K21C Tractor Transporter

[charliep]

K21C Tractor Transporter Issued 1972 All England castings.
All models have two purple tractors (MB25B).

1. Blue body/silver-gray base/dark yellow interior/dark amber windshield/dark yellow loading ramp.
2. Blue body/silver-gray base/yellow interior/amber windshield/yellow loading ramp.
3. Blue body/silver-gray base/yellow interior/amber windshield/yellow loading ramp/reversed cab labels.
4. Blue body/silver-gray base/yellow interior/amber windshield/black loading ramp.
5. Blue body/silver-gray base/yellow interior/amber windshield/red loading ramp.

[oldfart]

Just to quote Ghosthunters remark in a previous thread.

Fabulous, but is it any wonder Lesney went bust...look at the tooling required to make all that!!.

WOW!

BTW what was the retail price of this model? $5, $8?

Seems like a lot of work for so little money, but that is what I loved about Matchbox in the first place.
So much detail for only 49 cent on RW and only $2 to $3 on KS.

You know, there are few die-cast cars out there today (unless you are willing to pay for it) that have near the detail that went into the old Lesney models.

Thanks Jack, Leslie and Rodney!

[Idris]

There seem to be two slightly different baseplates. The early one has smooth edges to the wheel cutouts:

whilst the later one has cast ridges, presumably to keep the wheels clear of the casting:

There may also be a late change to the front bumper, with earlier models being straight and later curved at the ends, but I am unsure about this since it may simply be the result of over-exuberant play!