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MI 179 VAUXHALL ASTRA GTE with Roof Light
 (ROW #8 1987-1997, ROW #24 1998,
Japan #2 1987)

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

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MI179-01pra.jpg
pre-production
white Police
opaque windows
pic from
1987 catalog 		MI179-01a.jpg
01 white
red & blue Police
whi. 8d wheels
ROW #8
--------1987-------- 		MI179-03a.jpg
03 white
red & blue Police
sil. 8d wheels
ROW #8
------1988-1991------ 		MI179-02a.jpg
02 white
dk. green Polizei
whi. 8d wheels
D/A #8
--------1987-------- 		MI179-07aa.jpg
07 white
dk. green Polizei
sil. 8d wheels
D/A #8
------1988-1991------ 		MI179-07ba.jpg
07 white
med. green Polizei
sil. 8d wheels
D/A #8
------1988-1991------
MI179-06a.jpg
06 white
Police w/caricat.
yel. & blue wheels
My First Matchbox
------1990-1992------ 		MI179-11a.jpg
11 white
Police w/caricat.
all blue wheels
My First Matchbox
--------1993-------- 		MI179-08a.jpg
08 white
without tampo
Graffic Traffic
1991-1992
-------------------- 		MI179-09a.jpg
09 white
orng. & yel. Police
roof dot
ROW #8
--------1992-------- 		MI179-10a.jpg
10 white
orng. & yel. Police
no roof dot
ROW #8
------1992-1994------ 		MI179-12a.jpg
12 white
peach & yel. Police
med. blue win.
ROW #8
--------1995--------
MI179-12b.jpg
12 white
peach & yel. Police
lt. blue win.
ROW #8
--------1996-------- 		MI179-13a.jpg
13 white 54
yel. & blk.
checkers
ROW 5p City Life
------1996-1997------ 		MI179-14a.jpg
14 white
Hertfordshire
Police
ROW #8
--------1997-------- 		MI179-15a.jpg
15 black
grn. & yel. Police
sil. 8d wheels
Commando
pic by Jim Hoshaw 		MI179-16a.jpg
16 black
grn. & yel. Police
blk. 5ar wheels
Commando
found in China 		MI179-17a.jpg
17 white
World Cup
Security
5p World Cup Soccer
--------1998--------
MI179-18a.jpg
18 silver-gray
red & blue Police
med. blue win.
ROW #24
--------1998-------- 		MI179-19a.jpg
19 silver-gray
red & blue Police
lt. blue win.
ROW #24
--------1998-------- 		MI179-f01a.jpg
white
blue Police
found in China
-
-------------------- 		MI179-01-03.jpg
white
red & blue Police
white & silver
8d wheels
-------------------- 		MI179-02-07.jpg
white
dk. green Polizei
white & silver
8d wheels
-------------------- 		MI179-07a-07b.jpg
white
dk. & med. green
Polizei
sil. 8d wheels
--------------------
MI179-03-18-16.jpg
white, sil.-gray &
black
Police
-
-------------------- 		MI179-06-11.jpg
white
Police w/caricat.
yel./blue & all blue
wheels
-------------------- 		MI179-08-f01-03.jpg
white
different amounts
of tampo
-
-------------------- 		MI179-09-10.jpg
white
orng. & yel. Police
with & without
roof dot
-------------------- 		MI179-10-12.jpg
white
orange & peach
stripes
-
-------------------- 		MI179-12a-12b.jpg
white
peach & yel. Police
med. & lt. blue
windows
--------------------
MI179-16-15.jpg
black
grn. & yel. Police
blk. 5ar &
sil. 8d wheels
pic by Jim Hoshaw 		MI179-18-19.jpg
silver-gray
red & blue Police
med. & lt. blue
windows
-------------------- 		MI179-bpla.jpg
flat black metal
Macau bases
without & with
OPEL KADETT GSi
-------------------- 		MI179-bplb.jpg
flat black metal
Macau & China
bases
-
-------------------- 		MI179-bplc.jpg
flat & gloss black
metal China bases
-
-
-------------------- 		MI179-bpld.jpg
gloss black metal
China bases
flat & raised
MADE IN CHINA
--------------------
MI179-bple.jpg
white metal
China bases
flat & raised
MADE IN CHINA
-------------------- 		MI179-bplf.jpg
white metal
China bases
flat & raised
MADE IN CHINA
-------------------- 		MI179-bplg.jpg
gloss black metal
China bases
without & with
batch number
--------------------

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