Yesteryear Collection

The Toblerone van was issued in 1984.
Body castings which had been painted red for the 'Oxo' run, then yellow for the 'Maggis' run were used again, this time overpainted in beige, for the initial run of the 'Toblerone' production. Consequently, these early models had the van roof without the front edge (Type A). The roof is usually the later one with the wider ridge (Type B) to the leading edge of the roof.

Livery: (Tampo)
Van sides: Red 'TOBLERONE", small boy in brown making a 'T' with his fingers.
Cab doors: 'CHOCOLAT TOBLER BERNE' in brown.

Variations/Rarities: The brown tampo used for the figure on the side can be found in light brown, brown, or dark brown tampo. Issue 2 can have shadow effect to the 'TOBLERONE' lettering. The early type roof has also been seen.


Toblerone			The van on the left has a wider ridge to the front edge of the van roof. Also the cab roof type 2 both are shown with a 3mm wide border and a textured center	The gutter extension beyond the van roof (type B)

Information as from "The Yesteryear Book 1956-2002"
C: TOBLERONE
Issue	Year of Release	Colour	Van Roof	Seats	Wheels	Plated Parts	Tampo Decoration	Baseplate	Rarity	Box
1	1984	Beige body, glossy dark brown chassis	Glossy red type A	Beige	Chrome 24 spoke (WW)	Chrome	Brown boy & cab door letters	MATCHBOX © 1981 Y21 ENGLAND	S	J
2		Beige body, glossy dark brown chassis	Glossy red type B	Beige	Chrome 24 spoke (WW)	Chrome	Brown boy & cab door letters	MATCHBOX © 1981 Y21 ENGLAND		J
3		Beige body, glossy dark brown chassis	Glossy red type B	Beige	Chrome 24 spoke (WW)	Chrome	Dark brown boy & cab door letters	MATCHBOX © 1981 Y21 ENGLAND		J
4		Beige body, glossy dark brown chassis	Glossy red type B	Beige	Chrome 24 spoke (WW)	Chrome	Light brown boy & cab door letters	MATCHBOX © 1981 Y21 ENGLAND		J
Rarity: D - Difficult; S - Scarce; R - Rare; VR - Very Rare; ER - Extremely Rare
Box: J - Red 'Made in England' with clear panel