Yesteryear hybrid Rolls Royce Silver Ghost

[Ecclesley]

Clearly a MoY Y7 chassis and bonnet, mated to a Landaulette Limousine body.

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[GHOSTHUNTER]

Ready for the big Day out to the Seaside!

Ghosthunter.

[Fred7A]

I really like this! Is the body off a Rio?

[Ecclesley]

I really like this! Is the body off a Rio?

Indeed Fred, a Rio Bianchi like the one below

[Fred7A]

Thanks for the confirmation, that body works really well on the Rolls Royce as though it were designed for it, and looks really close to some real examples. I also like the wire wheels. After making such nice wheels, it's a pity that Matchbox moved to those standardised plastic wheels for Yesteryears from the mid 70s.

[GHOSTHUNTER]

I agree with you Fred.

Plastic versions of the wire wheel were trialled on a few 'Yesteryear' models, but the idea never went into full production, instead they made a 'One size fits all' wheel and tyre design and these were fitted across the range from late 1973 onwards.

Ghosthunter.

[Ecclesley]

Thanks for the confirmation, that body works really well on the Rolls Royce as though it were designed for it, and looks really close to some real examples. I also like the wire wheels. After making such nice wheels, it's a pity that Matchbox moved to those standardised plastic wheels for Yesteryears from the mid 70s.

Wheels can really make or break a model.
The Rio coach needed some adjustments on the curved bottom to make it a flat fit. And that did work out just fine.
My hybrid model a lookalike of this (not artillery wheels):

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