Christian Falkensteiner's Matchbox International Pictures

Christian Falkensteiner's Matchbox International Pictures

MI 097 CHEVROLET CORVETTE T-Roof
(USA #40 1983-1989, ROW #62 1983-1985,
USA #58 1991-1997, USA/ROW #74 1998,
Japan #68 1984-1987, Australia #28 1991-1993)

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the real car - - - --------------------	0010-0030 whi. "09" red & blk. stripes 5ar & 5cr wheels USA #40, ROW #62 ------1983-1984------	0060 white "09" red & blk. stripes 5cr & 5ar wheels USA #40, ROW #62 pic by D. Rosendaal	0070/0110 dk. blue whi./yel./red des. silver hubs USA #40, ROW #62 ------1985-1986------	0080 dk. blue whi./yel./red des. all 5cr wheels USA #40, ROW #62 pic by D. Rosendaal	0120 dk. blue whi./yel./red des. gold hubs USA #40 --------1985--------
0140/0160/0200-0220 yel., blue & lav. str. 5ar & 5cr wheels USA #40/58 ------1987-1991------	0150 yellow blue & lt. lav. str. 5ar & 5cr wheels USA #40 ------1987-1989------	0180 yellow blue & lavender str. all 5ar wheels USA #40/58 pic by D. Rosendaal	0190 yellow blue & lavender str. 5cr & 5ar wheels USA #40/58 pic by D. Rosendaal	0230 orange detailed trim WC wheels USA WC-19 --------1991--------	0240 met. blue detailed trim WC wheels USA WC-27 --------1992--------
0250/0260 red white design 5ar & 5cr wheels USA #58 ------1992-1993------	0270 black "22" yellow stripes black PC wheels USA Whales --------1992--------	0280 dk. gray white stripes 5ar & 5cr wheels USA Anniv. set --------1993--------	0290/0300 teal blue whi. & pink grid gold 6spsp wheels USA #58 --------1994--------	0310 dk. green orange interior sil. 6spsp wheels USA Coll. Choice --------1994--------	0320 dk. green orange interior gold 6spsp wheels found in China pic by Russell Olson
0330/0340 whi. & blk. pink design sil. 6spsp wheels USA #58 --------1995--------	0350 white pink design sil. 6spsp wheels USA #58 --------1995--------	0360 silver-gray whi. & purp. design purp. int., 6spsp wh. USA #58 --------1996--------	0370 silver-gray whi. & purp. design pink interior sil. 6spsp wheels found in China	0380 silver-gray whi. & purp. design purp. int., 5spco wh. USA #58 --------1997--------	0390 silver-gray whi. & purp. design black interior 5spco wheels found in China
0400 candy red blk. & whi. design PC wheels USA PC9 --------1997--------	0410 candy red blk. & whi. design gold 6spsp wheels purp. int., no windsh. prt. pic by R. Edwards	0420 candy red blk. & whi. design gold 6spsp wheels purp. int., windsh. print found in China	0430 candy red blk. & whi. design gold 6spsp wheels blk. int., windsh. print pic by R. Edwards	0440 yellow blk. & whi. int. PC wh., sil. base USA CP1 --------1997--------	0450 yellow black int. gold 6spsp wheels black base found in China
0460 yel. Corvette black int. gold 6spsp wheels black base found in China	0470 yellow blk. & whi. int. gold 6spsp wheels black base found in China	0480 yellow blk. & red int. gold 6spsp wheels black base found in China	0490 yel. Corvette blk. & red int. gold 6spsp wheels black base found in China	0500 red blk. & red int. PC wh., sil. base USA CP2 --------1997--------	0510 red purple int. gold 6spsp wheels black base found in China
0520 red black int. gold 6spsp wheels black base found in China	0530 red black int. gold 6spsp wheels silver base found in China	0540 met. green whi. & purp. design 5spco wheels USA #58 --------1997--------	0550 dk. green blk. & whi. int. PC wh., sil. base USA CP3 --------1997--------	0560 dk. green black int. gold 6spsp wheels black base found in China	0580 dk. green blk. & whi. int. gold 6spsp wheels black base found in China
0590 dk. green blk. & red int. gold 6spsp wheels black base found in China	0600 dk. green blk. & whi. int. gold 6spsp wheels silver base found in China	0610 dk. green blk. & red int. gold 6spsp wheels silver base found in China	0620 black blk. & red int. PC wh., sil. base USA CP4 --------1997--------	0630 black black int. gold 6spsp wheels silver base found in China	0640 black blk. & whi. int. gold 6spsp wheels silver base found in China
0650 black blk. & red int. gold 6spsp wheels silver base found in China	0660 black black int. gold 6spsp wheels black base found in China	0670 white blk. & red int. PC wh., sil. base USA CP5 --------1997--------	0680 white blk. & red int. gold 6spsp wheels silver base found in China	0690 bright blue blk. & whi. int. PC wh., sil. base USA CP6 --------1997--------	0700 maroon blk. & whi. int. PC wh., sil. base USA Gold Collection --------1997--------
0710 maroon purple int. gold 6spsp wheels black base found in China	0720 maroon Corvette purple int. gold 6spsp wheels found in China pic by Russell Olson	0730 maroon black int. gold 6spsp wheels black base found in China	0740/0750 met. red whi. & purp. design 5spco wheels #74 --------1998--------	0760 met. gold black int. 5spco wheels USA 75 Challenge --------1998--------	0780 orng. Ovaltine black int. gold 6spsp wheels CN promotional --------1998--------
0790 orng. Ovaltine blk. & red int. gold 6spsp wheels CN promotional pic by Bob Thompson

