My Dad's Old "Matchbox" Part 3

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09/10/2013 at 00:14 • Filed to: Matchbox

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Kinja'd!!! Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
09/10/2013 at 00:30

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You can see how with blur in the previous picture, I thought it might have been a vintage Carvel truck.

Looks like I was right on it being a Commer, though:

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Kinja'd!!! Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull
09/10/2013 at 00:32

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Kinja'd!!! Your boy, BJR > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
09/10/2013 at 00:33

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man these are awesome. I remember playing with my dad's matchbox and corgi cars when i was little. those where the shit! suprsingly detailed, and they always had cool euro cars and cool old wagons/vans. They were jalop as fuck. I always preferred them to hot wheels


Kinja'd!!! Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Your boy, BJR
09/10/2013 at 00:34

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I liked them all.

Next Sunday, I might just introduce my personal fleet.


Kinja'd!!! Your boy, BJR > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
09/10/2013 at 00:36

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Damn. I just may have to go get my boxes out of the garage attic.


Kinja'd!!! Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
09/10/2013 at 00:37

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Another Lesney/Matchbox Commer: Nestle's:

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Commers as ice cream trucks:

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Kinja'd!!! Ramblin Rover - The Vivisector of Solihull > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
09/10/2013 at 00:41

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