BOX FACTS

SERIES :

Regular Wheels

FIRST YEAR OF PRODUCTION :

1958

BOX TYPES :

B

SIZES AVAILABLE :

2, 3

TOTAL VARIATIONS :

3

NUMBER OF MAJOR VARIATIONS :

3

 

 

 

 

 

GENERAL INFO

The 17B used an identical B2 box as the last from its predecessor when it entered the range in 1958. A B3 box was then made, still in size 2. The only difference is that it used a longer model for the drawing.

The final box was a size 3, B4 box. It uses the same picture as the B3 box but stretched to fit the size 3 box.

RARITY

The B4 box is the less common for this model.

VARIATION LIST

A green toy car

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RW17B - BEDFORD REMOVAL VAN

 

 

Front/Back

#

Type/Sub-type

Size

Top/Bottom

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Variation Name

C:\Users\Patrice\Documents\Pictures\Images\Matchbox Images\Matchbox\VintageLesneyOnTheWeb\NewVintageLesneyOnline2006\images\17B-BBoxB2LargeSameAs17A.jpg

(Almost identical as 17A-B2-5a, but model lower in picture)

1

B2

2

Blue/Black

A picture containing text

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RW-17B-B2-1a

C:\Users\Patrice\Documents\Pictures\Images\Matchbox Images\Matchbox\VintageLesneyOnTheWeb\NewVintageLesneyOnline2006\images\17B-BBoxB3.jpg

(Almost identical as 17B-B2-1a, but longer model)

2

B3

Graphical user interface

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RW-17B-B3-2a

C:\Users\Patrice\Documents\Pictures\Images\Matchbox Images\Matchbox\VintageLesneyOnTheWeb\NewVintageLesneyOnline2006\images\17B-BBoxB4.jpg

(Drawing same as 17B-B3-2a, but stretched on a size 3 box)

3

B4

3

Graphical user interface, application

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RW-17B-B4-3a