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17 London Bus- England casting- is this original?

Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2020 10:20 pm
by AndySmith
Hi

My friend bought a job lot at a charity shop here in Guernsey the other day, and in amongst it was this MB17 London Bus in 'Berger Vehicle Refinishes' livery. The stickers have clearly been on it a long time- could it be an unknown variant? I don't see any reference to it in Charlie Mack's Encyclopaedia of Matchbox Toys 2nd edition?
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Re: 17 London Bus- England casting- is this original?

Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2020 1:05 am
by GHOSTHUNTER
This is the usual design on the Londoner.
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Ghosthunter.

Re: 17 London Bus- England casting- is this original?

Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2020 6:10 am
by Idris
The standard model shows there was a relationship between Lesney and Berger, so a run of blank models for a Code 2 seems plausible.