BOX FACTS

SERIES :

Regular Wheels

FIRST YEAR OF PRODUCTION :

1960

BOX TYPES :

B, C, D

SIZES AVAILABLE :

3

TOTAL VARIATIONS :

6

NUMBER OF MAJOR VARIATIONS :

6

 

 

 

 

 

GENERAL INFO

Released in 1960, the first B box of 5C, a B5,  was still showing 5B, the same drawing used for the last box of the previous model.

Then came the C boxes and 5C is one of the rare models to have three different boxes of this type. The first used a similar picture as the B5 box, but with numbers away from the scroll. Then, an actual depiction of the 5C model would be used for the second C variation, showing the front/left side of the model from above. The third C box is very much alike the second one, but the right front wheel is shown.

D1 and D2 boxes were made after, showing the model with Visco-Static label and black wheels.

All 5C boxes were in size 3.

RARITY

C boxes are the most desirable boxes for this model, with the first one showing 5B being the less common.

VARIATION LIST

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RW5C -LONDON BUS

 

 

Front/Back

#

Type/Sub-type

Size

Top/Bottom

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Variation Name

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(Same as RW-05B-B4-6a)

1

B5

3

Blue/Black

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RW-05C-B5-1a

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(5B model shown, "Player's Please", side view)

2

C

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RW-5C-C-1a

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(5C shown, view from above, no front right wheel shown)

3

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RW-5C-C-2a

C:\Users\Patrice\Documents\Pictures\Images\Matchbox Images\Matchbox\VintageLesneyOnTheWeb\NewVintageLesneyOnline2006\images\5C-CBoxRightWheel.jpg

(5C shown, view from above, front right wheel shown)

4

RW-5C-C-3a

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(Numbers without serifs)

5

D1

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RW-5C-D1-1a

C:\Users\Patrice\Documents\Pictures\Images\Matchbox Images\Matchbox\VintageLesneyOnTheWeb\NewVintageLesneyOnline2006\images\5C-DBox.JPG

(Numbers with serifs)

6

D2

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RW-5C-D2-2a