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The second release was in the green livery of Joseph Lucas. It was issued in 1986 and it had red plastic wheels and light brown seats. The name of the company and the company crest were displayed on the canopy and below was the "King of the Road" legend.

A production run of 103,000.

Livery:(Tampo)
'JOSEPH LUCAS LTD.' and 'FORMANS RD. BIRMINGHAM' in white on both sides of canopy.
Canopy logo in black, red and white on both sides of canopy.
'KING OF THE ROAD' in white on both van side panels.
'JOSEPH LUCAS LTD.' and 'FORMANS RD. BIRMINGHAM' in white and company logo in black, red and white with'BB5345' in white on black plate, all on front panel.
'WALKER' in gold on black plate beneath the front panel.

Variations/Rarities: Although slight differences to the appearance of the lettering 'King of the Road' have been noted, these can be attributed to the pressure applied by tampo printing pads.
Canopy and tilt components were made from self coloured plastic and later issues have a mottled appearance. Whether this mottled finish was intended or not is not known, but when compared to the normal smooth finish is quite apparent.
It had red plastic wheels and light brown seats. A recent un-listed variation is it was found with black seats.
The Lucas version is probably the most common.
There are no rarities.

 

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Joseph Lucas

 

Pinky beige or un-listed black seats

Front & rear view

Joseph Lucas Ltd, King of the Road

 

Information as from "The Yesteryear Book 1956-2002"
B: JOSEPH LUCAS
Issue Year Of Release Colour Canopy & Tilt Seats Wheels Battery Boxes Baseplate Rarity Box
1 1986 Bright green body, black chassis Smooth bright green Pinky beige Red solid Black MATCHBOX © 1985 ENGLAND J
2 Bright green body, black chassis Mottled bright green Pinky beige Red solid Black MATCHBOX © 1985 ENGLAND J
J - Red 'Made in England' with clear panel

 


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