Yesteryear Collection

Before the famous name of Matchbox came into being, the founders of the company, Lesney and Rodney Smith, combined three letters of each of their Christian names to form the company of Lesney Products & Company Limited, on 19th January, 1947.

The company's first premises were in a formerly disused public house known as the Rifleman in Union Row, N.17. The firm initially made industrial castings but turned to toys the following year.

This Morris Pantechnicon van was produced to celebrate fifty years of Lesney Products and is a limited edition of 3,000 pieces.

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The YPP02/SB was packaged in plastic formers within a blue and yellow picture box that resembled the old style E1 box.

(1997)

 

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Information as from "The Yesteryear Book 1956-2002"
LESNEY PRODUCTS
Issue Year of Release Colour Roof Seats Wheels Plated Parts Painted Trim Radiator Series Number Baseplate Rarity Box My Ref. Location
1 1997 Dark cream body, bonnet & cab
light green mudguards
grey chassis		 Light green Light green Chrome solid, doubles on rear Chrome Silver & red Chrome shell & black grille Large tampo
YPP02/SB		 Cast © 1994 MATCHBOX COLLECTIBLES CHINA E1 457a Box-17
Box: E1 - Colour illustration, pictorial background to front panel illustration with "Matchbox ®" banner. End flap has picture plus 'Matchbox ®'

 

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