Ok, this be my second post...

will add pictures soon

http://photos.hobbytalk.com/data/508/rvrevo-lesney-74a-mobilecanteen-3fl.JPG

and here they are in silver, cream and white.

Kind Regards, Richard K

man those are cool. would like to find some of those for my diorama.

heya gunn, got the white and the cream for an unbelievable bargain, almost a week after losing the pinkish-cream version to a US-trader.

do the fronts open on them?

yes. just doesn't stay up. thinking of using a toothpick.

Welcome:wave: its good to have new folks to give us fresh angles on vintage Lesneys:)
I have no idea why Lesney thought silver suited this casting when its obvious how fine cream and white look with those red transfers..........I picked up my beater in white for pennies and hope to find good affordable one soon......
But a more important question perhaps should be, which car in which colour looks best towing these, both scale and stylewise???
As a child a good friend used a 7b Ford Anglia to tow his 74a and smashed his yellow 38 Victor estate under a hammer which would have made a better tow car IMHO!

thats cool.
only old lesney i have is 2 or 3 trains and one kinda large micky mouse in a fire truck. lol and a king car carrier which it is beat up pretty bad . no paint and needs tires. but thats ok im a customizer and i can rebuild it.

Those are cool. I had to pass up some lesneys at a swap meet as the seller wanted to sell them as a set and I only wanted a truck and trailer out of the group. I wasn't sure of the value of the cars but he asked for 45 bucks for everything.

I thought the little old #30A Ford Prefect would suit towing the white canteen.

http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn249/RVREVOX3/Toycars/code%203/rvrevo-lesney30Ablue-74Awhite.jpg

thats cool.
only old lesney i have is 2 or 3 trains and one kinda large micky mouse in a fire truck. lol and a king car carrier which it is beat up pretty bad . no paint and needs tires. but thats ok im a customizer and i can rebuild it.

Got a Donald Duck Jeep... missing Donald :tongue:

Those are cool. I had to pass up some lesneys at a swap meet as the seller wanted to sell them as a set and I only wanted a truck and trailer out of the group. I wasn't sure of the value of the cars but he asked for 45 bucks for everything.

hardly a bargain if its more than 10 bucks.

Welcome:wave: its good to have new folks to give us fresh angles on vintage Lesneys:)
I have no idea why Lesney thought silver suited this casting when its obvious how fine cream and white look with those red transfers..........I picked up my beater in white for pennies and hope to find good affordable one soon......
But a more important question perhaps should be, which car in which colour looks best towing these, both scale and stylewise???
As a child a good friend used a 7b Ford Anglia to tow his 74a and smashed his yellow 38 Victor estate under a hammer which would have made a better tow car IMHO!

A #38 Victor Estate is on my wishlist at the moment. I keep losing it on auctions. Got a really bad one I converted into a panelwagon as its hatch is missing.

http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn249/RVREVOX3/Toycars/code%203/rvrevo-lesney30Ablue-74Awhite.jpg

30a looks good with it

30a looks good with it

Thanks Gunn,

I like this combo too ;)

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e113/SMS369/Morris%20Marina%20TC/2009-Apr011-1.jpg
I like the metallic red Jag with the silver trailer and the Thunderbird being the same white looks good with the white trailer.......
And here is the spare Victor that I have reminding me of my first childhood sighting of a Lesney 38 Victor
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e113/SMS369/Morris%20Marina%20TC/2009-Apr013.jpg

Great pics of some great models. I have a few matchbox trailers in my collection but none of these. Thanks for sharing.

I just find it incredibly ironic I won two Mobile Canteen's on ebay within a week of each other. One I paid $9 for and the other $25. According to Dana Johnsons value guide theire worth between $300-350. That's a big drop in value, or I was lucky not being outbid... at all

I just find it incredibly ironic I won two Mobile Canteen's on ebay within a week of each other. One I paid $9 for and the other $25. According to Dana Johnsons value guide theire worth between $300-350. That's a big drop in value, or I was lucky not being outbid... at all
If they are in less than c9 condition value is only 10% of mint boxed as a normal guide.......and if you are talking about the two you showed, the price is right when adding on shipping........and not forgetting the high rollers who pay top dolla for mint boxed usually will not touch anything less than c9 or mint.Guide prices are not so reliable ,only a fair approximation to relative rareity combined with collector desirability..........

