[Kiwi78]

Hi everyone,

Yesterday I scored these two for a really good price.

The exciting part for me is that Mitre 10 is a local New Zealand hardware chain (well, a sort of off shoot from Australia but anyway...) which operates mega stores and small local shops. I worked for one for about 2 and a half years, privately owned and operated (franchise).

Now...is this a NZ version or is this Mitre 10 livery a general rest of world or US choice for this van? I'm quite curious here as the standard version seems to be more like this:

 

[David Tilley]

It was normally issued as the dark blue Removal Service livery in the "Matchbox Originals" series. The lighter blue Mitre 10 version was an Australian exclusive promotional model in 1995. Of course an Australian exclusive as noted in Matchbox texts often includes New Zealand anyway.

 

[Kiwi78]

Quick reply, thank you. So this wasn't part of the 1992/93 run but came out later. Good to know. I didn't collect then so I missed out.