Christian Falkensteiner's Matchbox International Pictures
MI 205 Mercedes TV NEWS TRUCK
 (USA #68 1989-1994, ROW #73 1989-1997,
ROW #3 1998, USA #62 1999,
ROW #57 1999, Germany #67 1999,
USA #98 2000, Germany #39 2000,
USA/ROW #70 2001, USA ASAP/CCI 1999-2003)

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

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MI205-prba.jpg
pre-production
unpainted
blue roof
pic by Dirk Schleuer
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pre-production
white Indy
Racing Network
gray roof
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pre-production
white Eurosport
blue roof
pic by Paul Carr
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pre-production
met. charcoal
black roof
pic by Alan Wank
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pre-production
black base
with detailed trim
pic by Alan Wank
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pre-production
brown Big Foot
green roof
pic by Brian Walker
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MI205-01pra.jpg
pre-production
resin prototype
dk. blue MBTV 75
silver roof
pic by Roelof Ket 		MI205-01prbpl.jpg
pre-production
resin prototype
black base
pic by Roelof Ket
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pre-production
resin prototype
dk. blue MBTV 75
silver roof
pic from 1989 catalog 		MI205-01a.jpg
01/02 dk. blue MBTV 75
sil.-gray roof
orange roof units
USA #68, ROW #73
1989-1990 		MI205-03a.jpg
03 dk. blue MBTV 75
sil.-gray roof
pale orng. roof units
USA #68, ROW #73
1990 		MI205-04a.jpg
04 white wo/tampo
white roof
orange roof units
Graffic Traffic
1991
MI205-06a.jpg
06 white wo/tampo
white roof
brown roof units
Graffic Traffic
1992 		MI205-p01a.jpg
pre-production
white Sky
dk. blue roof
frosted amber win.
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05 white Sky
dk. blue roof
frosted blue win.
USA #68, ROW #73
1991-1992 		MI205-09a.jpg
05/09 white Sky
dk. blue roof
clear blue win.
ROW #73
1995-1996 		MI205-07pra.jpg
pre-production
white Rock TV
white roof
thanks to
Bernd Beger 		MI205-07a.jpg
07 white Rock TV
dk. blue roof
USA #68, ROW #73
1993-1994
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MI205-08pra.jpg
pre-production
white IC
dk. blue roof
orange roof units
thanks to B. Beger 		MI205-08a.jpg
08 white ICTV
dk. blue roof
white roof units
Intercom City
1993 		MI205-11a.jpg
10/11/18 yellow
MB Cable TV
black roof
5p City Streets
1997-1998 		MI205-12a.jpg
12 white World Cup
blue roof
dk. red roof units
5p World Cup Soccer
1998 		MI205-15a.jpg
15 white World Cup
blue roof
white roof units
Adventure Pack
1998 		MI205-f08a.jpg
orng. Ovaltine
blue roof
CN promotional
1998
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MI205-f09a.jpg
orng. Ovaltine
black roof
CN promotional
1998
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pre-production
black
Mission Impossible
lemon tampo
pic by Alan Wank 		MI205-13a.jpg
13/26 black
Mission Impossible
yellow tampo
USA Star Cars
1998-1999 		MI205-16a.jpg
16 black
MB Channel 4
red roof
5p Around Town
1998 		MI205-17a.jpg
17/20 blue TV 6
yellow roof
ROW #3
1998
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21 blue Super RTL
red roof
D #67/39
1999-2000
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MI205-22a.jpg
22 maroon
Intergalactic Research
black roof
USA #62, ROW #57
1999 		MI205-24a.jpg
24 black Action TV
small text
yellow roof
USA 5p On the Job
1999 		MI205-25a.jpg
25 black Action TV
stripes
yellow roof
ROW 5p Jobs
1999 		MI205-27a.jpg
27 lime
Xtreme Mission
black roof
5p Storm Trackers
2000 		MI205-28a.jpg
28 white
globe & satellites
black roof
USA 10 pack
2000 		MI205-30a.jpg
30 silver-gray
News at Noon
black roof
USA #98
2000
MI205-31a.jpg
31 silver-gray
News at Noon
with MB2000
USA #98
2000 		MI205-f01a.jpg
white wo/tampo
yellow roof
lime roof units
USA ASAP/CCI blank
1999-2000 		MI205-32a.jpg
32 white wo/tampo
black roof
white roof units
USA ASAP/CCI blank
2001-2003 		MI205-33a.jpg
33 dk. blue
Storm Watch
black roof
#70
2001 		MI205-38pra.jpg
pre-production
lavender Missouri
blue-gray roof
10sp flow wheels
pic by Alan Wank 		MI205-38a.jpg
38 lavender Missouri
blue-gray roof
USA Across
America #24
2002
MI205-02-03.jpg
dk. blue MBTV 75
sil.-gray roof
orng. & pale orng.
roof units
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white wo/tampo
white roof
orange & brown
roof units
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white Sky
dk. blue roof
frosted amber,
frosted & clear blue
windows 		MI205-11-18.jpg
yellow
MB Cable TV
black roof
with & without
Mercedes logo 		MI205-12-15.jpg
white World Cup
blue roof
dk. red & white
roof units
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orng. Ovaltine
blue & black
roofs
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MI205-24-25.jpg
black Action TV
yellow roof
small text &
stripes
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sil.-gray
News at Noon
black roof
with & without
MB2000 logo 		MI205-f01-32.jpg
white wo/tampo
yellow & black
roofs
lime & white
roof units 		MI205-bpla.jpg
dk. blue
black
Macau & Thailand
bases
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white
black
Thailand & China
bases
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black
Intercom City
base
with barcode
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MI205-bplc.jpg
white
blue & red
China bases
with license text
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blue
sil.-gray
China bases
without & with
batch number 		MI205-bple.jpg
black
sil.-gray
China bases
without & with
batch number 		MI205-bata.jpg
maroon
black
China bases
diff. batch #
locations 		MI205-batb.jpg
blue
shades of
gray China bases
diff. batch #
locations & colors 		MI205-batc.jpg
lime
black
China bases
diff. batch #
locations
MI205-batd.jpg
silver-gray
black
China bases
diff. batch #
locations 		MI205-date.jpg
short & long
space between
MB logo & date
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Variation listing (MS Word)

This model was used as a basis for Code 2 issues 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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