Christian Falkensteiner's Matchbox International Pictures

Christian Falkensteiner's Matchbox International Pictures

MI 173 PORSCHE 959
(USA #7 1986-1992, ROW #7 1986-1997,
USA #51 1994-1996, ROW #56 1998,
USA/ROW #17 1999, ROW #33 2000,
ROW #51 2001, Japan #80 1986-1987,
Germany #55 2001, Great Britain #54 2001)

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

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the real car - - - --------------------	pre-production resin prototype silver sil. 8d wheels pic from 1986 catalog	01 pearly silver Porsche/red & blue str. sil. 5ar wheels #7 1986	03 pearly silver Porsche/red & blue str. sil. 8d wheels #7 1986	04 white Porsche/red & blue str. whi. 5ar wheels #7 1987	05/08 white Porsche/red & blue str. sil. 8d wheels #7 1987
06 white Porsche/red & blue str. sil. 5ar wheels #7 1987	09 white Porsche/red & blue str. short wheel bosses #7 1987	white Porsche/red & blue str. cast spoiler ROW MP-106 1990-1992	10/15 charcoal 959 red, orng. & yel. sep. spoiler #7 1988-1989	21/27 charcoal 959 red, orng. & yel. cast spoiler #7 1990-1991	11 white 959 yel., blk. & red sep. spoiler K-159 1988-1989
white 959 yel., blk. & red cast spoiler found in China --------------------	12/19 pink 959 red, orng. & yel. sil. 5ar wheels Color Changers 1988-1989	13/20 purple-brown 959 red, orng. & yel. sil. 5ar wheels Color Changers 1988-1989	14 white Redoxon sep. spoiler HK promotional 1989	28 white Redoxon cast spoiler HK promotional 1990	pre-production white & navy blue Pace Car 1989 --------------------
16 white & blue Pace Car sep. spoiler MC-9 1989	25/26 white & blue Pace Car cast spoiler MC-9 1990-1992	17 white Pirelli 313 sep. spoiler TC-11 1989	22 white Pirelli 313 cast spoiler TC-15 1990-1991	18 silver-gray det. trim, WC wh. sep. spoiler WC-8 1989	23/32 silver-gray det. trim, WC wh. cast spoiler WC-8 1990-1991
pre-production red Porsche 959 sil. 5ar wheels pic by Alan Wank	24 black Porsche 959 sil. 5ar wheels ROW MP-804 1990	31 white Porsche 959 sil. 5ar wheels MC-23 1991	33 white no tampo red win., sil. 5ar wh. Graffic Traffic 1991	34 silver-gray 959 red, orng. & yel. sil. 5ar wheels #7 1992	35 silver-gray 959 blk., pink & lemon sil. 5ar wheels Triple Heat 1992
36 white Lloyds sil. 5ar wheels GB promotional 1992	37 silver-gray 959 red sil. 5ar wheels ROW #7 1993	37/39 silver-gray 959 orange sil. 5ar wheels ROW #7 1993	pre-production neon pink detailed trim sil. 5ar wheels pic from 1993 catalog	pre-production neon pink detailed trim sil. 5ar wheels pic by Alan Wank	38 brt. met. blue detailed trim sil. 5ar wheels Motor Show 1993
40 fluor. pink Rage, blk. & yel. des. gold 6spsp wheels USA #51 1994	44 fluor. pink Rage, blk. & yel. des. sil. 6spsp wheels USA #51, ROW #7 1995	46 fluor. pink blk. & yel. design sil. 6spsp wheels USA #51, ROW #7 1995	pre-production fluor. pink Crayola gold 6spsp wheels 1995 pic by Alan Wank	41 silver-gray 959 orange gold 6spsp wheels ROW #7 1994	pre-production silver plated no tampo, red win. sil. 5ar wheels thanks to B. Beger
42 silver plated no tampo, blue win. gold 6spsp wheels Graffic Traffic 1994	43 white Pace Car w/checkers gold 6spsp wheels ROW F1 1994-1996	49 white Pace Car w/checkers sil. 6spsp wheels ROW F1 1997	pre-production gold blk., red & whi. des. sil. 6spsp wheels pic by David Tilley	pre-production met. orange blue & whi. design sil. 6spsp wheels pic by David Tilley	45 silver plated yel. & orng. design sil. 6spsp wheels USA Matchcaps 1995
47/48 fluor. lime blk. & yel. design sil. 6spsp wheels USA #51, ROW #7 1996-1997	50 brt. blue Go Roos! 5spco wheels AUS AFL 1997	brt. blue Go Roos! gray & blk. int. gold 6spsp wheels found in China	brt. blue Go Roos! red int. gold 6spsp wheels found in China	brt. blue Go Roos! red & blk. int. gold 6spsp wheels found in China	51 dark blue detailed trim PC wheels Ultra 1997
