BOX FACTS

SERIES :	Regular Wheels	FIRST YEAR OF PRODUCTION :	1957
BOX TYPES :	B	SIZE AVAILABLE :	2, 3
TOTAL VARIATIONS :	5	NUMBER OF MAJOR VARIATIONS :	4

GENERAL INFO

Appearing for the first time in 1957, the 40A Bedford Tipper came in a small B2, size 2 box, with the “high 4” in the model number, showing the model in red with black wheels and yellow hubs. A dark line is in the background. The next variation is very similar but with a normal “4” in the model’s number. One side is different, having the numbers slightly to the right of the box.

The model moved directly to a B4/B5 variation using a stretched version of the second major variation. There is no “blue rectangle” box for this model.

The model was replaced by 40B before being subject to a C box.

RARITY

It is reason able to think that the late B4/B5 boxes are a bit less common, but not rare.

VARIATION LIST

RW40A - BEDFORD 7 TON TIPPER
Front/Back	#	Type/Sub-type	Size	Top/Bottom	End Flap	Variation #
(Red model, black wheels, yellow hubs. Numbers have a the upper part of the "4" higher)	1	B2	2	Blue / Black		RW-40A-B2-1a
$C:\Users\Patrice\Documents\Pictures\Images\Matchbox Images\Matchbox\VintageLesneyOnTheWeb\NewVintageLesneyOnline2006\images\40A-BBoxB2.jpg$ (Red model, black wheels, yellow hubs. Other side has right number slightly to the right. Numbers have a the upper part of the "4" lower)	2	B2				RW-40A-B2-2a
	3	B3				RW-40A-B2-2b
$C:\Users\Patrice\Documents\Pictures\Images\Matchbox Images\Matchbox\VintageLesneyOnTheWeb\NewVintageLesneyOnline2006\images\40A-BBoxB5.jpg$ (Red model, black wheels, yellow hubs. Other side has right number slightly to the right. Numbers have a the upper part of the "4" lower. Size 3 picture.)	4	B4	3			RW-40A-B4-3a
	5	B5	3			RW-40A-B5-3b