 Feedback or contributions? Send me an email  Page last updated Sunday, August 7, 2005 My first RM was a Matchbox - around 1968! |
  Matchbox
produced two castings of the Routemaster, the 5c (66mm long) and the 5d
(70mm). These were definitely toys - today, the rarer variations are difficult
to find mint in box - and correspondingly command very high prices. |
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 Matchbox #5 "Peardrax", black wheels |
 Matchbox #5 "Peardrax", gray wheels, worth $1200+ |
 The Routemaster made an appearance on the cover of the 1966 Matchbox catalogue. |
 Matchbox #5 "Pegram" |
 Matchbox #5 "News of the World" - extremely rare. |
 No.5C "Players Please" |
 Matchbox #5 "Baron of Beef" variant with dark blue decal with red/white outline |
 Matchbox #5 "Mecca Ltd " |
 Matchbox #5 "Baron of Beef" with mid blue decal and pink outline |
 Matchbox #5C "BP Visco-Static", gray wheels |
 Matchbox #5 "BP Visco-Static" |
 Matchbox #5D "Longlife" |
 Matchbox #5 pre-production finished in blue |
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