Yesteryear Collection - Duckham's Oils

This livery was only released in the 1985 Yesteryear Limited Edition Gift Set of which 40,000 were produced. The other two models in the set were the (Y23-1) 1922 AEC S Type Omnibus 'Maples' and the all red (Y11-3) 1938 Lagonda Drophead Coupé.

Livery: (Tampo)
'DUCKHAM'S OILS' in black and two pictures of green and gold and red and gold oil logos on both sides of van.
'PERFECTION IN LUBRICATION' in black on both sides of van.
'DUCKHAM'S OILS' in black on header board.

Variations/Rarities: Because the 'Duckham's' model was made at the same time as the 'James Neale' there was the inevitable use of both the open or closed grab handles The closed grab handles are scarce.


Duckham's Oils			The 'Duckham's Oils' was released as part of the 1985 Father's day gift set	The rare early Type A roof with the common later Type B version	The scarce issue 2 with closed grab handles

Information as from "The Yesteryear Book 1956-2002"
C: DUCKHAM'S
Issue	Year of Release	Colour	Bonnet & Cab Floor	Seats	Hole In Cab Floor	Roof Type	Wheels	Plated Parts	Grab Handles	Baseplate	Rarity	Box
1	1985	Silver body, navy blue chassis	Metallic silver grey	Dark red	No	White Type B	Red 12 spoke	Brass	Open	MATCHBOX © 1983 ENGLAND		L
2		Silver body, navy blue chassis	Metallic silver grey	Dark red	No	White Type B	Red 12 spoke	Brass	Closed	MATCHBOX © 1983 ENGLAND	S	L
Rarity: D - Difficult; S - Scarce; R - Rare; VR - Very Rare; ER - Extremely Rare
Box: L - Red Gift Pack with clear front panel