27d Mercedes Benz 230 SL
Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2016 11:21 am
The NAMC’s “Catalog of all Series Matchbox Models” (second edition) differentiates between two body colours: white and cream. The AIM's “1-75 Series Regular Wheels” catalogue (second printing, 1983) agrees, listing the cream model with plastic door springs, and the white model with either plastic or metal door springs.
Stannard has no variations not already listed by Nick and, like Nick, classes all models as off-white.
Houghton also catalogues cream and white body colours. He has cream as the first issue (variation code 27d-1), with an identical model in white as the second issue (variation code 27d-2). These both match Nick's variation code 1 (i.e. without wing braces, without tow hook brace, plastic door springs). In addition, Houghton lists as variation code 27d-5 what is Nick's variation code 4 (with wing braces, metal door springs) but without the tow hook brace. This is plausible as yet another example of Lesney uncovering older castings in the stock room late in a model's life. Can anyone confirm this variation?
U.K. Matchbox did not examine the model.
Stannard has no variations not already listed by Nick and, like Nick, classes all models as off-white.
Houghton also catalogues cream and white body colours. He has cream as the first issue (variation code 27d-1), with an identical model in white as the second issue (variation code 27d-2). These both match Nick's variation code 1 (i.e. without wing braces, without tow hook brace, plastic door springs). In addition, Houghton lists as variation code 27d-5 what is Nick's variation code 4 (with wing braces, metal door springs) but without the tow hook brace. This is plausible as yet another example of Lesney uncovering older castings in the stock room late in a model's life. Can anyone confirm this variation?
U.K. Matchbox did not examine the model.