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Best of Matchbox

2016 again saw another premium range of vehicles, with new wheels, better and more tampo than the regular series and issued on a blister with a box

2016 – Series A

MB713 : 1965 Austin Mini Van
66 Dodge A100 Pick Up
MB739 : ’69 Cadillac Sedan DeVille
75 Mack CF Pumper
MB969 : ’93 Ford Mustang LX SSP
BMW 1M
BMW R1200 GS
MB956 : Lamborghini LM002
MB838-A : Land Rover Defender 110
Routemaster Bus

2017 – Series B

Number	Model	<click to enlarge>
01	MB729 : Porsche 911 GT3
02	MB683 : Mercedes-Benz CLS500
03	MB691 : Range Rover Sport
04	MB734 : Volkswagen T2 Bus
05	MB811 : Lamborghini Miura P400 S
06	MB966 : BMW M5 Police
07	MB680 : Dodge Magnum Police
08	MB727 : ´06 Bentley Continental GT
09	MB715 : ´66 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTA
10	MB785 : Porsche 914/6
11	MB129 : ´89 Chevy Blazer 4×4

Tags Alfa Romeo, Austin, Bentley, BMW, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Dodge, Ford, Lamborghini, Land Rover, Mack, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Routemaster, Volkswagen, VW

Miniatures

60th Anniversary Models

To celebrate the 60th Anniversary of Matchbox in 2013 a range of models were released with superior quality and in a blister pack with box similar to those in the ”Best of” ranges.

USA Packaging	ROW Packaging

	Model
01	MB812 : ’68 Mustang GT/CS
02	MB808 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X Police
03	MB737 Quarry King
04	MB694 Routemaster Bus
05	MB823 Jeep Wrangler Superlift
06	MB885 : Renault Master Ambulance
07	MB688 : ’61 Jaguar E-Type Coupe
08	MB860 : Ford Explorer Interceptor
09	MB765 : Austin Mini Cooper S
10	MB882 MBX ATC
11	MB867 : Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 Polizia
12	MB823-A : Aston Martin DBS Volante
13	MB838-A : Land Rover Defender 110
14	MB886 : Ground Grinder
15	MB864 ’76 International Scout 4×4
16	MB734 Volkswagen T2 Bus
17	MB667 Austin FX4 Taxi
18	MB363 : 1962 Volkswagen Beetle
19	MB839 : Urban Tow Truck
20	MB844 BMW R1200 RT-P Police Motorcycle
21	MB837 : Superlift Ford F-350 Super Duty
22	MB729 2007 Porsche 911 GT3
23	MB881 Blaze Blitzer
24	MB834 Crop Master
Limited Chase Model	MB694 Routemaster Bus

Tags Aston Martin, Austin, Blaze, BMW, Crop Master, Ford, Ground Grinder, International, Jaguar, Jeep, Lamborghini, Land Rover, Mitsubishi, Mustang, Porsche, Quarry, Renault, Routemaster, Urban Tow Truck, Volkswagen, VW

Miniatures

Superfast – NEW

In 2004 the ”Superfast” brand was revived to celebrate the 35th Anniversary of the brand as a premium range of vehicles. Each of the yearly ranges is listed below.

2004
2005
2006
2008
2009
2019
2020

Tags BMW, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Chrysler, Cooper, Dodge, Falcon, Ford, Honda, Hummer, Jaguar, Jeep, Lamborghini, Lincoln, Lotus, Mercedes-Benz, Mercury, Mini, Mustang, Nissan, Plymouth, Pontiac, Porsche, Shelby, TVR, Volkswagen, VW, Willys

Special Collections

Stars of Cars

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In 2004 a new range titled the ”Stars of Cars” was created and released throughout Europe. With the success of the ”Stars of Germany” range this allowed a wider variety in the models available for the series.

The series ran in 2004 , 2005 , 2006 & 2007

2004

	Model	<click to enlarge>
01	Lotus Elise
02	Ferrari 360 Spider
03	Ferrari F50
04	BMW X5
05	BMW 328i
06	Mercedes-Benz E420
07	VW Microbus
08	VW Concept Cabrio
09	Mercedes-Benz CLK Cabrio
10	VW Concept 1

2005

Some of the models had the brand ”Dinky” tampo printed on the base in white, this was a ploy by Mattel to ensure they protected the copyright by using the brand so its lack of use didnt mean the copyright would fall into another companies possession.

