Yesteryear Collection - Carnation Farm Products

Released in 1984, the 'Carnation Farm Products' was the fourth livery used. It was the first Yesteryear to have a different tampo printed design on either side of the cab.

Livery: (Tampo)
Tank sides: 'CARNATION FARM PRODUCTS' in white.
Cab doors: 'CARNATION FARM PRODUCTS' in red.
Offside cab: One cream and two red carnations.
Near-side cab: 'THE NAME STANDS FOR QUALITY' in red.
Header board: Cream 'CARNATION' on pale red panel.

Variations/Rarities: The Carnation Tanker has a cream body and roof with a plum red tank and chassis.
The model can be found with 12 or 24 spoked wheels in bright red plastic or 12 spoked wheels in plum red or gold.
One version was issued with pinky-tan seats.
The 1986 version had the MATCHBOX inscription on the baseplate instead of the former LESNEY.

All variations of the Carnation tanker are easy to find.


Carnation Farm Products	Bright red 12 spoke wheels (WW)	Bright red 24 spoke wheels (WW)	Gold 12 spoke wheels (WW)	Plum red 12 spoke wheels (WW)

Information as from "The Yesteryear Book 1956-2002"
D: CARNATION
Issue	Year of Release	Colour	Roof	Seat	Windscreen/ Radiator	Wheels	Plated Parts	Tank Filler Caps	Baseplate	Rarity	Box
1	1984	Cream body, plum red tank & chassis	Cream	Black plastic	Gold	Bright red 12 spoke (WW)	Gold	Plum red	LESNEY © 1978 ENGLAND		J
2		Cream body, plum red tank & chassis	Cream	Pinky tan plastic	Gold	Bright red 12 spoke (WW)	Gold	Plum red	LESNEY © 1978 ENGLAND	S	J
3		Cream body, plum red tank & chassis	Cream	Black plastic	Gold	Bright red 24 spoke (WW)	Gold	Plum red	LESNEY © 1978 ENGLAND	D	J
4		Cream body, plum red tank & chassis	Cream	Black plastic	Gold	Gold 12 spoke	Gold	Plum red	LESNEY © 1978 ENGLAND	D	J
5	1986	Cream body, plum red tank & chassis	Cream	Black plastic	Gold	Bright red 12 spoke (WW)	Gold	Plum red	MATCHBOX © 1985 ENGLAND		J
6		Cream body, plum red tank & chassis	Cream	Black plastic	Gold	Plum red 12 spoke (WW)	Gold	Plum red	MATCHBOX © 1985 ENGLAND	D	J
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: J - Red 'Made in England' with clear panel