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nearlymint wrote:But my post before that(with the picture) was asking if anyone has found a model with 9mm wheels instead of the normal 10mm which I feel is a proper variation, I have a couple now and also this one recently with mixed wheels.
J

Ahh, I head over the the Matchbox bone yard and check my Taxis.

No luck so far Jason, I've checked quite a few but I do have some more (somewhere ) so I'll make a note to look out for them.

Thank you both for replying much appreciated, I know its hard to tell from pictures but side by side it sits like a low rider.
J

nearlymint wrote:Just picked up another one of these with 9mm on the front and 10mm on the back
Last picture has been viewed over 400 times and no comments. Are there still collectors out there who look for these minor differences?
J

Hi Jason

I did check my three when you posted the picture, but unsurprisingly they all have 10 mm wheels. I added it to my mental list of variations to look out for... I should have said "thank you" - I do really appreciate seeing the new variations appearing!

Can I just mention when you see Jason's collection it will be harder finding the common variations among all his HTF's...

Ghosty.

Had a look through mine and found this one - similar indication of smaller wheel size by the fact that it sits lower Tried comparing on ruler but difficult to see any difference in 9mm & 10mm but this was the clearest I could get

Hi Rodger,
Looking at the rule, the left model looks to have 9mm. Thats the model which is sitting higher, must be my glasses.
Thanks for checking.
J

I'll try to find a better way of measuring - could be a trip to local hardware store for a micrometer.