	Model	<click to enlarge>
01	Dennis Sabre
02	Mercedes-Benz E430
03	BMW 3 Series
04	MB662 : City Bus
05	Mercedes-Benz S500
06	VW Transporter
07	MB180 : Land Rover Defender 90
08	Porsche 911 Turbo
09	Opel Speedster
10	MB579 : Mini Cooper S
11	Smart Fortwo Cabrio
12	Mercedes-Benz ML430

2006

	Model	<click to enlarge>
01	MB476 Mercedes Benz E430 Estate
02	MB596 BMW X5 Police Car
03	MB363 : 1962 Volkswagen Beetle
04	MB671 : Ford GT
05	MB674 Volvo XC90
06	MB683 Mercedes Benz CLS 500
07	MB438 Concept 1 Beetle Cabriolet
08	MB673 Mercedes-Benz SL55 AMG
09	MB678 Trash King
10	MB423 Porsche 911 Carrera Cabriolet
11	MB688 : 1961 Jaguar E-Type Coupe
12	MB675 Porsche Cayenne S

2007

	Model	<click to enlarge>
01	MB149 : Mercedes Benz G Wagon
02	MB390 : Volkswagen Split Screen Transporter
03	MB538 : BMW Z3
04	MB634 : Ford GT
05	MB683 : Mercedes Benz CLS 500
06	MB684 : Volkswagen Golf Gti
07	MB691 : Range Rover Sport
08	MB692 : Jaguar XK Coupe
09	MB693 : Ford Transit
10	MB695 : MBX Tanker
11	MB696 : Audi RS6 Avant
12	MB698 : Flame Tamer

Tags Audi, BMW, City Bus, Cooper, Dennis, Ferrari, Flame Tamer, Ford, Jaguar, Land Rover, Lotus, MBX Tanker, Mercedes-Benz, Mini, Opel, Porsche, Range Rover, Smart, Trash King, Volkswagen, Volvo, VW

Miniatures

Premiere Collection : World Class

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1989 saw the release of a highly detailed collectable range of cars based on some of the current miniature series. These models had more detailed tampo along with more realistic rubber tyres.

The range continued for some years although in 1996 the series received a slight name change from the original World Class Series to the Premiere Collection World Class Series. Series I – 1989

Series I – (1989)
01	Porsche 928 (Dark Silver)
02	Ferrari 300 GTB (Red)
03	Mercedes 500 SEC (White)
04	Lamborghini Countach (Yellow)
05	Ferrari Testarossa (Red)
06	Porsche 959 (Silver)
07	Porsche 944 Turbo (Black)
08	1987 Corvette (Blue)

Series II (1990)
09	BMW M1 (Yellow)
10	Jaguar XK120 (White)
11	Rolls Royce Silver Cloud (Gold)
12	Cadillac Allante (Dark Silver)
13	T-Bird Turbo Coupe (Silver)
14	Lincoln Town Car
15	Corvette Grand Sport (Burgundy)
16	Ferrari F40 (Red)

Series III (1991)
17	1962 Corvette (Turquoise)
18	Ferrari Testarossa (White)
19	Mercedes-Benz 500SL (Black)
20	Nissan 300ZX (White)
21	Chevrolet Corvette (Orange)
22	Lamborghini Countach (Red)
23	57 Chevy (Burgundy)
24	Racing Porsche 935 (Yellow)

Series IV (1992)
25	Lamborghini Diablo (Red)
26	Mercedes 500SL Convertible (Silver)
27	1975 Corvette (Blue)
28	Nissan 300ZX (Burgundy)
29	Porsche 935 (White)
30	Ferrari F40 (Yellow)

Series V (1993)
31	Jaguar XJ220 (Purple)
32	Lamborghini Diablo (Black)
33	Cadillac Allante (Burgundy)
34	Jaguar XJ6 (Blue)
35	Corvette Roadster (White)
36	BMW 850i (Silver)

Series VI (1994/1995)
37	Aston Martin DB7 (Dark Silver)
38	Chevrolet Camaro Z28 (White)
39	Corvette Sting Ray (Purple)
Dodge Viper RT-10
41	Mazda RX-7 (Black)
42	Mustang Mach III (Red)

1996 saw the series name officially change to Premiere Collection – World Class and the series numbers were started again only this time using Western Arabic (English Language) numbers instead of the roman numeral that had previously been used to indicate the series numbers.

