Christian Falkensteiner's Matchbox International Pictures

MI 017 LEYLAND TITAN London Bus
(ROW #17 1985-1996, USA #51 1985,
USA #28 1990, Japan #7 1985-1987,
USA ASAP/CCI 1998-2003)

Variation numbers are based on Charlie Mack's Matchbox 1-75 Catalog 1969-date.

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MI017-real.jpg
the real vehicle
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15 white & black
Torvale Fisher
GB promotional
1984
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MI017-16a.jpg
16 white & orange
WHSmith Travel
GB promotional
1985
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MI017-17a.jpg
17/20 red
MB London Bus
label type A
ROW #17, USA #51
1985
MI017-17b.jpg
17/20 red
MB London Bus
label type B
ROW #17, USA #51
1985
MI017-18a.jpg
18 red
Nestle Milkybar
GB promotional
1985
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MI017-19a.jpg
19 red
Fruit Gums
GB promotional
1985
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MI017-22a.jpg
22/26 red
New York
ROW #17, USA #51
1985-1986
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MI017-23pr.jpg
pre-production
red
Space for Youth
pic by Paul Carr
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MI017-23a.jpg
23 blue & white
Space for Youth
GB promotional
1985
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MI017-24a.jpg
24 dk. blue
Sightseeing Cityrama
GB promotional
1985
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MI017-f11a.jpg
red
MB Nürnberg 1986
D Toy Fair
1986
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MI017-27a.jpg
27/29 red
1st MICA Convention
GB promotional
1986
pic by S. Reitinger
MI017-30pr.jpg
pre-production
red
Around London
Tour-Bus
pic by Rob Legg
MI017-30a.jpg
30/45 red
Around London
Tour-Bus
ROW #17, USA #28
1986-1991
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31 blue
Nat'l Tramway Museum
GB promotional
1986
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MI017-32a.jpg
32 white & red
Midland Bus Museum
GB promotional
1986
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MI017-33a.jpg
33 red
Band-Aid Plasters
GB promotional
1986
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34 dk. blue
National Girobank
GB promotional
1987
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MI017-35a.jpg
35 red
MB Niagara Falls
CDN promotional
1987
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MI017-36a.jpg
36 red
MB Valencia 1987
E Toy Fair
1987
pic by Jim Gallegos
MI017-37a.jpg
37 beige & blue
West Midlands Travel
GB promotional
1987
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MI017-praa.jpg
pre-production
red
MICA
1987
pic by Paul Carr
MI017-38a.jpg
38 white
MICA
GB promotional
1987
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MI017-39a.jpg
39 white & dk. blue
Denny Dublin
IRL promotional
1988
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MI017-40a.jpg
40 red
Nürnberg 1990
blue & yel. wheels
D Toy Fair
1990
MI017-42a.jpg
42 yellow
Coke
CDN promotional
1990
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MI017-43a.jpg
43 maroon
Corning Glass
USA promotional
1990
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MI017-44a.jpg
44 red
123 ABC
blue & yel. wheels
My First Matchbox
1990-1992
MI017-50a.jpg
50 red
123 ABC
all yellow wheels
My First Matchbox
1993
MI017-50b.jpg
red
no side tampo
all yellow wheels
My First Matchbox
pic by André Tischer
MI017-p03a.jpg
pre-production
blue
Markfield Project
1992
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MI017-47a.jpg
47 red
Markfield Project
GB Toy Fair
1992
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MI017-48a.jpg
48 red
London-wide Tour-Bus
ROW #17
1992-1996
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MI017-f19a.jpg
red
Doppelt spielt besser
D promotional
1993
pic by M. Starsinic
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49 white
no labels
white base
Graffic Traffic
1992
MI017-51a.jpg
51 red
Takashimaya
J promotional
1993
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MI017-prba.jpg
pre-production
red
MB Fast Lane
1994
pic by M. Starsinic
MI017-55a.jpg
55 orange
Fanta
CN promotional
1998
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MI017-f13a.jpg
white
no labels
black base
USA ASAP/CCI blank
1998-2003
LS17c-11-MI017-18.jpg
dk. blue & red
Nestle Milkybar
Lesney vs. MB Int'l
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LS17c-12-MI017-19.jpg
dk. green & red
Fruit Gums
Lesney vs. MB Int'l
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LS17c-p02-MI017-p03-47.jpg
dk. green, blue & red
Markfield Project
Lesney vs. MB Int'l
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MI017-17a-17b.jpg
red
MB London Bus
label types
A & B
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MI017-17-f11-35.jpg
red
MB London Bus,
Nürnberg 1986 &
Niagara Falls
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MI017-44-40.jpg
red
blue & yel. wheels
My First Matchbox
Nürnberg 1990
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MI017-f12-50.jpg
red
blue/yellow &
all yellow wheels
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MI017-49-f13.jpg
white
white & black
bases
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MI017-rea.jpg
red
small & large
taillights
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LS17c-MI017-bpl.jpg
black bases
Lesney vs.
MB Int'l
London Bus
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MI017-bpla.jpg
black
Macau bases
London Bus,
no name &
Leyland Titan
MI017-bplb.jpg
black
Macau & China
bases
Leyland Titan
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MI017-MW017-bpl.jpg
black bases
MB Int'l vs. Mattel
Leyland Titan &
London Bus
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This model was used as a basis for Code 2 issues, among them those by ASAP and ColorComp, which are beyond the scope of this website.
They can be viewed on Shabbir Malik's website

Models with Mattel bases are beyond the scope of this website.

Lesney Superfast variations (LS 17-C)

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