PLEASE NOTE: I will no longer be altering the variation codes. All new discoveries will be inserted in to their correct place in the timeline and given a suffix.
So a new variation that would be nearest to variation 4 would become the new 4a, etc.

Moko Lesney Matchbox 11b ERF road tanker

The Lesney 11b ERF petrol tanker was a scaled up version of the previous model which joined the Matchbox 1-75 series in 1958,
It kept the same colour scheme which was red with a 22mm 'Esso' decal on the rear of the tank,
It's grille, headlights and fuel tanks were trimmed in silver by hand, Later mask spraying was introduced and the trim on the fuel tanks was omitted.

The model is one of a very few that can be found with all types of regular wheel, That was 8.5 x 18 grey metal and 8 x 18 grey, silver and black plastic although I wonder if the silver plastic version exists as in 30 years of collecting it's one that I have never seen,
It is listed in macks, stannards and ramsays books so I guess it must be real.

There were a few casting variations, The first was the addition of a brace between the back of the cab and the tanker,
There were three main variations on the underneath, There is a rounded brace between the cab and the tanker, This was increased from 2.5mm thick to 4mm thick,
The underneath of the tanker may have a round hole in the front right corner and there may be an oblong hole above the rear axles, The tanker was packaged in box types 'B', 'C' and 'D' and replaced by the 11d taylor jumbo crane in 1964.

above: the most common variation with grey plastic wheels.

above: hard to find variation with gold trim.

above: hard to find variation with black plastic wheels.

code number	general	wheel type	axle type	base details	cab brace	silver trim
code 1	red body, gold trim esso decal	8.5 x 18 grey metal	flat head crimped	2.5mm brace & oblong hole	no brace	grille, headlights & fuel tanks
code 2	red body, gold trim esso decal	8.5 x 18 grey metal	dome head crimped	2.5mm brace & oblong hole	no brace	grille, headlights & fuel tanks
code 3	red body, silver trim esso decal	8.5 x 18 grey metal	flat head crimped	2.5mm brace & oblong hole	no brace	grille, headlights & fuel tanks
code 4	red body, silver trim esso decal	8.5 x 18 grey metal	dome head crimped	2.5mm brace & oblong hole	no brace	grille, headlights & fuel tanks
code 5	red body, silver trim esso decal	8.5 x 18 grey metal	dome head crimped	2.5mm brace & oblong hole	with brace	grille, headlights & fuel tanks
code 6	red body, silver trim esso decal	8.5 x 18 grey metal	dome head crimped	2.5mm brace, no holes	no brace	grille, headlights & fuel tanks
code 7	red body, silver trim esso decal	8 x 18 grey plastic	dome head crimped	2.5mm brace & oblong hole	no brace	grille, headlights & fuel tanks
code 8	red body, silver trim esso decal	8 x 18 grey plastic	dome head crimped	2.5mm brace & oblong hole	no brace	grille & headlights
code 9	red body, silver trim esso decal	8 x 18 grey plastic	dome head crimped	2.5mm brace & oblong hole	with brace	grille & headlights
code 10	red body, silver trim esso decal	8 x 18 grey plastic	dome head rounded	2.5mm brace & oblong hole	with brace	grille & headlights
code 11	red body, silver trim esso decal	8 x 18 grey plastic	dome head rounded	2.5mm brace, no holes	with brace	grille & headlights
code 12	red body, silver trim esso decal	8 x 18 grey plastic	dome head rounded	2.5mm brace, oblong & round holes	with brace	grille & headlights
code 13	red body, silver trim esso decal	8 x 18 grey plastic	dome head rounded	2.5mm brace & round hole	with brace	grille & headlights
code 14	red body, silver trim esso decal	8 x 18 grey plastic	dome head rounded	4mm brace & oblong hole	with brace	grille & headlights
code 15	red body, silver trim esso decal	8 x 18 grey plastic	dome head rounded	4mm brace & round hole	with brace	grille & headlights
code 16	red body, silver trim esso decal	8 x 18 silver plastic	dome head rounded	2.5mm brace & round hole	with brace	grille & headlights
code 17	red body, silver trim no decal	8 x 18 black plastic	dome head rounded	2.5mm brace & round hole	with brace	grille & headlights
code 18	red body, silver trim esso decal	8 x 18 black plastic	dome head rounded	2.5mm brace & round hole	with brace	grille & headlights
code 19	red body, silver trim esso decal	8 x 18 black plastic	dome head rounded	4mm brace & round hole	with brace	grille & headlights

box types	notes
B2	none
B3	none
B4	front view
B4	side view
B5	front view
B5	side view
C	front view
C	side view
D1	one black side one blue
D2	one black side one blue

values

grey metal wheels & gold trim £200+

grey metal wheels & silver trim£70

grey plastic wheels & silver trim £50

black plastic wheels & silver trim £120

silver plastic wheels & silver trim £2500+

values are for mint models in mint boxes

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