If they are in less than c9 condition value is only 10% of mint boxed as a normal guide.......and if you are talking about the two you showed, the price is right when adding on shipping........and not forgetting the high rollers who pay top dolla for mint boxed usually will not touch anything less than c9 or mint.Guide prices are not so reliable ,only a fair approximation to relative rareity combined with collector desirability..........

So there's more playworn models to be had after all... I might yet get it complete.

Heya SMS88, swap ya my blue prefect with your Victor Estate???

Canteen has always been one of my favorites. I like longer wheel base for Tow Car!

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p97/mpk62/toys/canteen002.jpg

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p97/mpk62/toys/canteen005.jpg

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p97/mpk62/toys/canteen003.jpg

Now that's more like it.
SMS88's 3.8 6cyl Jag or his 352 c.u. V8 Thunderchicken would have the nuts to tow it in the real world....and prolly AROUND the world!
Of course you wouldn't even know it was behind you with the mighty torque of VWMike's 390 V8 powered lonnngg wheel base 1958 Caddy-lac 60 Series Fleetwood.
The poor little Prefect would need a push to get it going, then it would loose it's lunch(wagon) all over it self. :)
BTW, what in the heck does Prefect mean anyhow???

Now that's more like it.
SMS88's 3.8 6cyl Jag or his 352 c.u. V8 Thunderchicken would have the nuts to tow it in the real world....and prolly AROUND the world!
Of course you wouldn't even know it was behind you with the mighty torque of VWMike's 390 V8 powered lonnngg wheel base 1958 Caddy-lac 60 Series Fleetwood.
The poor little Prefect would need a push to get it going, then it would loose it's lunch(wagon) all over it self. :)
BTW, what in the heck does Prefect mean anyhow???
In Roman times the Prefect was a type of senior regional cop. When I was at school the prefects were senior students with special ties entitled to order the other students about when there were no teachers about.........and the english Ford Prefect had a 1 litre engine, way too small to tow this tea wagon:wave:
The 2 door version of the Ford Prefect was known as the Popular (deluxe model) or Anglia (basic trim) and the station wagon was called the Squire with wood trim and Escort without - Lesney modeled the panel van in Singer colours as 59a
And this very basic car inspired Douglas Adams to name one of his lead characters from the Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy..........

This is a thread I can relate to :thumbsup:
I think the early stuff is way to underappriciated here on HT. The contemporary models does nothing for me!
The Canteen however, is one of my top-ten favorite Lesney toys!

Karl-E. Denmark

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j216/karl-e/74A-1.jpg

This is a thread I can relate to :thumbsup:
I think the early stuff is way to underappriciated here on HT. The contemporary models does nothing for me!
The Canteen however, is one of my top-ten favorite Lesney toys!

Karl-E. Denmark

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j216/karl-e/74A-1.jpg

Mine too... just happen to have a lot of silver versions, a couple badly painted or repainted, and one with a broken door which I keep for sentimental reasons.

It was just a fluke I won the white version and the cream version on evilbay earlier this year.

Now that's more like it.
SMS88's 3.8 6cyl Jag or his 352 c.u. V8 Thunderchicken would have the nuts to tow it in the real world....and prolly AROUND the world!
Of course you wouldn't even know it was behind you with the mighty torque of VWMike's 390 V8 powered lonnngg wheel base 1958 Caddy-lac 60 Series Fleetwood.
The poor little Prefect would need a push to get it going, then it would loose it's lunch(wagon) all over it self.
BTW, what in the heck does Prefect mean anyhow???

In Roman times the Prefect was a type of senior regional cop. When I was at school the prefects were senior students with special ties entitled to order the other students about when there were no teachers about.........and the english Ford Prefect had a 1 litre engine, way too small to tow this tea wagon:wave:
The 2 door version of the Ford Prefect was known as the Popular (deluxe model) or Anglia (basic trim) and the station wagon was called the Squire with wood trim and Escort without - Lesney modeled the panel van in Singer colours as 59a
And this very basic car inspired Douglas Adams to name one of his lead characters from the Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy..........

http://www.brasiliapress.com/images/rod--21-1955-ford-prefect-pro-street.jpg
This Prefect would have plenty of torque :wave:

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:thumbsup:^^^^Perfect!!!^^^^ :D
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Perfect Prefect for towing

Maybe I could renovate an old Lesney to look like a dragster... thinking... prolly need trans wheels...