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The Joseph Rank Flour Mills version was released in 1990. It was the seventh livery and once again a sack load was thought to be the most appropriate choice of load.
It was painted dark green with a brown chassis and cab roof. The body sides were lined and lettered in gold and it had push fit green daisy pattern wheels.
The baseplate was modified to include a screw hole to enable the model to be securely mounted in the newly introduced N type boxes and probably because it was to be fixed in by a screw the baseplate reverted back to diecast metal as the plastic version would not be strong enough.

Livery: (Tampo)
'JOSEPH RANK LTD.' and 'PREMIER FLOUR MILLS LONDON' in gold with gold coachlines on both sides of wagon.
'THE WORLD'S CHOICEST FLOUR' in gold on both cab side panels.
'JOSEPH RANK LTD.' in gold with gold coachlines on wagon rear panel.
Four rear horizontal sacks highlighted in black with 'JOSEPH RANK LTD.'

Variations/Rarities: With the introduction of press-fit axles the wheel hubs were thickened, which in turn blanked off the axle holes on the outside face. However, early models had wheels with axle holes all the way through the hubs.
*Early production models were fitted with truck bodies left over from the "Guiness" run, which had two cast rivet holes in the bed of the truck body.

No rarities are to be found.

 

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Joseph Rank Ltd Premier Flour Mills, London

Body floor holes

Wheel hub types

Preproduction Foden Steam Truck "Joseph Rank" - green, red chassis, red wheels

Preproduction Foden Steam Truck "Joseph Rank" - brown, black chassis and load, red wheels

 

Information as from "The Yesteryear Book 1956-2002"
G: JOSEPH RANK
Issue Year of Release Colour Cab Roof Seat Load Wheels Plated Parts Body Floor Holes* Wheel Hub Threaded Screw Hole Baseplate Rarity Box
1 1990 Dark green body, light brown chassis Brown Black Off-white sacks Dark green daisy Gold Yes Type 1 Yes MATCHBOX © 1986 MACAU S N
2 Dark green body, light brown chassis Dark brown Black Off-white sacks Dark green daisy Gold Yes Type 1 Yes MATCHBOX © 1986 MACAU S N
3 Dark green body, light brown chassis Dark brown Black Off-white sacks Dark green daisy Gold None Type 1 Yes MATCHBOX © 1986 MACAU D N
4 Dark green body, light brown chassis Brown Black Off-white sacks Darker green daisy Gold None Type 2 Yes MATCHBOX © 1986 MACAU N
5 Dark green body, light brown chassis Dark brown Black Off-white sacks Darker green daisy Gold None Type 2 Yes MATCHBOX © 1986 MACAU N
6 Dark green body, tan chassis Brown Black Off-white sacks Darker green daisy Gold None Type 2 Yes MATCHBOX © 1986 MACAU D N
7 Dark green body, tan chassis Dark brown Black Off-white sacks Darker green daisy Gold None Type 2 Yes MATCHBOX © 1986 MACAU D N
Rarity: D - Difficult; S - Scarce; R - Rare; VR - Very Rare; ER - Extremely Rare
Box: N - Red 'Made in Macau' with card diorama

 


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