BOX FACTS

SERIES :

Regular Wheels

FIRST YEAR OF PRODUCTION :

January 1964

BOX TYPES :

D, E

SIZE AVAILABLE :

3

TOTAL VARIATIONS :

6

NUMBER OF MAJOR VARIATIONS :

3

 

 

 

 

 

GENERAL INFO

In January 1964 came the 71B Jeep Gladiator Pickup, taking over the Austin Water Truck. It was released in a yellow target NEW MODEL D2 box that also came without the NEW MODEL mention. It was followed by a white target box. Both show the red model with black wheels and open doors.

The E boxes were available in E3 and E4 styles. The same kind of drawing was used, however more of a side view then from above.

All boxes show a white interior and are size 3.

RARITY

The NEW MODEL box is the less common, but not rare.

VARIATION LIST

RW71B - JEEP GLADIATOR PICKUP

 

 

Front/Back

#

Type/Sub-type

Size

Top/Bottom

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Variation #

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(Yellow Target)

1

D2

3

Black/Blue

C:\Users\Patrice\Documents\Pictures\Images\Matchbox Images\Matchbox\VintageLesneyOnTheWeb\NewVintageLesneyOnline2006\images\EndFlaps\71B-D2New.jpg

RW-71B-D2-1a

2

C:\Users\Patrice\Documents\Pictures\Images\Matchbox Images\Matchbox\VintageLesneyOnTheWeb\NewVintageLesneyOnline2006\images\EndFlaps\71B-D2.jpg

RW-71B-D2-1b

C:\Users\Patrice\Documents\Pictures\Images\Matchbox Images\Matchbox\VintageLesneyOnTheWeb\NewVintageLesneyOnline2006\images\71B-DBoxWhiteTarget.jpg

(White Target)

3

Blue/Blue

RW-71B-D2-2a

4

Light Blue/Light Blue

RW-71B-D2-2b

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(Red model, white interior, black wheels)

5

E3

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RW-71B-E3-1a

6

E4

C:\Users\Patrice\Documents\Pictures\Images\Matchbox Images\Matchbox\VintageLesneyOnTheWeb\NewVintageLesneyOnline2006\images\EndFlaps\71B-E4.jpg

RW-71B-E4-1b