BOX FACTS

SERIES :

Regular Wheels

FIRST YEAR OF PRODUCTION :

January 1965

BOX TYPES :

E

SIZE AVAILABLE :

7

TOTAL VARIATIONS :

7

NUMBER OF MAJOR VARIATIONS :

4

 

 

 

 

 

GENERAL INFO

Although only released in E style box, the 69B is very interesting in terms of color variations. It was first released in dark orange/red with red hubs (NEW MODEL E2 box), than without the NEW MODEL. This same E2 box would also be issued with orange hubs as well. The E3 box was another new design and this time, the hubs were yellow.

Finally, the last major variation is entirely yellow and was released in E4 and E4R boxes.

No F boxes were ever made for this model.

All sizes are 7.

RARITY

The E3 orange model with yellow hubs is quite hard to find.

VARIATION LIST

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RW69B - HATRA TRACTOR SHOVEL

 

 

Front/Back

#

Type/Sub-type

Size

Top/Bottom

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Variation #

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(Red model, red wheels, black tires)

1

E2

7

Black/Blue

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RW-69B-E2-1a

2

C:\Users\Patrice\Documents\Pictures\Images\Matchbox Images\Matchbox\VintageLesneyOnTheWeb\NewVintageLesneyOnline2006\images\EndFlaps\69B-E2.jpg

RW-69B-E2-1b

3

Blue/Blue

RW-69B-E2-1c

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(Orange model, orange wheels, black tires)

4

Light Blue/Light Blue

RW-69B-E2-2a

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(Orange model, yellow wheels, black tires)

5

E3

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RW-69B-E3-3a

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(All yellow model, black wheels)

6

E4

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RW-69B-E4-4a

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(All yellow model, black wheels, (R) )

7

E4R

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RW-69B-E4-4b