Series 1 – World Class
43	Mazda RX-7 (Red)
Dodge Viper RT/10
45	Mitsubishi 3000GT Spyder (Red)
46	Toyota Supra (White)
47	Audi Avus (Chrome)
48	Plymouth Prowler (Purple)

Series 2 – World Class
49	Ford Thunderbird (Gold)
50	Lamborghini Diablo (Purple)
51	Mercedes 600SEL (Black)
52	Chevrolet Camaro Z28 (BLack)
53	Corvette Stingray (Blue)
54	Mustang Cobra (Red)

Series 3 – World Class
1957 Thunderbird
56	1962 Corvette (Burgundy)
57	Corvette Grand Sport (Blue)
58	1957 Chevy (Black)
59	Jaguar XK120 (Green)
60	1970 Pontiac GTO Judge (Silver)

Series 4 – World Class
61	Mazda RX-7 (Yellow)
Dodge Viper RT/10
63	Mitsubishi 3000GT Spyder (Green)
64	Toyota Supra (Silver)
65	Audi Avus (White)
66	Plymouth Prowler (Silver)

Series 5 – World Class
67	Ford Thunderbird (Black)
68	Lamborghini Diablo (Silver)
69	Mercedes 600SEL (Blue)
70	Chevrolet Camaro Z-28 (Red)
71	Corvette Sting Ray III (Yellow)
72	Mustang Cobra (White)

Series 6 – World Class

1957 Thunderbird
74	1962 Corvette (Gold)
75	Corvette Grand Sport (Blue)
76	57 Chevy (Black)
77	Jaguar XK120 (Red)
78	1970 Pontiac GTO Judge (White)

Series 7 – Fire
79	Ambulance
80	Snorkel Fire Engine
81	Fire Engine
82	Jeep Cherokee
83	Mack Auxiliary Power Truck
84	Airport Fire Truck

Series 8 – State Police
85	Ford LTD (Virginia State Police)
86	Ford LTD (Florida Highway Patrol)
87	Ford LTD (New Jersey State Police)
88	Camaro Z-28 (New York State Police)
89	Camaro Z-28 (California Highway Patrol)
90	Camaro Z-28 (Texas Highway Patrol)

Series 9 – Nostalgia
	62 Corvette
	Ford Probe
	Dodge Challenger
	Firebird Racer
	57 Chevy
	Corvette T-Top
Series 10 – Exotics
	Lamborghini Countach
	Ferrari F-40
	Mercedes 500SL
	Jaguar XJ220
	Aston Martin DB-7
	Ferrari Testarossa
Series 11 – Hot Rod Collection
MB042 : 1957 Ford Thunderbird
	57 Chevy
	Corvette Grand Sport
	Pontiac GTO
	62 Corvette
	Dodge Challenger
Series 12 – Convertibles
	BMW Z3
MB260 : Dodge Viper RT/10
	Mercedes 500SL
	Mitsubishi Spyder
	Corvette Stingray III
	Mustang Mach III
Series 13 – Retro 70’s Collection
MB068 : Chevy Van
	Dodge Dragster
	Big Banger
	Dragon Wheels
	Pi-eyed Piper
	Tanzara

Series 14 – Modern Musle
	Ram Air Firebird
	Viper GTS
Dodge Viper RT/10
	Mustang Cobra
	Camaro Z-28
	Plymouth Prowler
Series 15 – High Speed
	87 Corvette Convertible
	Ferrari 456 GT
	Nissan 300ZX
	Mercedes GTC
	BMW 850i
	Ferrari F-50
Series 16 – Drop Tops
	Plymouth Prowler
	Mitsubishi Spyder
	Mercedes 500SL
	Corvette Stingray III
	Mustang Cobra
	BMW Z3
Series 17- Classic Muscle Collection
MB042 : 1957 Ford Thunderbird
MB300 : 1956 Ford F-150 Pick Up
69 Camaro SS396
Pontiac GTO
Dodge Challenger
Mustang Conra Jet
Series 18 – State Police II
Kansas
Nevada
Utah
Minnesota
Montana
South Dakota
Series 19 – Super Cars
Lamborghini Diablo
Porsche 944
BMW 5 Series
Jaguar XJ220
Ferrari Testarossa
Ferrari F-40
Series 20 – Street Machines Collection
MB042 : 1957 Ford Thunderbird
MB300 : 1956 Ford F-150 Pick Up
Corvette Grand Sport
Pontiac GTO
69 Camaro SS396
Mustang Cobra Jet
Series 21 – Fire II
Seaside Fire Co
Laurel Springs Fire Rescue
Park Ridge Fire Dept.
Ford Ambulance
Eagle Point Fire Rescue
Newfield Airport Fire Rescue

