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MI 029 Muir Hill TRACTOR SHOVEL
(USA/ROW #29 1983-1997, USA/ROW #13 1998,
USA/ROW #28 1999, Germany #8 1999,
USA #94 2000, ROW #74 2000,
Japan #43 1984-1987, USA ASAP/CCI 1998-2003)

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

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the real vehicle - - - --------------------	0010/0050 yellow blk. stripes outward black shovel #29 ------1983-1991------	0030/0060 yellow blk. stripes inward black shovel #29 ------1983-1991------	0070 yellow black stripes red shovel TC-3 --------1988--------	0080 purple lime & orng. design black shovel Roadblasters --------1987--------	0090/0100 dk. yellow Mucosolvan black shovel D promotional --------1989--------
0110 orange Mucosolvan black shovel D promotional --------1989--------	0120-0140 lt. yellow Mucosolvan black shovel D promotional ------1990-1993------	0150-0180 lt. yellow Mucosolvan S black shovel D promotional ------1992-1997------	0190 pink-red Mucosolvan S black shovel D promotional --------1997--------	0200 green Mucosolvan S black shovel D promotional --------1998--------	0210-0230 blue Mucosolvan black shovel D promotional ------1992-1997------
0240 blue green stripes red shovel My First Matchbox --------1989--------	0250/0270/0280/0300 yel., red str. outward red shovel #29 ------1992-1994------	0260/0290/0310 yel., red str. inward red shovel #29 ------1992-1994------	0320 fluor. orange no tampo black shovel USA 5p Construction --------1995--------	0340 orange black stripes sil.-gray shovel #29 --------1995--------	0360/0370 orange no tampo sil.-gray shovel #29 --------1996--------
0380 fluor. orange no tampo sil.-gray shovel 5p Construction --------1996--------	0390 pumpkin no tampo sil.-gray shovel 5p Construction --------1997--------	0400 met. gold no tampo black shovel USA 75 Challenge --------1997--------	0410 red no tampo sil.-gray shovel #29 --------1997--------	0420 white no tampo sil.-gray shovel #13 --------1998--------	0430 pumpkin no tampo gray shovel USA ASAP/CCI blank ------1998-2003------
0440/0460 beige 3-MB34 sil.-gray shovel #28 --------1999--------	0450 gray-beige 3-MB34 sil.-gray shovel #28 pic Matchboxmania	0470/0480 orange white roof black shovel D #8 --------1999--------	0490 dull gold no tampo black shovel D promotional --------1998--------	0500 met. tan no tampo black shovel D promotional --------1998--------	0510 matt green 3-MB34, with MB2000 gray shovel USA #94 --------2000--------
0520/0530 matt green 3-MB34 gray shovel USA #94, ROW #74 --------2000--------

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Code 2 issues:

2010 pumpkin ADOT gray shovel USA ASAP pic from eBay	2020 pumpkin APAC gray shovel USA ASAP pic from eBay	2030 pumpkin B&A gray shovel USA ASAP pic from eBay	2040 pumpkin Beers Skanska gray shovel USA ASAP pic from eBay	2050 pumpkin black Beers gray shovel USA ASAP pic from eBay	2060 pumpkin blue Beers gray shovel USA ASAP pic from eBay
2090 pumpkin Delta Companies gray shovel USA ASAP pic from eBay	2100 pumpkin Eagle gray shovel USA ASAP pic from eBay	2120 pumpkin GCA gray shovel USA ASAP pic from eBay	2130 pumpkin Gnyada gray shovel USA ASAP pic from eBay	2150 pumpkin HS gray shovel USA ASAP pic from eBay	2160 pumpkin JLC gray shovel USA ASAP pic from eBay
2170 pumpkin Nicor gray shovel USA ASAP pic from eBay	2180 pumpkin Parkside Elem. gray shovel USA ASAP pic from eBay	2200 pumpkin RT gray shovel USA ASAP --------------------	2210 pumpkin SC Inc gray shovel USA ASAP pic from eBay	2220 pumpkin The St Paul gray shovel USA ASAP pic from eBay	2230 pumpkin 3 lines in circle gray shovel USA ASAP pic from eBay
2240 pumpkin UPMC gray shovel USA ASAP --------------------	2250 pumpkin URS gray shovel USA ASAP pic from eBay	2260 pumpkin W gray shovel USA ASAP pic from eBay	2270 pumpkin waves & dot in circle gray shovel USA ASAP pic from eBay	2280 pumpkin William Osler gray shovel USA ASAP pic from eBay

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Pre-productions:

9210 blue Mucosolvan black lettering black shovel 1992 --------------------	9250 yellow red stripes red painted shovel pic Matchboxmania --------------------	9330 orange black stripes silver painted shovel pic Matchboxmania --------------------	9400 plain gold black shovel pic by Alan Wank - --------------------	9610 pink sil.-gray shovel pic Matchboxmania - --------------------	9620 dk. gray sil.-gray shovel pic Matchboxmania - --------------------
9630 pale gray sil.-gray shovel pic Matchboxmania - --------------------	9640 yellow & green Crayola 1995 pic by Alan Wank --------------------	9650 yellow & black Crayola 1995 pic by Alan Wank --------------------

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Comparison pictures:

shades of yellow Lesney vs. MB Toys - --------------------	yellow black shovel black stripes outward & inward --------------------	yellow black stripes black & red shovels --------------------	yellow red shovel black & red stripes --------------------	yellow red shovel red stripes outward & inward --------------------	yellow red shovel red stripes without & with tow hook
orange, dk. & lt. yellow Mucosolvan - --------------------	lt. yellow Mucosolvan & Mucosolvan S - --------------------	lt. yellow Mucosolvan without & with tow hook --------------------	lt. yellow Mucosolvan S without & with tow hook --------------------	blue Mucosolvan black & white lettering --------------------	blue Mucosolvan without & with tow hook --------------------
blue Mucosolvan small & large "as" - --------------------	lt. yellow, green & pink-red Mucosolvan S - --------------------	fluor. orange no tampo black & sil.-gray shovels --------------------	orange sil.-gray shovel narrow & wide black stripes --------------------	orange sil.-gray shovel with & without black stripes --------------------	orange, fluor. orange & pumpkin no tampo sil.-gray shovel --------------------
met. gold & dull gold no tampo black shovel --------------------	dull gold & met. tan no tampo black shovel --------------------	matt green gray shovel with & without MB2000 logo --------------------	yellow two types of shovels MI 029 & MI 312 --------------------	red three types of shovels MI 029, MI 237 & MI 312	black plastic bases Lesney vs. MB Toys --------------------
black plastic Macau bases unpainted & blue rivets pic by André Tischer	black plastic Macau & Thailand bases - --------------------	black plastic Thailand bases without & with rivet circle --------------------	black plastic Thailand & China bases - --------------------	black plastic China bases with Superfast without & with batch number	black plastic China bases with batch number with & without Superfast
sil.-gray plastic China bases with batch number with & without Superfast	sil.-gray plastic China bases without Superfast without & with batch number	black plastic China bases without Superfast diff. batch number locations	sil.-gray plastic China bases without Superfast diff. batch number locations	plastic bases MB Toys vs. Mattel - --------------------

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Variation listing (MS Word)

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

Lesney Superfast variations (LS 29-C)

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