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K10C Car Transporter

Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2016 12:14 pm
by charliep
K10C Car Transporter. Issued in 1976. All England castings.

Cab: Red or dark red.
Base color: Silver.
Base legend: 197 or 1976 Lesney Products & Co. Ltd.
Base castings: Center stud at the very end (type 1) or two small studs (type 2).
Wheels: 8 dot ringed.
Fifth wheel: No locking mechanism (type 1) or with locking mechanism (type 2).
Fifth wheels color: Black, white, blue or gray.
Windows: Clear, tinted, light amber or amber.
Interior: Chrome.

Trailer: Red or dark red.
Tailgate: Silver or red.
Tow pin: Thin (type 1) or reinforced (type 2).
Wheels: 5 arch or 5 spoke
Labels - "Auto transport" in blue or dark blue, "Mustang" or "4".

1. Red cab/type 1 sil base/8 dot ringed whls/type 1 blk fifth whl/amb windows/red trailer/typ 1 pin/sil tailgate/5 spk whls/no lbl/incomplete date/PP.
2. Red cab/type 1 sil base/8 dot ringed whls/type 1 blk fifth whl/amb windows/red trailer & tailgate/typ 1 pin/5 spk whls/blue "Auto Transport" lbl.
3. Red cab/type 1 sil base/8 dot ringed whls/type 2 blu fifth whl/amb windows/red trailer & tailgate/typ 2 pin/5 spk whls/blue "Auto Transport" lbl.
4. Red cab/type 2 sil base/8 dot ringed whls/type 2 blk fifth whl/amb windows/red trailer & tailgate/typ 2 pin/5 spk whls/blue "Auto Transport" lbl.
5. Dk.red cab/type 2 sil base/8 dot ringed whls/type 2 blk fifth whl/tint windows/dk.red tlr & tailgate/typ 2 pin/5 spk whls/blue "Auto Transport" lbl.
6. Dk.red cab/type 2 sil base/8 dot ringed whls/type 2 wht fifth whl/amb windows/dk.red tlr & tailgate/typ 2 pin/5 spk whls/blue "Auto Transport" lbl.
7. Dk.red cab/type 2 sil base/8 dot ringed whls/type 2 blk fifth whl/amb windows/dk.red tlr & tailgate/typ 2 pin/5 spk whls/dk.blu "Auto Transport" lbl.
8. Dk.red cab/type 2 sil base/8 dot ringed whls/type 2 blk fifth whl/amb windows/dk.red tlr & tailgate/typ 2 pin/5 arch whls/blue "Auto Transport" lbl.
9. Dk.red cab/type 2 sil base/8 dot ringed whls/type 2 blk fifth wheel/clr windows/dk.red trailer & tailgate/type 2 pin/5 arch whls/"4" label.
10.Red cab/type 2 silver base/8 dot ringed whls/type 2 gry fifth wheel/lt.amb windows/red trailer & tailgate/type 2 pin/5 arch whls/"4" label.
11.Red cab/type 2 silver base/8 dot ringed whls/type 2 blk fifth wheel/amb windows/red trailer & tailgate/type 2 pin/ 5 arch whls/"4" label.
12.Red cab/type 2 silver base/8 dot ringed whls/type 2 blk fifth wheel/amb windows/red trailer & tailgate/type 2 pin/5 arch whls/"Mustang" label.

Re: K10 Car Transporter

Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2016 5:17 pm
by AJR
Lends itself perfectly to a Spectrum drop off vehicle. I was going to remove the labels and replace with Spectrum logos but I might wait for a trailer to come along with tatty labels.

Re: K10 Car Transporter

Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2016 5:43 pm
by GHOSTHUNTER
They do go well together.

Ghosthunter.