Christian Falkensteiner's Matchbox International Pictures

MI 073 MODEL A FORD Coupé
(USA #73 1983-1989, ROW #73 1983-1988,
USA #55 1991-1993, ROW #25 1993,
Japan #50 1984-1987, USA Multipack 1993-1995,
USA Star Cars 1999, USA ASAP/CCI 2002-2004)

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the real car - - - --------------------	0010-0040 beige & brown 5cr/dd10 wheels #73 ------1983-1984------	0050 red & black 5cr/dd10 wheels #73 1985 --------------------	0060/0080 black orng. & whi. flames blk. wheel lett. #73 ------1986-1988------	0070 greenish black orng. & whi. flames blk. wheel lett. #73 --------1986--------	0090/0100 purp. & yel. pink/blue/yel. des. 5ar/spec wheels USA #73/55 ------1989-1992------
0110 yellow & red Pava 5ar/spec wheels DK promotional --------1990--------	0120-0140 red & dk. green 5cr/dd10 wheels GB promotional --------1991--------	0150 orng.-yel. & whi. GT 5cr/dd10 wheels USA WR --------1992--------	0160 pwdr. blue & red clown yellow wheels ROW MC-803 --------1992--------	0170 white & pink pink/blk./yel. des. 5ar/spec wheels USA #55, ROW #25 --------1993--------	0180 dk. met. blue grn. & pink des. 5ar/spec wheels USA 3 pack --------1993--------
0190 met. red detailed trim 5ar/spec wheels USA Coll. Choice --------1994--------	0200 red whi. & blue des. 5cr/spec wheels USA 5p Hot Rods --------1995--------	0210 met. gold & blk. MB Coll. Club 5cr/dd10 wheels USA promotional --------1995--------	0220 whi. & dk. purp. Temecula Rod Run 5ar/spec wheels USA promotional --------1996--------	0230/0240 gray & blk. The Untouchables 5cr/dd10 wheels USA Star Cars --------1999--------	0250 blk. & lt. gray no deco 5cr/dd10 wheels USA ASAP/CCI blank ------2002-2004------

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Code 2 issues:

2010 met. gold & blk. Amer. Iron Cruise USA CCI 1996 --------------------	2020 met. gold & blk. Haus Irmer D promotional 2000 pic from MB Univ.	2030 red & blk. MB Toy Show USA CCI 2011 pic from MB Univ.	2040 blk. & lt. gray AFLAC 5cr/dd10 wheels USA ASAP pic from eBay	2050 blk. & lt. gray Just Married 5cr/dd10 wheels USA ASAP pic from eBay	2060 blk. & lt. gray K in circle 5cr/dd10 wheels USA ASAP pic from eBay
2070 blk. & lt. gray SAE 100 5cr/dd10 wheels USA ASAP pic from eBay	2080 blk. & lt. gray Simoniz 5cr/dd10 wheels USA ASAP pic by S. Malik	2090 blk. & lt. gray The New Crawford 5cr/dd10 wheels USA ASAP --------------------

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Oddities:

black orng. & whi. flames lt. amber windows - --------------------

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Pre-productions:

9060 black orng. & whi. flames sil. wheel lett. - --------------------

9061 black orng. & yel. flames amber windows pic from 1986 catalog

9090 blk. & yel. pink/blue/yel. des. 5cr/dd10 wheels pic by Jim Gallegos

9110 yel. & red Pava 5cr/dd10 wheels pic by Vectis --------------------

9160 pwdr. blue & red clown painted wheels pic by Robert Glinz

9610 red & black orng. & whi. flames 5ar/spec wheels pic from MCCH --------------------

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Comparison pictures:

dk. & lt. beige & brown 5cr/dd10 wheels - --------------------	black orng. & whi. flames silver & black wheel lettering --------------------	black orng. & whi. flames colorless & lt. amber windows --------------------	black & greenish black orng. & whi. flames - --------------------	brown chassis black plastic bases Lesney vs. MB Toys --------------------	brown chassis black plastic MB Toys Macau bases three & two rivets --------------------
black chassis black plastic MB Toys & MB Int'l Macau bases --------------------	black chassis black plastic MB Int'l Macau bases raised & flat --------------------	yellow chassis black plastic MB Int'l Macau bases raised & flat --------------------	yellow chassis black plastic MB Int'l Macau & Thailand bases --------------------	dk. green chassis black plastic MB Int'l Macau & Thailand bases --------------------	black chassis black plastic MB Int'l China bases without & with batch #
black & gray 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 73-C)

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