Across America 50th Birthday Series

To celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Matchbox a special ”Birthday” collection of 50 vehicles was released, each car came with a small plastic license plate to represent each of the 50 states of America. There were an additional 4 vehicles exclusive (Mail in) models for 4 countries and another 4 models released world wide.

01	02	03
Card No.: NE97552 Model: Volkswagen Concept 1 State: Delaware	Card No.: NE97526 Model: ’97 Chevy Tahoe State: Pennsylvania	Card No.: NE97542 Model: Ikarus Coach State: New Jersey
04	05	06
Card No.: S97543 Model: MB405 : VW Delivery Van State: Georgia	Card No.: NE97503 Model: Mercedes-Benz ML 430 State: Connecticut	Card No.: NE97525 Model: MB363: 1962 VW Beetle State: Massachusetts
07	08	09
Card No.: NE97506 Model: Crabing Boat State: Maryland	Card No.: S97509 Model: Golf Cart State: South Carolina	Card No.: NE97524 Model: 1993 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 Police State: New Hampshire
10	11	12
Card No.: S97508 Model: Chevrolet Impala Police State: Virginia	Card No.: NE97502 Model: King Tow State: New York	Card No.: S97507 Model: Snorkel Fire Truck State: North Carolina
13	14	15
Card No.: NE97504 Model: Land Rover Freelander State: Rhode Island	Card No.: NE97501 Model: Land Rover Discovery State: Vermont	Card No.: S97511 Model: Pony Trailer State: Kentucky
16	17	18
Card No.: S97528 Model: MB543: Nissan Xterra State: Tennessee	Card No.: NE97505 Model: Ford Crown Victoria State: Ohio	Card No.: S97544 Model: White Water Raft Boat State: Louisiana
19	20	21
Card No.: C97512 Model: ’97 Corvette State: Indiana	Card No.: S97510 Model: Extending Ladder Fire Truck State: Mississippi	Card No.: Model: International Pumper State: Illinois
22	23	24
Card No.: S97554 Model: Airport Fire Pumper State: Alabama	Card No.: NE97551 Model: ’56 Ford Pick-Up State: Maine	Card No.: C97532 Model: TV News Truck State: Missouri
25	26	27
Card No.: S97529 Model: Mack Auxiliary Power Truck State: Arkansas	Card No.: C96871 Model: 1921 Ford Model T State: Michigan	Card No.: S97527 Model: 1969 Camaro SS-396 State: Florida
28	29	30
Card No.: C97535 Model: Dodge Dakota State: Texas	Card No.: C97533 Model: MB-Trac 1600 Turbo State: Iowa	Card No.: C97515 Model: Peterbilt Tanker State: Wisconsin
31	32	33
Card No.: W97519 Model: 1955 Chevy Bel Air Convertible State: California	Card No.: C97516 Model: Ford F-Series w/Raft State: Minnesota	Card No.: W97520 Model: Dennis Sabre State: Oregon
34	35	36
Card No.: C97545 Model: Weather Radar Truck State: Kansas	Card No.: S97553 Model: Jeep Grand Cherokee State: West Virginia	Card No.: W97539 Model: International Armored Car State: Nevada
37	38	39
Card No.: C97546 Model: Ford Dump/Utility Truck State: Nebraska	Card No.: W97517 Model: Snowmobile State: Colorado	Card No.: C97536 Model: Highway Maintenance Truck State: North Dakota
40	41	42
Card No.: C97550 Model: 1998 Jeep Wrangler State: South Dakota	Card No.: W97538 Model: Ford Bronco II State: Montana	Card No.: Model: Ambulance State: Washington
43	44	45
Card No.: W97556 Model: Chevy Suburban State: Idaho	Card No.: W97537 Model: Truck Camper State: Wyoming	Card No.: W97514 Model: Ford Explorer Sport Trac State: Utah
46	47	48
Card No.: C97534 Model: Cattle Truck State: Oklahoma	Card No.: W97518 Model: Ford Expedition Police State: New Mexico	Card No.: W97555 Model: Isuzu Rodeo State: Arizona
49	50
Card No.: W97522 Model: Snow Doctor State: Alaska	Card No.: W97523 Model: Jeep Wrangler 4×4 State: Hawaii

Country

51	52	53
Model: Mercedes-Benz ML 430 State: Canada	Model: Land Rover Ninety State: Mexico	Model: Concept 1 Beetle Convertible State: Puerto Rico
54
Model: MB042: 1957 Ford Thunderbird State: USA

Exclusive (Mail-In)

Number	Description	<click to enlarge>
1	Fire Saver
2	London Taxi
3	Model A Ford Van
4	MB363 : 1962 Volkswagen Beetle