BOX FACTS

SERIES :

Regular Wheels

FIRST YEAR OF PRODUCTION :

March 1962

BOX TYPES :

C, D, E

SIZE AVAILABLE :

3

TOTAL VARIATIONS :

7

NUMBER OF MAJOR VARIATIONS :

5

 

 

 

 

 

GENERAL INFO

Released in March of 1962, the 39B was packaged not in only one, but two different C boxes! The first one shows the model all in red, except for the dashboard. The second box would have yellow seats and part of the rear fin in yellow as well. The #3 also has a different style of the second box. Interesting enough, both boxes feature “NEW MODEL” on their end flaps!

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The D boxes depict the model in purple with dark wheels. The D2 version comes in three different top/bottom color schemes.

The E box came only in E3 style and this time, it’s the yellow model that is drawn.

All the boxes from this model are size 3.

RARITY

The C boxes are less common. And the E box is scarce!

VARIATION LIST

RW39B - PONTIAC CONVERTIBLE

 

 

Front/Back

#

Type/Sub-type

Size

Top/Bottom

End Flap

Variation #

C:\Users\Patrice\Documents\Pictures\Images\Matchbox Images\Matchbox\VintageLesneyOnTheWeb\NewVintageLesneyOnline2006\images\39B-CBoxAllRed.JPG

(Red model, red seats, yellow dashboard, no background, "round 3")

1

C

3

Blue / Black

 

 

 

 

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RW-39B-C-1a

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(Red model, yellow seats, yellow dashboard, no background, "straight 3")

2

RW-39B-C-2a

C:\Users\Patrice\Documents\Pictures\Images\Matchbox Images\Matchbox\VintageLesneyOnTheWeb\NewVintageLesneyOnline2006\images\39B-DBoxD1.JPG

(Numbers without serifs)

3

D1

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RW-39B-D1-1a

C:\Users\Patrice\Documents\Pictures\Images\Matchbox Images\Matchbox\VintageLesneyOnTheWeb\NewVintageLesneyOnline2006\images\39B-DBox.JPG

(Large numbers with serifs)

4

D2

C:\Users\Patrice\Documents\Pictures\Images\Matchbox Images\Matchbox\VintageLesneyOnTheWeb\NewVintageLesneyOnline2006\images\EndFlaps\39B-D2.jpg

RW-39B-D2-2a

5

Blue/Blue

RW-39B-D2-2b

6

Light Blue/Light Blue

RW-39B-D2-2c

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(Yellow model, black wheels)

7

E3

C:\Users\Patrice\Documents\Pictures\Images\Matchbox Images\Matchbox\VintageLesneyOnTheWeb\NewVintageLesneyOnline2006\images\EndFlaps\39B-E3.jpg

RW-39B-E3-1a