Yesteryear Collection - 1938 Hispano Suiza

The Hispano Suiza is a car built by a Spanish-French company. This model is a type K6 which was a very luxurious and expensive car for that time. The car was equipped with a 6 cylinder engine that delivered 120 HP. After the Spanish Civil War and the Second World War, the French part of the company exclusively built aircraft engines and the Spanish part was absorbed into what later became SEAT.

1975 saw the (Y17-1) 1938 Hispano Suiza take its spot in the series. The range had usually ended at number Y16 and this became the first model to extend the range.

Variations/Rarities: It appeared in no less than 8 different colour schemes but fortunately there were no casting variations except for to the baseplate where the description was altered and a screw hole was added so it could be secured into the newer type boxes.
The model was originally made in England by Lesney and the copyright date on the baseplate was 1973 which is quite surprising as the model was not released until 1975.

The glossy silver body with powder blue side panels version with either the silver or black painted baseplate are both rare variations.

The emerald green version can be found with no less than three different baseplate inscriptions. It can have either "Lesney © 1973 England", "Matchbox © 1973 England" or "Matchbox © 1973 Macau" and none of them seem particularly rare.

The Hispano Suiza was re-issued in 1995 as part of the "Grand Marques" series. This model was made in China and featured a navy blue body and side panels with a dark green chassis. The steering wheel was black with gold spokes. It was coded by Matchbox Collectibles as YY017A/D.

Interesting Facts: The Hispano Suiza is a car built by the Spanish-French company.
After the Spanish Civil War and the Second World War, the French part of the company started to build aircraft engines only and the Spanish part became what later became SEAT.


Glossy dark red body, glossy black chassis; glossy dark red side panels	Pale glossy blue body & chassis; powder blue side panels	Pale glossy blue body, glossy black chassis; powder blue side panels	Silver glossy body, glossy black chassis; powder blue side panels(Wanted)	Silver glossy body & chassis; powder blue side panels

Emerald green body, dark green chassis; emerald green side panels	Glossy mid green body & chassis; pale or dark lime green side panels	Cast or tampo numberplate digits	Navy blue body, dark green chassis; gold trim (Matchbox Collectibles YY017A/D)	Olive & tan, superdetailed (Matchbox Collectibles YY017A/SA)

