Paint your own Matchbox

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Paint your own Matchbox

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A few years ago, there were Matchbox cars painted in white with an assortment of felt tip pens to "paint" your own livery.
I can't remember what they were called or which models were included. Does anyone know anything about them?
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As far as I remember, something like „ Graffiti“. There was a MB 38 van included.

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As far as I remember, something like „ Graffiti“. There was a MB 38 van included.


Thanks for reply. As soon as you said "Grafitti", it came to me .... "Graffix" and "Graffic Traffic".
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I think, this is also one of this kind.
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The Graffic Traffic package, if I recall correctly, contained a plain white 1-75 model and a larger model, plus a pen or two. The Challenger posted by SuperFast certainly looks like a Graffic Traffic. That series came along around the time Matchbox transitioned from Universal to Tyco.
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Knew I had one somewhere!

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Here is one complete and unopened.

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Hi George,
Are the headlights and bumper chrome plated on your MB 38?

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Hello Rod, yes the whole front of the model is Chrome Plated, but looking at your one they do not seem to be strange?

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My question is did Matchbox use removable ink?
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