Yesteryear Collection

Carlsberg: The third livery released was with the Carlsberg livery that was painted off white with a black chassis and a green canopy which was released in 1983.

Livery: (Labels)
'CARLSBERG' in lemon on dark green background. (Both colours can vary slightly)

Variations/Rarities: The Carlsberg livery was first released with a "Lesney Products & Co" baseplate.
It was fitted with chromed or gold 12 spoke wheels and it is quite hard to find.
The next version had a "Matchbox Toys Ltd" baseplate and like the earlier issue it had a light green canopy and dark red or black plastic seats.
The next version had a darker green canopy & grille with maroon seats and 12 spoke wheels in gold or chrome plate.
The final issue was the same as the previous issue but with 12 spoke gold wheels only and the baseplate was modified from "Y13" to read "Y13-Y26".

The RAF tender had a raised square panel on the sides of the canopy to accommodate the red cross label, this was removed for the Carlsberg version as the label was longer.


Carlsberg	Type C and D truck body	Type C baseplate	Type D baseplate	Type E baseplate

Information as from "The Yesteryear Book 1956-2002"
C: CARLSBERG
Issue	Year of Release	Colour	Cab Tilt	Seats	Grille	Steering Wheel	Plated Parts	Wheels	Rear Canopy	Truck Body Type	Baseplate Type	Baseplate	Rarity	Box
1	1983	Cream body & bonnet, glossy black chassis	Light green	Dull dark red or black	Light green or black	Black	Brass	Chrome 12 spoke	Light green	C	C	LESNEY © 1973 ENGLAND	R	I
2		Cream body & bonnet, glossy black chassis	Light green	Dull dark red or black	Light green or black	Black	Brass	Gold 12 spoke	Light green	C	C	LESNEY © 1973 ENGLAND	R	I
3		Cream body & bonnet, glossy black chassis	Light green	Dull dark red or black	Light green or black	Black	Brass	Chrome 12 spoke	Light green	C	D	MATCHBOX © 1973 ENGLAND		I
4		Cream body & bonnet, glossy black chassis	Light green	Dull dark red or black	Light green or black	Black	Brass	Gold 12 spoke	Light green	C	D	MATCHBOX © 1973 ENGLAND		I
5		Cream body & bonnet, glossy black chassis	Ice blue	Dull dark red	Light green	Black	Brass	Chrome 12 spoke (W)	Ice blue	C	D	MATCHBOX © 1973 ENGLAND	R	I
6		Cream body & bonnet, glossy black chassis	Darker green	Maroon	Darker green	Black	Brass	Chrome 12 spoke (BW)	Darker green	C	D	MATCHBOX © 1973 ENGLAND		I
7		Cream body & bonnet, glossy black chassis	Darker green	Maroon	Darker green	Black	Brass	Gold 12 spoke (BW)	Darker green	C	D	MATCHBOX © 1973 ENGLAND		I
8		Cream body & bonnet, glossy black chassis	Darker green	Dull dark red	Darker green	Black	Brass	Gold 12 spoke	Darker green	C	E	MATCHBOX © 1973 ENGLAND		J
9	1984	Cream body & bonnet, glossy black chassis	Darker green	Maroon	Darker green	Black	Brass	Gold 12 spoke	Darker green	C	E	MATCHBOX © 1973 ENGLAND		J
10		Cream body & bonnet, glossy black chassis	Darker green	Maroon	Darker green	Black	Brass	Gold 12 spoke	Darker green	D	E	MATCHBOX © 1973 ENGLAND	R	J
Rarity: D - Difficult; S - Scarce; R - Rare; VR - Very Rare; ER - Extremely Rare
Box: I - Straw coloured with clear panels; J - Red 'Made in England' with clear panel