BOX FACTS

SERIES :

Regular Wheels

FIRST YEAR OF PRODUCTION :

1957

BOX TYPES :

B, C

SIZES AVAILABLE :

1, 2, 3

TOTAL VARIATIONS :

7

NUMBER OF MAJOR VARIATIONS :

5

 

 

 

 

 

GENERAL INFO

Released in 1957 and packaged in the tiny size 1 B2 box, the 32A Jaguar has five major box variations. The first shows the red model with black wheels and yellow hubs, a light background but a dark horizontal line. This variation was also made available in size 2. The second one has a very light background and no horizontal line. The numbers are more to the right of the picture. This second major variation is available in B2 and B3 sub-types.

The third major box is the first size 3 made for this model, however using the same picture as the second major variation. So the blue rectangle is present. The sub-type is B3.

The fourth major variation was used for B4 and B5 boxes. It shows the same picture as the second major variation, but it is stretched to fit size 3 box.

Finally, a C box was made, looking a lot like the late B box variation, but there is a light background, and the model is higher in the picture.

RARITY

The C box is scarcer for this model.

VARIATION LIST

RW32A - JAGUAR XK 140

 

 

Front/Back

#

Type/Sub-type

Size

Top/Bottom

End Flap

Variation #

C:\Users\Patrice\Documents\Pictures\Images\Matchbox Images\Matchbox\VintageLesneyOnTheWeb\NewVintageLesneyOnline2006\images\32A-BBoxWithBackgroundB2.JPG

(Red model, light background with dark horizontal line, left number away from model)

1

B2

1

Blue / Black

RW-32A-B2-1a

Diagram

Description automatically generated

(Red model, light background without dark horizontal line, left number closer to model)

2

2

RW-32A-B2-2a

3

B3

RW-32A-B3-2b

(Drawing same as 32A-B2-2a, blue square)

4

3

RW-32A-B3-3a

C:\Users\Patrice\Documents\Pictures\Images\Matchbox Images\Matchbox\VintageLesneyOnTheWeb\NewVintageLesneyOnline2006\images\32A-BBoxNoBackgroundB345.JPG

(Drawing similar to 32A-B2-2a, but no background, picture stretched to fit size 3 box)

5

B4

Graphical user interface

Description automatically generated with low confidence

RW-32A-B4-4a

6

B5

RW-32A-B5-4b

C:\Users\Patrice\Documents\Pictures\Images\Matchbox Images\Matchbox\VintageLesneyOnTheWeb\NewVintageLesneyOnline2006\images\32A-CBox.JPG

(Red model, light background, model high on picture)

7

C

Blue / Black

A picture containing graphical user interface

Description automatically generated

RW-32B-C-1a