BOX FACTS

SERIES :	Regular Wheels	FIRST YEAR OF PRODUCTION :	1958
BOX TYPES :	B, C, D	SIZE AVAILABLE :	3
TOTAL VARIATIONS :	9	NUMBER OF MAJOR VARIATIONS :	7

GENERAL INFO

The 45A Vauxhall Victor was released in 1958. It was first package in a B2, size 3 box showing the mode in red with yellow wheels. This box has a back slightly different from the front as the numbers are a bit more to the right on one side. The same was also available in B3 sub-style. The box shows light background.

The first B4 box had the Victor actually printed “Victor” on the end flaps. This box also has front and back different, one side having its numbers more to the right of the picture. Again, you can see a light background.

Another drawing was then made, used for both B4 and B5 sub-types, where there is no background and number are more distant from the model.

Two different C box were made: the first has the model just a little more to the left and numbers more distant from scroll. The second has the model a bit more to the right and numbers closer.

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Finally, D1 and D2 boxes were released, showing the model in yellow, with black wheels and green windows.

All boxes made for this model were size 3.

RARITY

There is no known rare variation for this model, but we can identify the C boxes as less common.

VARIATION LIST

RW45A - VAUXHALL VICTOR
Front/Back	#	Type/Sub-type	Size	Top/Bottom	End Flap	Variation #
(Light background, blue square, numbers slightly more to the right of picture on other side of box)	1	B2	3	Blue / Black	$C:\Users\Patrice\Documents\Pictures\Images\Matchbox Images\Matchbox\VintageLesneyOnTheWeb\NewVintageLesneyOnline2006\images\EndFlaps\45A-B2.jpg$	RW-45A-B2-1a
	2	B3				RW-45A-B3-1b
(Light background, numbers slightly more to the right of picture on other side of box)	3	B4				RW-45A-B4-2a
$C:\Users\Patrice\Documents\Pictures\Images\Matchbox Images\Matchbox\VintageLesneyOnTheWeb\NewVintageLesneyOnline2006\images\45A-BBoxB4B5LargeNumber.jpg$ (No background, numbers away from model)	4	B4				RW-45A-B4-3a
	5	B5				RW-45A-B5-3b
(Red model, yellow wheels, numbers away from model)	6	C				RW-45A-C-1a
$C:\Users\Patrice\Documents\Pictures\Images\Matchbox Images\Matchbox\VintageLesneyOnTheWeb\NewVintageLesneyOnline2006\images\45A-CBoxCloserFromScroll.jpg$ (Red model, yellow wheels, numbers closer to model)	7	C				RW-45A-C-2a
(Numbers without serifs)	8	D1				RW-45A-D1-1a
$C:\Users\Patrice\Documents\Pictures\Images\Matchbox Images\Matchbox\VintageLesneyOnTheWeb\NewVintageLesneyOnline2006\images\45A-DBoxD2.jpg$ (Numbers with serifs)	9	D2			$C:\Users\Patrice\Documents\Pictures\Images\Matchbox Images\Matchbox\VintageLesneyOnTheWeb\NewVintageLesneyOnline2006\images\EndFlaps\45A-D2.jpg$	RW-45A-D2-2a