Yesteryear Collection - Gonzalez Byass

Released in 1984 was the Gonzalez Byass which had a white body with a dark red baseplate, seats, grille insert and roof canopy. It had a brass plated windscren frame.

Livery: (Tampo)
'GONZALEZ BYASS' in red with black outline on both sides of truck.
'SHERRY' in white on side of two barrels. The Gonzalez Company had requested that the word "SHERRY" be on the barrels, but production started without the word being printed on the barrels. The R&D department soon noted the omission and it was corrected.
Company logo of sherry bottle and guitar in black, white, red and lime on right side of transverse barrel.

Variations/Rarities: The sherry barrels were a darker brown and the earliest issues had no "SHERRY" tampo decoration applied to the barrels.
The radiator surround, headlights and the 12 spoke wheels can be either gold plated or chrome plated.


Gonzalez Byass				Baseplate types

Information as from "The Yesteryear Book 1956-2002"
C: GONZALEZ BYASS
Issue	Year of Release	Colour	Cab Tilt	Seats	Grille	Wheels	Plated Parts	Colour Of Barrels	Barrel Decoration	Logo	Baseplate Type	Baseplate	Rarity	Box
1	1987	White body, ruby red chassis	Ruby red	Ruby red	Ruby red	Gold 12 spoke	Brass	Dark brown	No Sherry on Barrel	GONZALEZ	E	MATCHBOX © 1973 Y13/Y26		J
2		White body, ruby red chassis	Ruby red	Ruby red	Ruby red	Gold 12 spoke	Brass	Dark brown	Sherry on Barrel	GONZALEZ	E	MATCHBOX © 1973 Y13/Y26		J
3		White body, ruby red chassis	Ruby red	Ruby red	Ruby red	Chrome 12 spoke	Brass	Dark brown	Sherry on Barrel	GONZALEZ	E	MATCHBOX © 1973 Y13/Y26	D	J
Box: J - Red 'Made in England' with clear panel