53 dark blue detailed trim gold 6spsp wheels found in China --------------------	dark blue detailed trim 5spco wheels found in China --------------------	52 white Porsche logo 5spco wheels ROW #7, ROW #56 1997-1998	54 red Porsche logo 5spco wheels ROW #56 1998	pre-production orange 959, Porsche, blk. str. 5spco wheels pic by Alan Wank	55/56 met. bronze 959, Porsche, blk. str. 5spco wheels #17 1999
met. bronze 959, black stripe 5spco wheels #17 pic by T. Tiedtke	58 met. charcoal det. trim 5spco wheels D #17 1999	59 met. red detailed trim 5spco wheels ROW #33 2000	60 silver-gray blk. Porsche lace wheels GB #54 2001	pre-production white dk. blue Porsche lace wheels thanks to Mattel	61 white med. blue Porsche lace wheels ROW #51, D #55 2001
62 red detailed trim PC wheels Gold Collection found in China	63 blue P&L CO gold 6spsp wheels found in China --------------------	pearly silver Porsche/red & blue str. sil. 8d & sil. 5ar wheels --------------------	pearly sil. & white Porsche/red & blue str. sil. 5ar wheels - --------------------	pearly sil. & white Porsche/red & blue str. sil. 8d wheels - --------------------	white Porsche/red & blue str. lt. & med. blue str. sil. 5ar wheels pic by Martin Dufek
white Porsche/red & blue str. sil. 8d & sil. 5ar wheels --------------------	white Porsche/red & blue str. silver & white 5ar wheels --------------------	white Porsche/red & blue str. with & without license plate --------------------	white Porsche/red & blue str. separate & cast rear spoilers --------------------	charcoal 959 red, orng. & yel. with & without license plate --------------------	charcoal 959 red, orng. & yel. separate & cast rear spoilers --------------------
white 959 yel., blk. & red with & without license plate --------------------	white 959 yel., blk. & red separate & cast rear spoilers --------------------	pink & purple-brown 959 red, orng. & yel. - - --------------------	white Redoxon with & without license plate --------------------	white/navy blue & white/med. blue Pace Car - --------------------	white & blue Pace Car with & without license plate --------------------
white & blue Pace Car separate & cast rear spoilers --------------------	white Pirelli 313 with & without license plate --------------------	white Pirelli 313 separate & cast rear spoilers --------------------	silver-gray det. trim, WC wh. separate & cast rear spoilers --------------------	charcoal & silver-gray 959 red, orng. & yel. sil. 5ar wheels --------------------	silver-gray 959 red, orng. & yel. 959 red only sil. 5ar wheels --------------------
silver-gray 959 red 959 orange sil. 5ar wheels --------------------	silver-gray 959 orange sil. 5ar & gold 6spsp wheels --------------------	fluor. pink Rage gold & silver 6spsp wheels --------------------	fluor. pink with & without Rage sil. 6spsp wheels - --------------------	white Pace Car w/checkers gold & silver 6spsp wheels --------------------	fluor. pink & fluor. lime blk. & yel. design sil. 6spsp wheels --------------------
brt. blue Go Roos! 5spco & gold 6spsp wheels --------------------	brt. blue Go Roos! different interiors gold 6spsp wheels	dark blue detailed trim PC, gold 6spsp & 5spco wheels --------------------	dark blue & red detailed trim PC wheels --------------------	black plastic Macau bases different lettering --------------------	black plastic China & Thailand bases narrow axle covers --------------------
black plastic China bases narrow & wide axle covers --------------------	black plastic Thailand bases narrow & wide axle covers --------------------	black plastic Thailand & China bases wide axle covers --------------------	black plastic Macau & Thailand bases with World Class logo --------------------	black plastic Intercom City base with barcode --------------------	black plastic China base with detailed trim - --------------------
black plastic China bases without & with batch number --------------------

Variation listing (MS Word)

This model was used as a basis for Code 2 issues, which are beyond the scope of this website.

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