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Lot 437: A Collection of Sixteen Boxed Die-Cast Model Vehicles Including Matchbox and Lledo Examples

This auction ended on September 30, 2026.

Start price: £8

Estimated price: £8 - £16

Buyer's Premium: 20%

Sold for: £9

A collection of sixteen die-cast model vehicles, primarily comprising examples from the Matchbox Models of Yesteryear series. The group features a variety of vintage delivery vans, motor cars, and utility vehicles constructed with die-cast metal bodies and plastic detailing. Visible liveries include Lipton’s Tea, Colman’s Mustard, Carlsberg, Oxo, and Chocolat Menier. Each vehicle is housed in a cardboard window display box. The Matchbox boxes are printed with the series title models of yesteryear and include models such as the Y-1 1911 Crossley, Y-3 1912 Talbot, Y-5 1927 Talbot, Y-7 1912 Rolls Royce, Y-12 1912 Ford Model T, Y-19 1935 Auburn 851, and Y-22 1930 Ford A. Additionally, the collection includes one Lledo vehicle from the Days Gone series, presented in a yellow box printed with One Hundred Years of Motoring with Shell and Days Gone Limited Edition, featuring a Shell motor oil delivery truck.


Condition report:

The die-cast vehicles appear to be in mint or near-mint condition, remaining within their original packaging. The cardboard window boxes exhibit varying degrees of age-related wear, including minor scuffing to the edges and corners. There is visible yellowing and light dusting to the plastic windows across the collection. One plastic window shows a small puncture or crush mark (photo 1). The boxes remain structurally sound, though some show light creasing to the card flaps (photo 2).