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

Appearing in 1960, the 23C Bluebird Dauphine is the third caravan of the range. It was released first in a B5 box showing the model from above, with small trees in the background. It is actually 23b. The second B5 box shows the real 23C, with a left side view.

The same 2 boxes are also found with the C type.

The 23C was then released in D1 and D2 boxes.

RARITY

C boxes are probably the least common for this model.

VARIATION LIST

RW23C - BLUEBIRD DAUPHINE CARAVAN

 

 

Front/Back

#

Type/Sub-type

Size

Top/Bottom

End Flap

Variation Name

C:\Users\Patrice\Documents\Pictures\Images\Matchbox Images\Matchbox\VintageLesneyOnTheWeb\NewVintageLesneyOnline2006\images\23B-BBoxB523BShown.jpg

(Drawing same as 23B-B4-3a (23B shown), but numbers slightly larger)

1

B5

3

Blue/Black

Graphical user interface, application Description automatically generated

RW-23C-B5-1a

C:\Users\Patrice\Documents\Pictures\Images\Matchbox Images\Matchbox\VintageLesneyOnTheWeb\NewVintageLesneyOnline2006\images\23C-BBoxB523CShown.jpg

(23C model shown, all red with black door, no background, lines underneath model)

2

RW-23C-B5-2a

Diagram Description automatically generated

(Drawing of 23B shown, red body, yellow door and roof (same as B Box RW-23C-B5-1a))

3

C

Graphical user interface, application Description automatically generated

RW-23C-C-1a

C:\Users\Patrice\Documents\Pictures\Images\Matchbox Images\Matchbox\VintageLesneyOnTheWeb\NewVintageLesneyOnline2006\images\23C-CBox23C.JPG
(23C model shown, all red with black door, no background, lines underneath model)

4

RW-23C-C-2a

C:\Users\Patrice\Documents\Pictures\Images\Matchbox Images\Matchbox\VintageLesneyOnTheWeb\NewVintageLesneyOnline2006\images\23C-DBox.jpg

(Numbers without serifs)

5

D1

Logo Description automatically generated

RW-23C-D1-1a

C:\Users\Patrice\Documents\Pictures\Images\Matchbox Images\Matchbox\VintageLesneyOnTheWeb\NewVintageLesneyOnline2006\images\23C-DBoxD2.jpg

(Numbers with serifs)

6

D2

C:\Users\Patrice\Documents\Pictures\Images\Matchbox Images\Matchbox\VintageLesneyOnTheWeb\NewVintageLesneyOnline2006\images\EndFlaps\23C-D2.jpg

RW-23C-D2-2a