MATCHBOX MODELS OF YESTERYEAR COLLECTION - 5X BOXED DIE-CAST VEHICLES CIRCA 1970S-1980S

A CHARMING COLLECTION OF 5X MATCHBOX MODELS OF YESTERYEAR DIE-CAST VEHICLES, EACH PRESERVED IN ITS ORIGINAL FACTORY PACKAGING. THIS NOSTALGIC ASSEMBLAGE REPRESENTS THE GOLDEN ERA OF BRITISH DIE-CAST MODEL MANUFACTURING BY LESNEY PRODUCTS, CAPTURING ICONIC VEHICLES FROM AUTOMOTIVE HISTORY IN METICULOUS MINIATURE FORM.

COLLECTION CONTENTS:
THE LOT COMPRISES SIX INDIVIDUALLY BOXED MODELS FEATURING A DIVERSE RANGE OF CLASSIC VEHICLES:
- Y-24 1927 BUGATTI T44 (RED AND CREAM LIVERY WITH NEWSPAPER SHOP DIORAMA BACKDROP)
- Y-20 1938 MERCEDES-BENZ 540K (RED, DISPLAYED AGAINST GARAGE FORECOURT SETTING)
- Y-1 1936 JAGUAR SS-100 (YELLOW, POSITIONED BEFORE YE OLDE KINGS HEAD PUBLIC HOUSE)
- Y-20 1918 CROSSLEY BEER LORRY (BLUE WITH LOWENBRAU BRANDING AND BARREL ACCESSORIES)
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PACKAGING AND PRESENTATION:
EACH MODEL IS HOUSED IN THE DISTINCTIVE MATCHBOX MODELS OF YESTERYEAR PRESENTATION BOX FEATURING THE CHARACTERISTIC BURGUNDY AND GOLD COLOUR SCHEME WITH PERIOD-APPROPRIATE DIORAMA BACKDROPS PRINTED ON THE INTERIOR. THE PACKAGING INCLUDES DETAILED SCENE SETTINGS THAT CONTEXTUALISE EACH VEHICLE WITHIN ITS HISTORICAL PERIOD, ENHANCING THE EDUCATIONAL AND COLLECTIBLE APPEAL. ORIGINAL FACTORY SEALING REMAINS INTACT ON ALL EXAMPLES.

CONDITION ASSESSMENT:
THE COLLECTION EXHIBITS EXCELLENT PRESERVATION FOR AGE. BOXES DISPLAY MINOR CREASING TO CORNERS AND EDGES, CONSISTENT WITH STORAGE AND CAREFUL HANDLING OVER SEVERAL DECADES. PRINTED GRAPHICS SHOW GENTLE FADING TYPICAL OF VINTAGE PACKAGING EXPOSED TO AMBIENT LIGHT. NO EVIDENCE OF OPENING, REMOVAL, OR PLAY WEAR IS APPARENT. THE DIE-CAST MODELS THEMSELVES REMAIN IN PRISTINE, UNPLAYED CONDITION WITHIN THEIR SEALED PACKAGING.

COLLECTIBILITY:
MATCHBOX MODELS OF YESTERYEAR REPRESENTS ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL AND ENDURING DIE-CAST MODEL RANGES IN BRITISH TOY MANUFACTURING HISTORY. THESE MODELS ARE HIGHLY SOUGHT BY COLLECTORS OF VINTAGE DIE-CAST VEHICLES, AUTOMOTIVE ENTHUSIASTS, AND NOSTALGIA COLLECTORS. THE COMBINATION OF ACCURATE PERIOD DETAIL, QUALITY DIE-CAST CONSTRUCTION, AND ORIGINAL PACKAGING SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCES COLLECTIBLE VALUE. MODELS FROM THIS ERA, PARTICULARLY THOSE REMAINING SEALED IN ORIGINAL BOXES, COMMAND STRONG COLLECTOR INTEREST AND REPRESENT A TANGIBLE CONNECTION TO CLASSIC AUTOMOTIVE DESIGN AND BRITISH TOY MANUFACTURING HERITAGE.

Item Size: Height: 20cm, Width: 20cm, Depth: 30cm, Weight: 0.5Kg

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

548752+130

Location of item: 9 Hi-Tech Drive, Toormina, NSW, Australia

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