Tags Ambulance, Aston Martin, Audi, BMW, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Corvette, Dodge, Ferrari, Fire Engine, Ford, Jaguar, Jeep, Lamborghini, Lincoln, Mack, Mazda, Mercedes, Mercedes-Benz, Mitsubishi, Mustang, Nissan, Plymouth, Pontiac, Porsche, Rolls Royce, Snorkel, Toyota

Convoy King Size Miniatures Models of Yesteryear Skybusters Working Rigs

Marque

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Search the models released over the years by their marque

Jump to:

A , B , C , D , E , F , G , H , I , J , K , L , M , N , O , P , Q , R , S , T , U , V , W , X , Y , Z

‘A’


Alfa Romeo	Allchin	Aston Martin

Atlas	Audi	Austin

Austin-Healey	Aveling-Barford

‘B’


Bentley	BMW	Boeing

British Hovercraft Corporation	Bugatti	Buick

‘C’


Cadillac	Caterpillar	Cessna

Chevrolet	Citroen

‘D’


Datsun	Dennis

	Divco	Dodge

‘E’

‘F’


Faun

Fiat	Ford	Freightliner

‘G’


Gee Bee	GHE-O	GMC

‘H’


Harley-Davidson	Holden

Honda	Hudson	Hummer / Humvee

‘I’


Infiniti	International

‘J’


Jaguar	Jeep

‘K’


Kurtis Sports Car

‘L’


Land Rover	Lamborghini	LEVC

Lockheed Martin	Lotus

‘M’


Mack	MAN

Maserati	Matchbox Generic Models	Mazda

McLaren	Mercedes-Benz	MG

Mini	Mitsubishi	Muir-Hill

‘N’


Nissan	North American Aviation	Northrop Grumman

‘O’


Oldsmobile	Oshkosh

‘P’


Pagani

Pierce	Plymouth	Polaris

Pontiac	Porsche	Powell Manufacturing Company

‘Q’

‘R’


RAM

Range Rover	Renault	Royal Vehicles

‘S’


Scammell	Scania	Seagrave

Sentinel	Sierra Nevada Corp.

	Studebaker	Subaru

‘T’


Tesla	Toyota

‘U’

‘V’


Volkswagen	Volvo

‘W’


Willys

‘X’

‘Y’

‘Z’

Tags Allchin, Audi, Austin-Healey, Bentley, BMW, Boeing, British Hovercraft Corporation, Bugatti, Buick, Cadillac, Caterpillar, Cessna, Chevrolet, Citroen, Dennis, Divco, Dodge, Fiat, Ford, Freightliner, Gee Bee, Generic, GHE-O, GMC, Harley Davidson, Holden, Honda, Hudson, Hummer, Humvee, Infiniti, International, Jaguar, Jeep, Lamborghini, Land Rover, Levc, Lotus, Maserati, Matchbox, Mazda, McLaren, Mercedes-Benz, MG, Mini, Mitsubishi, Nissan, North American Aviation, Northrop Grumman, Oshkosh, Pagani, Pierce, Plymouth, Polaris, Pontiac, Porsche, Powell, RAM, Range Rover, Renault, Royal, Scammell, Scania, Sentinel, Sierra Nevada, Studebaker, Subaru, Tesla, Toyota, Volkswagen, Volvo, VW

Special Collections

Laser Wheels

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Watch the laser wheel discs flash brilliant, different colours as they reflect the light, on these extra fast miniatures. They’re light years in front!

