Yesteryear Collection

One of the most respected names in steam-engine vehicles, William Foden produced trucks for a variety of uses in England in the early days of the century. Indeed, Foden's designs were so superior, he frequently sued competitors for copying them. In 1900, Foden introduced an "overtype" steam engine. The 300 psi engine was mounted on a short locomotive-type boiler and the vehicle traveled at two speeds: 2 mph and 6 mph.
Within 20 years, Foden developed an advanced vehicle that could attain speeds up to 25 mph - quite a feat considering that the standard speed limit for trucks was 20 mph.

One of the most important roles Foden vehicles played was to carry coal - an important energy source at the time.
Now a steam-powered coal carrying Foden truck is captured as an authentic model by the masters of die-cast classics.

Information as from "The Yesteryear Book 1956-2002"
YAS02-M; 1922 Foden Coal Truck															Checklist
Issue	Year of Release	Colour	Cab Roof	Seat	Wheels	Wheel Hub Type	Plated Parts	Coal Load	Boiler Door	Series Number	Model Description	Baseplate	Rarity	Box	My Ref.	Location
1	1996	Cream body & cab Bright red chassis & mudguards	Bright red	Black	Pale red solid	B	Gold	Large	Gold	Black tampo YAS02	Cast 1992 FODEN	Long cast text MODELS OF YESTERYEAR © 1994 MATCHBOX COLLECTIBLES CHINA		Q2		Cabinet-4/Box-8
2	1996	Cream body & cab Bright red chassis & mudguards	Bright red	Black	Pale red solid	B	Gold	Small	Gold	Black tampo YAS02	Cast 1992 FODEN	Short cast text MODELS OF YESTERYEAR © 1994 MATCHBOX COLLECTIBLES CHINA		Q2
3	1996	Cream body & cab Bright red chassis & mudguards	Bright red	Black	Bright red solid	B	Gold	Small	Gold	Black tampo YAS02	Cast 1992 FODEN	Short cast text MODELS OF YESTERYEAR © 1994 MATCHBOX COLLECTIBLES CHINA		Q2
Box: Q2 - Yellow and cream standard style box, slightly larger than Q1