a trio of little Singers Trucks...the one in the middle was short changed its door label upon release (I assume :confused: ) - hence the term 'negitive variation'.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y152/SteveCameron/DSC00149.jpg


The boxes also came in 2 sizes for this release, but the short box in the middle, was short lived, i do not think it much matters tho in terms of desirability tho, only in terms of variation. i also do not know if the negitive variation came in the short box or not, i mixed them up far to long ago to recall. :freak:

I no longer have my Matchbox cars, but I enjoy looking at your pics. I also enjoy your description of them. Thanks for sharing.

As a child this was the first gray or metal wheeled toy that I can remember from the kindergarden toybox.I had an excellent emerald green example in my teens which I swapped for a mint husky Thames van + Corgi juniors Jensen Interceptor - no real regrets :o but they dont come up often and never affordable.........

the jensen interceptor was a grand toy....here is my only example of one, corgis range of rockets are really top notch
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y152/SteveCameron/DSC01172.jpg

i dont have many corgis, but here are a few more.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y152/SteveCameron/DSC01174.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y152/SteveCameron/DSC01171.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y152/SteveCameron/DSC01174.jpg

VERY NICE Junkman :thumbsup: The Pink Jensen is uncommon, most being red or maroon.The white Caddy is VHTF,I havent yet seen one in the metal but I have the common blue,metallic green and copper issues.With the skinny tyres these Juniors joined my childhood collection alongside Lesney Superfast transitionals which is why i like these today equally.Here are my rather crowded displays with my Jensens in the front row,I am pleased to say that I have all the common issues from 1970-71,some still sealed in blisters.As a child my black Rockets Mercedes 280SL often sat alongside my yellow SF 27 230SL.I have many of these 280SLs except the VHTF copper rocket and the 3 metallic blue Juniors issues.For my money these contemporaries of transitional superfast are equally worthy collectables with fewer variations but still a challenge to find.I also buy affordable Redlines and chrome hubcap Playarts which remind me of childhood pocket money being spent - now I own even the models I couldnt afford to choose then :wave:
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e113/SMS369/toys/2007-03Mar132.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e113/SMS369/toys/2007-1JAN073-1.jpg