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Regular Wheels are the very first stage of the Matchbox era. They could be found with Black Plastic wheels (BPW), Grey Plastic wheels (GPW), Silver Plastic wheels (SPW) and Metal wheels (MW). This era ran from 1953 to 1969, before Lesney transitioned their models to the Superfast Era in 1970, in response to the Hot Wheels upstart launch. All Regular Wheel-era models were manufactured in England. Quoted values are for LOOSE, NM examples, without the box. Cars less than NM will obviously command a lesser value than listed, depending on overall condition. Note that the NCHWA utilizes a pricing method called "Star Value©." Instead of specific dollar values, each car will be assigned a Star Value© to indicate rarity and potential price range. There are simply too many variables to place a "set" value on any model, so a range will be used instead to indicate where that particular model may fall on the secondary price scale. A +/- indicates where on that scale the value is approximated, while a number by itself would indicate the value falls in the middle of the Star Value. This is also an easy quick-glance method to determine rarity; the higher the number, the rarer the car. The value chart will be placed at the bottom of each page. |
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a) Dark green body with yellow/gold driver and red Metal Wheels b) Same as "a", but with light green body |
MW |
10 |
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| a) Dark green body with yellow/gold driver and red Metal Wheels |  |
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| a) Dark green body with green driver and red Metal Wheels | |
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| a) Dark green body with green driver and red Metal Wheels |  |
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a) Light-green cab with orange plastic canopy and Black Plastic Wheels b) Same as "a", but with yellow plastic canopy |
3+ |
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a) Dark green body with tan driver, red dumper and green Metal Wheels b) Same as "a", but with unpainted Metal Wheels |
MW |
2+ |
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| a) Dark green body with tan driver, red dumper and Grey Plastic Wheels | |
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a) Red body with green dumper, "Laing" decal and Black Plastic Wheels b) Same as "a", but with "Muir Hill" decal |
BPW |
5 |
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a) Light green body with orange plastic canopy and Black Plastic Wheels b) Same as "a", but with yellow plastic canopy |
BPW |
1+ |
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a) Blue body with orange Metal Wheels b) Same as "a", but with Grey Plastic Wheels |
GPW |
3+ |
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a) Grey cab with red dumper and Grey Plastic Wheels b) Same as "a", but with burgandy dumper c) Grey cab with red dumper and Black Plastic Wheels d) Same as "c", but with burgandy dumper |
GPW BPW BPW |
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| a) White body with blue windows, cross decal and Black Plastic Wheels |  |
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| a) Red body with tan driver, cast fenders and Metal Wheels |  |
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| a) Red body with tan driver, No Fenders and Metal Wheels |  |
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| a) Light blue body with wire spoke hubs and Black Plastic Wheels |  |
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a) Yellow body with green stakes and Black Plastic Wheels b) Same as "a", but with blue-green stakes |
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| a) Red body with "Buy Matchbox" label and Metal Wheels |  |
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| a) Red body with "Buy Matchbox" label and Metal Wheels | |
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a) Red body with "BP visco-static" label and Black Plastic Wheels b) Same as "a", but with Grey Plastic Wheels c) Red body with "Player's Please" decal and Grey Plastic Wheels d) Red body with "Drink Peardrax" decal and Black Plastic Wheels e) Same as "d", but with Grey Plastic Wheels f) Red body with "Baron of Beef" decal and Black Plastic Wheels g) Same as "f", but with Grey Plastic Wheels |
GPW GPW BPW GPW BPW GPW |
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| a) Red body with "Visco Static" label and Black Plastic Wheels |  |
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| a) Red/orange body with grey dumper and Metal Wheels |  |
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a) Yellow body with Euclid decal and Black Plastic Wheels b) Same as "a", but with Grey Plastic Wheels |
GPW |
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| a) Yellow body with yellow dumper and Black Plastic Wheels |  |
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a) Red body with white top, silver grille and Black Plastic Wheels b) Same as "a", but with white grille |
BPW |
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a) Red/orange body with white bottles and Metal Wheels b) Same as "a", but with silver bottles c) Same as "a", but with Grey Plastic Wheels |
MW GPW |
4+ 4 |
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a) Light-blue body with Black Plastic Wheels b) Same as "a", but with Silver Plastic Wheels c) Same as "a", but with Grey Plastic Wheels |
SPW GPW |
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| a) Red/orange body with grey/silver dumper and Black Plastic Wheels |  |
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a) Red/orange body with green treads and Metal Wheels b) Yellow body with green treads and Metal Wheels |
MW |
4 |
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a) Yellow body with treads and Metal Wheels b) Same as "a", but with Silver Plastic Wheels c) Same as "a", but with Black Plastic Wheels |
SPW BPW |
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| a) Yellow body with treads and Black Plastic Wheels |  |
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| a) White body with red interior and Black Plastic Wheels |  |
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| a) Red body with NO number cast/front bumper and Metal Wheels |  |
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| a) Red body with "9" number cast on base and Metal Wheels | |
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a) Red body with tan ladder and Grey Plastic Wheels b) Same as "a", but with Black Plastic Wheels c) Red body with gold ladder and Grey Plastic Wheels d) Same as "c", but with Black Plastic Wheels e) Red body with silver ladder and Black Plastic Wheels |
BPW GPW BPW BPW |
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| a) Blue deck/trailer, clear windows, white hull and Black Plastic Wheels |  |
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| a) Red body with GREY trailer and Metal Wheels |  |
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a) Red body with TAN trailer and Metal Wheels b) Same as "a", but with Grey Plastic Wheels |
GPW |
3+ |
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a) Blue body with Tate & Lyle deco and Black Plastic Wheels b) Same as "a", but with Silver Plastic Wheels c) Blue body with crown tampo on back and Grey Plastic Wheels d) Same as "c", but with no crown tampo on back |
SPW GPW GPW |
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a) Red body with chrome grille, grey pipes and Black Plastic Wheels b) Same as "a", but with white grille |
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 to return to the Lesney Matchbox Guide |
1 = $1-5