Code 2 issues:

2010 silver-gray
2-60
USA ASAP
pic from eBay
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2040 yellow
Miss MB Wahl
D promotional
2006
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2050 yellow
Modell Hobby Spiel
D promotional
2008
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2070 yellow
Waldhotel 69
D promotional
2009
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Pre-productions:

9270 black "22"
yellow stripes
WC wheels
pic by
Russell Olson

9290 met. teal blue
lt. grn. & pink grid
5cr & 5ar wheels
pic by
Russell Olson

9610 silver-gray
stars & stripes
5cr & 5ar wheels
pic by
Russell Olson

Comparison pictures:

white "09" red & blk. stripes Lesney vs. MB Toys --------------------	dk. blue whi./yel./red des. silver & gold hubcaps --------------------	dk. blue Macau & Brazil - --------------------	yellow dk. & lt. lavender stripes - --------------------	orange & met. blue WC wheels - --------------------	shades of teal blue - - --------------------
white & black white pink design - --------------------	silver-gray whi. & purp. design sil. 6spsp & 5spco wheels --------------------	silver-gray whi. & purp. design MI 062 & MI 097 - --------------------	silver-gray whi. & purp. design pink, purple & black interiors --------------------	silver-gray, met. green & met. red whi. & purp. design - --------------------	candy red blk. & whi. design PC & gold 6spsp wheels --------------------
candy red blk. & whi. design purp. & blk. int. wo/ & w/ windsh. print pic by R. Edwards	yellow PC & gold 6spsp wheels - --------------------	yellow silver & black bases - --------------------	yellow blk./whi., blk./red & black interiors - --------------------	yellow gold 6spsp wheels blk. & red int. without & with Corvette on windshield	yellow gold 6spsp wheels black int. without & with Corvette on windshield
yellow gold 6spsp wheels Corvette on windshield blk. & blk./red interiors	red PC & gold 6spsp wheels - --------------------	red silver & black bases - --------------------	red blk./red, purple & black interiors - --------------------	red gold 6spsp wheels black int. silver & black bases	dk. green PC & gold 6spsp wheels - --------------------
dk. green silver & black bases - --------------------	dk. green blk., blk./whi. & blk./red interiors - --------------------	dk. green gold 6spsp wheels blk. & whi. int. silver & black bases	dk. green gold 6spsp wheels blk. & red int. silver & black bases	dk. green blk. & whi. int. silver & red gearsticks --------------------	black PC & gold 6spsp wheels - --------------------
black silver & black bases - --------------------	black blk./red, blk./whi. & black interiors - --------------------	black black int. silver & black bases --------------------	white PC & gold 6spsp wheels - --------------------	maroon PC & gold 6spsp wheels - --------------------	maroon silver & black bases - --------------------
maroon blk./whi., blk. & purple interiors - --------------------	silver-gray & pearly sil. bases Lesney vs. MB Toys --------------------	light & dark red metal Macau bases - --------------------	pearly sil. metal Macau bases without & with axle braces --------------------	black metal & plastic Macau bases - --------------------	black plastic Macau & China bases - --------------------
gray plastic Thailand & China bases - --------------------	gray plastic China bases without & with batch number --------------------	gray & silver plastic China bases MB Int'l vs. Mattel