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Matchboox Monday MB-59B A Fine Ford Fairlane Fire Chiefs Car 1963-1965

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    Posted 7 years ago

    fortapache
    (3438 items)

    This fine model was only sold for three years before being replaced by the next fire chiefs car the Ford Galaxie. See photo four for the Ford Galaxie.
    The Fire Chief Car and the Police Car used the same casting in either the Fairlane or the Galaxy. The difference was paint, decals and a different color light. Once more see photo #4. Also it is a good examples have how Matchbox models grew. Grew as in size.
    The original Matchbox toys were even smaller than the Fairlane. They had to be able to fit inside an actual matchbox as that was a rule at British schools. Any toy a child brought to school had to fit inside a matchbox. I could have written that better but it is getting late.

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    Comments

    1. antiquerose antiquerose, 7 years ago
      Great piece Fort !! Great Collection too to show the sizes there !!
    2. fortapache fortapache, 7 years ago
      Thank you very much antiquerose.
    3. fortapache fortapache, 7 years ago
      And thank you very much nutsabotas6.
    4. fortapache fortapache, 7 years ago
      Thank you
      antiquerose
      Caperkid
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      officialfuel
      TimeTraveller
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      buckethead
      KKK
    5. betweenthelens betweenthelens, 7 years ago
      Wonderful cars! I just love their retro-ness.
    6. fortapache fortapache, 7 years ago
      Thank you very much betweenthelens.
    7. fortapache fortapache, 7 years ago
      Thank you
      Lata
      Tahiti1
      betweenthelens
    8. fortapache fortapache, 7 years ago
      Thank you
      mikelv85
      Vintagegirl66
    9. fortapache fortapache, 7 years ago
      Thank you Brunswick.
    10. fortapache fortapache, 7 years ago
      Thank you AnnaB.
    11. fortapache fortapache, 7 years ago
      Thank you SEAN68.
    12. Toyrebel Toyrebel, 7 years ago
      A classic era for Matchbox. I got my first Matchbox(bulldozer) at a hospital gift shop around '64. I had never heard of them. I don't tbink the toy store I used to go to ever cartied them. I was immediately impressed by their quality.

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