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Can anyone provide a photograph of the red trailer/Davies Typres decal transitional between the M2b trailer in silver with Davies Tyres decal and the the trailer in red with LEP International decal known? (Nick mentions it, but neither NAMC nor UK Matchbox had it listed, and I have never seen one either.)

The 40 years book states that the change in colours and decals happened at the same time too, no mention of a transitional.

My M2b Bedfords, note that the transitional trailer with "Davies Tyres" decal has another shade of the dark red colour.
Antonin

Orange tractor, silver trailer, "DAVIES TYRES" decals, orange rear doors, knobbly GPW ø11x24

Orange tractor, silver trailer, "DAVIES TYRES" decals, orange rear doors, knobbly BPW ø11x24 or ø10x24

Orange tractor, silver trailer, "DAVIES TYRES" decals, orange rear doors, fine tread BPW ø11,5x45

Silver tractor, "lighter" dark red trailer, "DAVIES TYRES" decals, black rear doors, fine tread BPW ø11,5x45

Silver tractor, dark red trailer, "INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT" decals, black rear doors, fine tread BPW ø11,5x45

Silver tractor, dark red trailer, "INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT" decals, dark red rear doors, fine tread BPW ø11,5x45

Diecast wrote:Silver tractor, "lighter" dark red trailer, "DAVIES TYRES" decals, black rear doors, fine tread BPW ø11,5x45

Thank you for confirming that one, Antonin. I've never seen a photograph of one before. It's interesting that the red is a significantly different shade compared to the later trailers.