BOX FACTS

SERIES :	King Size	FIRST YEAR OF PRODUCTION :	1963
BOX TYPES :	D, E, F	SIZES AVAILABLE :
TOTAL VARIATIONS :	5	NUMBER OF MAJOR VARIATIONS :	3

GENERAL INFO

The 12A Foden Breakdown Truck was released in 1963. Although new at the time, its first box, a D type package, does not have the mention NEW MODEL, or at least no such box is known to exist. It was then available in E1 and E3 boxes, where the model is shown towing a small Commer red van.

There are two minor variations of an F2 box: the first has the inside panel showing an accident involving a blue lorry, while the other occurs in a residential area with an orange truck.

RARITY

The E3 box is less common. It is hard to determine if one of the F2 boxes is scarcer than the other one.

VARIATION LIST

KS12A - FODEN HEAVY BREAKDOWN WRECK TRUCK
Front/Back	#	Type/Sub-type	Size	Top/Bottom	End Flap	Variation #
$C:\Users\Patrice\Documents\Pictures\Images\Matchbox Images\Matchbox\VintageLesneyOnTheWeb\NewVintageLesneyOnline2006\images\King Size\KS-12a-D Box.jpg$ (Model in Green)	1	D	122 X 45 X 57	Blue / Black	$C:\Users\Patrice\Documents\Pictures\Images\Matchbox Images\Matchbox\VintageLesneyOnTheWeb\NewVintageLesneyOnline2006\images\King Size\EndFlaps\KS-12a-D EF.jpg$	KS-12A-D-1a
(Model in Green, With Red Truck)	2	E1	122 X 45 X 57	Blue / Blue		KS-12A-E1-1a
(Model in Green, With Red Truck)	3	E3	122 X 45 X 57	Blue / Blue		KS-12A-E3-1b
(Front shows Inside Panel shows Overpass Scene, Accident, Truck and Blue Police Car, Back shows Model Towing an Orange Truck, Train in Background)	4	F2	?	Yellow/Blue		KS-12A-F2-1a
(Front shows Inside Panel shows Accident with Orange Truck in Residential Area, Back shows Model Towing an Orange Truck, Train in Background)	5	F2	?	Yellow/Blue		KS-12A-F2-1b