Christian Falkensteiner's Matchbox International Pictures

MI 042 1957 Ford THUNDERBIRD
(USA #42 1983-1986, ROW #42 1983,
Japan #52 1984-1986, USA #16 2000,
USA Premiere 1996-1998, USA CCI 1996-2005,
USA Star Cars 1999, USA Elvis 2001)

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the real car - - - --------------------	0030/0040/0070 cream & red med. red interior #42 ------1984-1985------	0050/0060 cream & red dk. red interior #42 ------1984-1985------	0080 black amber windshield 5ar wheels USA #42 --------1986--------	0090 black amber windshield dd10/5ar wheels USA #42 --------1986--------	0100 turquoise Chubby's 5ar wheels USA promotional --------1996--------
0110 black detailed trim PC wheels USA PC3 --------1996--------	0120 black detailed trim white interior 5ar wheels found in China	0130 red Celebrating Patsy 5ar wheels USA promotional --------1996--------	0140 candy red detailed trim PC wheels USA PC6 --------1996--------	0150 candy red detailed trim white interior 5ar wheels found in China	0160 candy red no detailed trim red interior 5ar wheels found in China
0170 turquoise detailed trim PC wheels MB Coll. train set --------1996--------	0180 irid. white amber windshield 5ar wheels USA 5p Am.Str.Mach. --------1997--------	0190 red detailed trim PC wheels USA SC3 --------1997--------	0200 blue yel. & orng. flames PC wheels USA PC11 --------1997--------	0220 blue yel. & orng. flames red interior 5ar wheels found in China	0230 white detailed trim PC wheels USA Gold Collection --------1997--------
0240 lemon detailed trim PC wheels USA PC17 --------1998--------	0250 met. silver blue stripes PC wheels USA PC20 --------1998--------	0260 pink Pinky/Happy Days 5ar wheels USA Star Cars --------1999--------	0270 pale yellow with MB2000 5ar wheels USA #16 --------2000--------	0280 pale yellow 5ar wheels USA #16 2000 --------------------	0290 pale yellow detailed trim PC wheels USA Elvis --------2001--------

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Code 2 issues:

2010 red White's Guide USA CCI 1999 --------------------	2020 red Always Patsy USA CCI 2001 --------------------	2030 red Joy & Michael USA CCI 2001 pic from eBay	2040 red Crazy for the Bloom USA CCI 2002 --------------------	2050 red Salmon River Fest. USA CCI 2003 --------------------	2060 red 23rd Lead East USA CCI 2005 --------------------
2070 red Dalke's Theatre USA CCI 2006 --------------------	2080 red Circleville Pumpkin Show USA CCI 2007 --------------------	2090 red Black Walnut Fest. USA CCI 2010 pic from eBay	2100 red Sycamore Pumpkin Fest. USA CCI 2010 pic from MB USA	2110 pale yellow Cruisin' New England USA CCI 2002 pic by Shabbir Malik	2120 pale yellow Matchbox logos USA CCI 2010 --------------------

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Pre-productions:

9100 turquoise Chubby's 5ar wheels pic by Thomas Tiedtke	9100 turquoise Univ. Assoc. base pic by Thomas Tiedtke	9250 met. silver blue stripes 5spco wheels pic by Alan Wank --------------------	9280 pale yellow dd10 wheels pic by Alan Wank - --------------------	9280 pale yellow gray metal base pic by Alan Wank - --------------------	9610 white & red thanks to Steve Brown - --------------------
9620 black with roof PC wheels pic by Chuck Wiersma	9630 red yel. & orng. flames PC wheels pic by Vectis --------------------	9640 lt. blue 5spco wheels thanks to Bernd Beger --------------------	9650 white American Graffiti USA Star Cars pic from MB website --------------------	9651 white American Graffiti 10sp flower wheels pic by Alan Wank --------------------	9660 met. sand black interior 5ar wheels pic by Larry Scaduto

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Comparison pictures:

cream & red amber windshield med. & dk. red interiors --------------------	black amber windshield 5ar & dd10/5ar wheels --------------------	black, lemon & turquoise detailed trim PC wheels --------------------	candy red & red detailed trim PC wheels - --------------------	black detailed trim PC & 5ar wheels --------------------	candy red different interiors & trim levels PC & 5ar wheels
candy red with & without detailed trim - --------------------	blue yel. & orng. flames PC & 5ar wheels --------------------	red Patsy Cline - - --------------------	pale yellow with & without MB2000 logo - --------------------	silver-gray & pearly silver bases Lesney vs. MB Toys --------------------	cream & red dark & light pearly silver metal Macau bases --------------------
cream & red pearly silver metal Macau & China bases	pearly silver metal China bases MB Toys & MB Int'l --------------------	pearly silver & silver plated metal China bases without & with batch number	silver plated metal & plastic China bases with & without batch number	silver & gray plastic China bases without & with batch number --------------------	silver plastic China bases MB Int'l 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 42-D)

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