mine was only 75p in a job lot

matchboxkiwi wrote:I'm not sure if I'm right here but I assume this model is a very early one, non metallic green as opposed to brighter green of later issues. This would date it's release to late 1969 early 1970. Also it has the round 7 label rather than the later square 7 label or 45 label. I therefore would have thought the wheels on it would have been narrow, solid or hollow. These wheels look like the later issued wide wheels from the late 1970 or early 1971.

Cheers Steve.
Matchboxkiwi

Hi Steve, the wheels are correct for this code 1 variation, at 11.5 x 4mm (hollow) 5 slot . I beleive that some pre production versions of the group 6 were fitted with solid 11 x 2mm solid wheels. Now that would be a nice find!!

Preproduction models exist with narrow wheels. My understanding is that all production models had wide wheels and that they were specifically developed for this model (or, at least, this was the first model they were fitted to).
The initial release was a mixture of metallic and non-metallic green models, the non-metallic version allegedly being more common in Germany. Subsequent releases were metellic green.

There we go then! You do learn something every day. Thank you for that information.

Cheers Steve

motorman wrote:This is without doubt my best find to date....My Holy Grail!!!!. For £5 plus postage this arrived through my letterbox this week. I am still pinching myself!!!!!!.

I showed it to Nick Jones the other night and he recons i have done very very well. Hope you all like!!

Undoubtedly a rare find MM,always happy for u!
numi

you lucky chap

I feel very lucky!! Thanks Jazz and Numi.

Idris wrote:Preproduction models exist with narrow wheels.

Exhibit A, M'lud!

Idris wrote:

Idris wrote:Preproduction models exist with narrow wheels.

Exhibit A, M'lud!

Stop teasing Hugh lets see the rest of that ultra rare model!!!

Can i also suggest that images of that model get added to Nicks site as there are no images with the prepro thin wheels