Christian Falkensteiner's Matchbox International Pictures

MI 188 GMC WRECKER
(USA #21 1987-1997, ROW #71 1988-1997,
USA/ROW #63 1998, USA/ROW #14 1999,
USA #88 2000, Japan #99 1987,
Australia #25 1987, USA ASAP 1998-2001,
Playset 2001-2002)

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

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pre-production unpainted white boom pic by Chuck Wiersma	pre-production unpainted black boom pic by Vectis --------------------	pre-production met. green rear load pic by Chuck Wiersma	pre-productions pic by Chuck Wiersma - --------------------	pre-production resin prototype whi. Frank's Getty pic from 1990 catalog --------------------	pre-production whi. Frank's Getty unp. metal base amber windows 1987
01 whi. Frank's Getty unp. metal base cloudy amber win. USA #21, ROW #71 1987-1988	04-07 whi. Frank's Getty sil. plastic base cloudy amber win. USA #21, ROW #71 1989-1991	08 whi. Frank's Getty sil. plastic base no phone number USA #21, ROW #71 1992	09 whi. Frank's Getty sil. plastic base orng.-red only str. USA #21, ROW #71 1992-1993	09 whi. Frank's Getty sil. plastic base red only str. USA #21, ROW #71 1993-1994	02 white Accessory Wholesale med. blue tampo USA promotional 1988
02 white Accessory Wholesale dk. blue tampo USA promotional pic by Mathias Zogg	pre-production blue blue & yel. wh. My First Matchbox pic from 1991 catalog	pre-production red Indy USA Indy 1992 thanks to B. Beger	10 black Indianapolis 500 USA Indy 1993 --------------------	11 white Police / Metro USA 5p Emergency 1993 --------------------	12 white Polioe / Metro USA 5p Emergency 1993 --------------------
13 red & white Ron's Towing USA Coll. Choice 1994 --------------------	14/20 white Rescue 3 ROW F1 1994-1997 --------------------	pre-production black & white Police Unit 4 pic by Jim Hoshaw --------------------	15 black Police Unit 4 USA 5p Police 1995 --------------------	pre-production black Parkhill Towing thanks to B. Beger --------------------	16 dk. purple Parkhill Towing with hood tampo USA #21, ROW #71 1995
17/21 dk. purple Parkhill Towing without hood tampo USA #21, ROW #71 1996	pre-production lemon & green Crayola 1995 pic by Alan Wank	18 red 24 Hour Towing USA #21/63 1997-1998 --------------------	pre-production plain gold no tampo USA 75 Challenge pic by Alan Wank	19 met. gold no tampo USA 75 Challenge 1997 --------------------	22 dull orange Parkhill Towing ROW #71 1997 --------------------
22 brt. orange Parkhill Towing ROW #71 1997 --------------------	23 white 24 Hour Towing ROW 5p City Life 1997 --------------------	25 white CAA Member Service cloudy amber win. CDN promotional 1998	28 black 24 Hour Towing cloudy amber win. #63 1998	30 black 24 Hour Towing lt. cld. amb. win. #63 1998	31 black 24 Hour Towing yellow tampo #63 1998
35 black 24 Hour Towing amber windows #63 1998	32/33 red Ron's USA #14 1999 --------------------	34 red Service GMC ROW #14 1999 --------------------	37 black Service GMC USA Pleasant Book 2000 --------------------	38 met. green Ron's 8d wheels USA #88 2000	39 met. green Ron's / MB2000 8d wheels USA #88 2000
44 met. green Ron's 7sp sawbl wheels USA #88 2000	white no tampo cloudy amber win. USA ASAP blank 1998-2000	white no tampo amber windows USA ASAP blank 2001	43 blk. & sil.-gray Texaco PC 10d wheels USA Texaco 2001	45 blk. & sil.-gray Texaco PC 5st wheels USA Texaco 2001	46 yellow Rapid Rescue Playset 2001-2002 --------------------
whi. Frank's Getty unp. metal base clear & cloudy amber windows --------------------	whi. Frank's Getty sil. plastic base dark & light cloudy amber win. --------------------	whi. Frank's Getty sil. plastic base cloudy amber win. with & without phone number	whi. Frank's Getty sil. plastic base cloudy amber win. orange & red str. orng.-red only str.	whi. Frank's Getty sil. plastic base orng.-red & red stripes --------------------	white Metro Polioe & Police - - --------------------
dk. purple Parkhill Towing with & without hood tampo --------------------	dk. purple & orange Parkhill Towing - --------------------	dull & bright orange Parkhill Towing - --------------------	red, black & white 24 Hour Towing - --------------------	black 24 Hour Towing dark & light cloudy & clear amber windows	black 24 Hour Towing lemon & yellow tampo --------------------
red Ron's & Service GMC - --------------------	red & met. green Ron's - - --------------------	red & black Service GMC - - --------------------	met. green Ron's with & without MB2000 logo --------------------	met. green Ron's 8sp & 7sp sawbl wheels --------------------	white no tampo cloudy & clear amber windows --------------------
blk. & sil.-gray Texaco PC 10d & 5st wheels --------------------	unpainted metal & silver plastic Macau bases - --------------------	silver plastic China & Thailand bases - --------------------	silver plastic China bases italic & straight Made in China --------------------	black plastic China bases different batch number locations

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Variation listing (MS Word)

This model was used as a basis for Code 2 issues, among them those by ASAP and ColorComp, which are beyond the scope of this website.
They can be viewed on Shabbir Malik's website

Models with Mattel bases are beyond the scope of this website.

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