Information as from "The Yesteryear Book 1956-2002"
Issue	Year of Release	Colour	Side Panels	Seats	Hood	Wheels	Axles	Grille	Plated Parts	Front Number Plate Digits	Rear Number Plate Digits	Steering Wheel	Threaded Screw Hole	Baseplate	Rarity	Box
1	1975	Glossy dark red body, glossy black chassis	Glossy dark red	Black	Black	Chrome 24 spoke	Riveted	Black	Chrome	Cast	Cast	Black	No	LESNEY © 1973 ENGLAND		H
2		Glossy dark red body, black chassis	Glossy dark red	Black	Black	Chrome 12 spoke	Riveted	Black	Chrome	Cast	Cast	Black	No	LESNEY © 1973 ENGLAND	S	H
3	1980	Pale glossy blue body & chassis	Powder blue	Black	Black	Chrome 24 spoke (WW)	Riveted	Black	Chrome	Cast	Cast	Black	No	LESNEY © 1973 ENGLAND		I
4		Pale glossy blue body & chassis	Powder blue	Black	Black	Chrome solid (WW)	Riveted	Black	Chrome	Cast	Cast	Black	No	LESNEY © 1973 ENGLAND		I
5	1980	Pale glossy blue body, glossy black chassis	Powder blue	Black	Black	Chrome solid (WW)	Riveted	Black	Chrome	Cast	Cast	Black	No	LESNEY © 1973 ENGLAND		I
6		Pale glossy blue body, glossy black chassis	Powder blue	Black	Black	Chrome 24 spoke (WW)	Riveted	Black	Chrome	Cast	Cast	Black	No	LESNEY © 1973 ENGLAND	S	I
7	1981	Silver glossy body, glossy black chassis	Powder blue	Black	Black	Chrome solid (WW)	Riveted	Black	Chrome	Cast	Cast	Black	No	LESNEY © 1973 ENGLAND	R	I
8		Silver glossy body & chassis	Powder blue	Black	Black	Chrome solid (WW)	Riveted	Black	Chrome	Cast	Cast	Black	No	LESNEY © 1973 ENGLAND	R	I
9	1986	Emerald green body, dark green chassis	Emerald green	Black	Black	Gold 24 spoke	Riveted	Black	Gold	Cast	Cast	Black	No	LESNEY © 1973 ENGLAND		J
10		Emerald green body, dark green chassis	Emerald green	Black	Black	Gold 24 spoke	Riveted	Dark green	Gold	Cast	Cast	Black	No	LESNEY © 1973 ENGLAND	D	J
11		Emerald green body, dark green chassis	Emerald green	Black	Black	Gold 24 spoke	Riveted	Black	Gold	Cast	Cast	Black	No	MATCHBOX © 1973 ENGLAND	R	J/I
12	1988	Emerald green body, dark green chassis	Emerald green	Black	Black	Gold 24 spoke	Riveted	Black	Gold	Cast	Cast	Black	No	MATCHBOX © 1973 MACAU		J1
13	1990	Glossy mid green body & chassis	Pale lime green	Pale cream	Pale cream	Chrome 24 spoke (WF)	Riveted	Black	Chrome	Cast	Tampo	Light brown, black spokes	No	MATCHBOX © 1973 MACAU	S	P
14		Glossy mid green body & chassis	Pale lime green	Pale cream	Pale cream	Chrome 24 spoke (WF)	Riveted	Black	Chrome	Tampo	Cast	Light brown, black spokes	No	MATCHBOX © 1973 MACAU	S	P
15		Glossy mid green body & chassis	Pale lime green	Pale cream	Pale cream	Chrome 24 spoke (WF)	Riveted	Black	Chrome	Cast	Cast	Light brown, black spokes	Yes	MATCHBOX © 1973 MACAU	D	N
16		Glossy mid green body & chassis	Pale lime green	Pale cream	Pale cream	Chrome 24 spoke (WF)	Riveted	Black	Chrome	Tampo	Cast	Light brown, black spokes	Yes	MATCHBOX © 1973 MACAU		N
17		Glossy mid green body & chassis	Dark lime green	Pale cream	Pale cream	Chrome 24 spoke (WF)	Riveted	Black	Chrome	Cast	Cast	Light brown, black spokes	Yes	MATCHBOX © 1973 MACAU	D	N
18		Glossy mid green body & chassis	Dark lime green	Pale cream	Pale cream	Chrome 24 spoke (WF)	Riveted	Black	Chrome	Tampo	Cast	Light brown, black spokes	Yes	MATCHBOX © 1973 MACAU		N
19		Glossy mid green body & chassis	Dark lime green	Pale cream	Pale cream	Chrome 24 spoke (WF)	Press-fit	Black	Gold	Tampo	Cast	Light brown, black spokes	Yes	MATCHBOX © 1973 MACAU		N
20		Glossy mid green body & chassis	Dark lime green	Pale cream	Pale cream	Chrome 24 spoke (WF)	Press-fit	Black	Chrome	Cast	Tampo	Light brown, black spokes	Yes	MATCHBOX © 1973 MACAU	D	N
21	1995	Navy blue body, dark green chassis	Navy blue	Light tan	Black	Gold 24 spoke (WW)	Press-fit	Black	Gold	Cast	Tampo	Black, gold spokes	Yes	MATCHBOX © 1973 CHINA		N2
Wheels: BW - Black or White Walled Tyres; WW - White Walled Tyres; WF - White Flanged Tyres
Rarity: D - Difficult; S - Scarce; R - Rare; VR - Very Rare; ER - Extremely Rare
Box: H - Woodgrain effect with clear panel; I - Straw coloured with clear panels; J - Red 'Made in England' with clear panel; J1 - Red 'Made in Macau' with clear panel; N - Red 'Made in Macau' with card diorama; N2 - Red 'Made in China' with card diorama and with 'Matchbox Collectibles' details; P - White with black printing only