Yesteryear Collection

This 1931 Morris Courier van was chosen by Classic Toys magazine to be an ideal publicity model.
The van body is typical of the streamlined style of commercial coachbuilding of the Thirties and compliments the Art Deco design applied to the body sides.

Medium weight commercial vans such as these were often used by newspaper and magazine publishers as they had the attributes of reliability and manoeuvrability combined with size and performance to swiftly deliver the product in good time.

The livery was actually inspired by an illustration of a paint manufacturer's delivery van in a similar colour scheme. Signwriting was a skill recognised as a valid way of advertising products in those early days.

The YPP02/SA was packaged in plastic formers within a blue and yellow picture box (E1 type) which was designated "Old Y-31 Model".

(1996)

Information as from "The Yesteryear Book 1956-2002"
CLASSIC TOYS MAGAZINE PROMO
Issue	Year of Release	Colour	Roof	Seats	Wheels	Plated Parts	Painted Trim	Radiator	Series Number	Baseplate	Rarity	Box	My Ref.	Location
1	1996	Yellow body, black bonnet & cab bright red mudguards, black chassis	White	Bright red	Chrome solid, doubles on rear	Chrome	Silver & red	Chrome shell & black grille	Small tampo YPP02/SA	Cast © 1994 MATCHBOX COLLECTIBLES CHINA	S	E1	172	Box-11
Box: E1 - Colour illustration, pictorial background to front panel illustration with "Matchbox ®" banner. End flap has picture plus 'Matchbox ®'