BOX FACTS

SERIES :

Regular Wheels

FIRST YEAR OF PRODUCTION :

1957

BOX TYPES :

B

SIZE AVAILABLE :

2, 3

TOTAL VARIATIONS :

4

NUMBER OF MAJOR VARIATIONS :

3

 

 

 

 

 

GENERAL INFO

Appearing for the first time in 1957, 41A, was released in a small size 2, B2 box. It shows the model in red with yellow wheels. The background is extremely light, and the model numbers are tall, as well as the “N”. The second variation, made in B2 and B3 sub-types, shows the model with a darker bottom and what appears to be black wheels. The numbers are even taller, and the “N” is larger. The background is somewhat a bit darker. This exact same drawing, with the same dimensions, with be used on a size 3 box for the larger B3 box. Of course, as it is in those cases, the blue rectangle, surrounds the box.

RARITY

It is quite hard to tell which one of those boxes is rarer or less common. The size 2 B3 box is probably the one, but in no way any of those boxes are considered specially scarce.

VARIATION LIST

RW41A - D TYPE JAGUAR

 

 

Front/Back

#

Type/Sub-type

Size

Top/Bottom

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Variation #

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(All red model shown, small numbers with upper part of the "4" higher)

1

B2

2

Blue / Black

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RW-41A-B2-1a

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(Red model slightly larger, but darker on lower part, larger numbers)

2

RW-41A-B2-2a

3

B3

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RW-41A-B3-2b

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(Drawing same as 41A-B2-2a, blue square)

4

3

RW-41A-B3-3a