BOX FACTS

SERIES :

Regular Wheels

FIRST YEAR OF PRODUCTION :

September 1964

BOX TYPES :

E

SIZES AVAILABLE :

4

TOTAL VARIATIONS :

6

NUMBER OF MAJOR VARIATIONS :

2

 

 

 

 

 

GENERAL INFO

The 35B was only available in E boxes, being replaced by one of the first Superfast models, the 35A Merryweather Fire Engine, before it could get an F box.

The first variation, in E1 sub-type, had the “NEW MODEL” on end flap. It eventually lost that mention but was still available in E1 boxes with three different top/bottom color combinations. Then came a first variation in E3 sub-type, where the model is a little smaller on the picture and lost its “SNOW-TRAC” label on its side. A second E3 box was last released and it’s a rare case where the “®” is added to “MATCHBOX” on such a box, this situation being usually on E4 boxes.

All boxes released were of size 4. No E4 boxes were ever released and, as mentioned above, no F box either.

RARITY

The “NEW MODEL” box, as well as the E3 with “®” are the most interesting boxes for this model, although these should not be considered rare boxes.


VARIATION LIST

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RW35B - SNOW-TRAC

 

 

Front/Back

#

Type/Sub-type

Size

Top/Bottom

End Flap

Variation #

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("SNOW-TRAC" in yellow on side)

1

E1

4

Black/Blue

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RW-35B-E1-1a

2

C:\Users\Patrice\Documents\Pictures\Images\Matchbox Images\Matchbox\VintageLesneyOnTheWeb\NewVintageLesneyOnline2006\images\EndFlaps\35B-E1.jpg

RW-35B-E1-1b

3

Blue/Blue

RW-35B-E1-1c

4

Light Blue/Light Blue

RW-35B-E1-1d

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(Plain side)

5

E3

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RW-35B-E3-2a

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(Plain side, (R) )

6

E3R

RW-35B-E3-2b