Christian Falkensteiner's Matchbox International Pictures

MI 273 VAUXHALL FRONTERA / ISUZU RODEO / OPEL FRONTERA
(USA #56 1995-1997, ROW #59 1995-1997,
ROW #55 1998, USA #100 2000,
Germany #59 1999, Australia #40 2000,
Great Britain #65 2001)

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MI273-real.jpg
the real car
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MI273-0010a.jpg
0010 black
pink spatter
hood & sides
USA #56
--------1995--------
MI273-0020a.jpg
0020 black
pink spatter
sides only
USA #56
--------1995--------
MI273-0030a.jpg
0030 white
med. brn. spatter
ROW #59
1995
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MI273-0040a.jpg
0040 white
dk. brn. spatter
ROW #59
1995-1996
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MI273-0050a.jpg
0050 white
no tampo
ROW #59
1995
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MI273-0060a.jpg
0060 white
pink spatter
USA #56
1996
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MI273-0070a.jpg
0070 met. gold
no tampo
USA 75 Challenge
1997
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MI273-0080a.jpg
0080 red
Power Parts 21
USA #56
1997
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MI273-0090a.jpg
0090 met. red
no tampo
ROW #59
1997
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MI273-0100a.jpg
0100 green
Brontosaurus
med. blue win., left side
5p Dino Riders
--------1998--------
MI273-0100b.jpg
0100 green
Brontosaurus
med. blue win., right side
5p Dino Riders
--------1998--------
MI273-0110a.jpg
0110 green
Brontosaurus
lt. blue win., left side
5p Dino Riders
--------1998--------
MI273-0110b.jpg
0110 green
Brontosaurus
lt. blue win., right side
5p Dino Riders
--------1998--------
MI273-0120a.jpg
0120 sil.-gray
no tampo
dk. maroon int.
ROW #55
--------1998--------
MI273-0130a.jpg
0130 sil.-gray
no tampo
med. maroon int.
ROW #55
--------1998--------
MI273-0140a.jpg
0140 black
red & white
design
5p Mountain Trails
--------1998--------
MI273-0150a.jpg
0150-0180 black
orange-red & white
design
5p Mountain Trails
------1998-1999------
MI273-0190a.jpg
0190 blue
red taillights
D #59
1999
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MI273-0200a.jpg
0200 pink-beige
Operations Safari
USA promotional
1999
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MI273-0210a.jpg
0210 white
Wilderness Tours
USA 5p Wilderness
2000
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MI273-0220a.jpg
0220 white
blue, red & yel. des.
ROW 5p Wilderness
2000
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MI273-0230a.jpg
0230 white
orng. & blue des.
AUS #40
2000
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MI273-0240a.jpg
0240 orng.-yel.
Roadside Rescue
with MB2000
USA #100
--------2000--------
MI273-0250a.jpg
0250 orng.-yel.
Roadside Rescue
USA #100
2000
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MI273-0260a.jpg
0260 met. green
Rugrats
USA 5p Nickelodeon
2001
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MI273-0270a.jpg
0270 met. blue
Vauxhall
GB #65
2001
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Code 2 issues:

MI273-2010a.jpg
2010 orng.-yel.
MB USA Toyshow
USA CCI
2003
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Oddities:

MI273-0270oaa.jpg
met. blue
Vauxhall
one white hubcap
rear left
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Pre-productions:

MI273-9030a.jpg
9030 white
rose spatter
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MI273-9120a.jpg
9120 sil.-gray
no tampo
blue windows
pic by Alan Wank
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MI273-9240a.jpg
9240 orng.-yel.
Road-Side Rescue
5spco wheels
pic from
MB website
MI273-9610a.jpg
9610 red
resin prototype
pic by
George Turner
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Comparison pictures:

MI273-0010-0020.jpg
black
with & without
pink hood tampo
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MI273-0020-0060.jpg
black & white
pink spatter
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MI273-9030-0060.jpg
white
rose & pink
spatter
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MI273-0030-0040.jpg
white
med. & dk.
brown spatter
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MI273-0030-0050.jpg
white
with & without
brown spatter
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MI273-0100-0110.jpg
green
Brontosaurus
med. & lt.
blue windows
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MI273-0120-0130.jpg
silver-gray
no tampo
dk. & med.
maroon interior
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MI273-0140-0150.jpg
black
red/white &
orange-red/white
design
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MI273-0210-0220.jpg
white
blue, red & yel. des.
with & without
Wilderness Tours
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MI273-0240-0250.jpg
orange-yellow
Roadside Rescue
with & without
MB2000 logo
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MI273-bpla.jpg
sil.-gray plastic
Thailand & China
Isuzu Rodeo bases
without & with
batch #
MI273-bplb.jpg
silver-gray
plastic China
Vauxhall Frontera bases
without & with
batch #
MI273-bplc.jpg
sil.-gray plastic
Thailand & China
no name bases
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MI273-bpld.jpg
black plastic
Thailand & China
Vauxhall Frontera bases
without & with
batch #
MI273-bple.jpg
black plastic
China bases
Opel Frontera &
Isuzu Rodeo
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MI273-bplf.jpg
blue-green plastic
China bases
Isuzu Rodeo &
Vauxhall Frontera
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MI273-MW273-bpl.jpg
black plastic
China bases
MB Int'l vs.
Mattel
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