Number	Description	<click to enlarge>
LW-1	Police Car
LW-2	1982 Firebird
LW-3	Porsche 928
LW-4	Daytona Turbo Z
LW-5	AMG Mercedes
LW6	Porsche 935
LW-7	Sierra XR4
LW-8	1962 Corvette
LW-9	Datsun 280ZX Turbo
LW-10	Turbo Corvette
LW-11	Ferrari 308 GTB
LW-12	Chevy Stock Car
LW-13	1984 Corvette
LW-14	BMW Cabriolet 323i
LW-15	Escort Cabriolet XR3i
LW-16	Sauber Group C Racer
LW-17	Lamborghini Countach LP500S
LW-18	Firebird Racer
LW-19	Fiero Racer
LW-20	Nissan 300ZX Turbo
LW-21	Camaro IROC-Z
LW-22	Toyota MR2
LW-23	Ferrari Testarossa
LW-24	Quasar
LW-25	Buick Le Sabre
LW-26	Cadillac Allante
LW-27	Saab 9000
LW-28	Rover Sterling
LW-29	T-Bird Coupe
LW-30	Volvo 480ES

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01	02	03

Released: 2019 Body: Orange Chassis: Grey Interior: White Wheels: Ringed Disc (Chrome) Windows: Blue Tampo: Detailed Trim Baseplate: ©2017 Mattel Thailand	Released: 2019 Body: Gold Chassis: Chrome Interior: Black Wheels: 6 Spoke (Gold) Windows: Blue Tampo: Superfast 50th Baseplate: ©2017 Mattel Thailand	Released: 2020 Body: Blue Chassis: Grey Interior: Cream Wheels: Ringed Disc (Chrome) Windows: Blue Tampo: Detailed Trim Baseplate: ©2017 Mattel Thailand
1-100 #07	50th Anniversary Superfast Gold	1-100 #50 Germany Collection
04	05	06

Released: 2021 Body: White Chassis: Black Interior: Black Wheels: 10 Spoke Sport (Clear) Windows: Blue Tampo: Team Matchbox 1 Baseplate: ©2017 Mattel Thailand	Released: 2021 Body: Black Chassis: Chrome Interior: Cream Wheels: Ringed Disc (Chrome) Windows: Clear Tampo: Detailed Trim Baseplate: ©2017 Mattel Thailand	Released: 2021 Body: Green Chassis: Grey Interior: Brown Wheels: Ringed Disc (Chrome) Windows: Clear Tampo: Detailed Trim Baseplate: ©2017 Mattel Thailand
Collector	1-100 #84	5 Pack : Autobahn Express

PP01	PP02

Released: 2016 Body: Grey Chassis: Grey Interior: – Wheels: 5 Spoke Modern (Chrome) Windows: Grey Tampo: – Baseplate: –	Released: 2016 Body: Black Chassis: Blue Interior: Blue Wheels: Ringed Disc (Chrome) Windows: Clear Tampo: – Baseplate: ©2016 Mattel Thailand
3D Printed

01	02	03

Released: 2017 Body: Metallic Black Chassis: Grey Interior: Grey Wheels: Double 10 Spoke (Chrome) Windows: Smoke Tampo: Detailed Trim Baseplate: ©2016 Mattel Thailand	Released: 2018 & 2021 Body: Pearl White Chassis: Grey Interior: Grey Wheels: Double 10 Spoke (Chrome) Windows: Smoke Tampo: Detailed Trim Baseplate: ©2016 Mattel Thailand	Released: 2020 Body: Red Chassis: Grey Interior: Grey Wheels: Double 10 Spoke (Chrome) Windows: Smoke Tampo: Detailed Trim Baseplate: ©2016 Mattel Thailand
1-100 #05	1-125 #13 (2018) 5 Pack : EV & Hybrid (2021)	10 Pack
04

Released: 2020 Body: Charcoal Chassis: Grey Interior: Grey Wheels: Double 10 Spoke (Chrome) Windows: Smoke Tampo: Detailed Trim Baseplate: ©2016 Mattel Thailand
10 Pack

01	02	03

Released: 2018 &2021 Body: Black Chassis: Grey Interior: Grey Windows: Smoke Wheels: Double 10 Spoke (Chrome) Tampo: Detailed Trim Baseplate: ©2017 Mattel Thailand	Released: 2019 Body: Gold Chassis: Grey Interior: Grey Windows: Smoke Wheels: 5 Spoke Modern (Gold) Tampo: Superfast 50th Baseplate: ©2017 Mattel Thailand	Released: 2021 Body: White Chassis: Grey Interior: Grey Windows: Smoke Wheels: Double 10 Spoke (Chrome) Tampo: Detailed Trim Baseplate: ©2017 Mattel Thailand
2018 #04 (2018) 5 Pack: EV & Hybrid (2021)	Superfast 50th Gold Series	German Collection