BOX FACTS

SERIES :

Regular Wheels

FIRST YEAR OF PRODUCTION :

May 1967

BOX TYPES :

E, F

SIZE AVAILABLE :

4, 6

TOTAL VARIATIONS :

6

NUMBER OF MAJOR VARIATIONS :

2

 

 

 

 

 

GENERAL INFO

Appearing for the first time in May 1967, the 40C Hay Trailer is a very common model and so are the boxes it came in. The first E4 NEW MODEL box shows the model in blue with yellow racks. The E4 box was also done without the NEW MODEL on end flaps and was followed by an E4R box.

The F box, and F2 sub-type, was released in three different versions: the first with “ALP” bottom lettering has blank end flap closers but was also made with “TM” on them. An MRT1 version followed, still with “TM” on end flap closers.

While all E boxes were size 4, F boxes were in size 6.

RARITY

All boxes are very easy to find, but the “MRT1” F2 box could be a little harder to get.

VARIATION LIST

RW40C - HAY TRAILER

 

 

Front/Back

#

Type/Sub-type

Size

Top/Bottom

End Flap

Variation #

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(Blue model and yellow racks)

1

E4

4

Light Blue/Light Blue

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RW-40C-E4-1a

2

C:\Users\Patrice\Documents\Pictures\Images\Matchbox Images\Matchbox\VintageLesneyOnTheWeb\NewVintageLesneyOnline2006\images\EndFlaps\40C-E4.jpg

RW-40C-E4-1b

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(Blue model and yellow racks, (R) )

3

E4R

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RW-40C-E4-1c

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(Blue model and yellow racks, yellow wheels, black tires. “ALP” Bottom text)

4

F2

6

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(Top & Bottom identical)

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EFC: (X/X/X)

RW-40C-F2-1a

5

Same End Flap

 

EFC: (TM/X/X)

RW-40C-F2-1b

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6

RW-40C-F2-1c