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  Matchbox 4c; Triumph Motorcycle and Sidecar

Here we have number 4c, the Triumph motorcycle & sidecar. It is in fact a Tiger 110 which was a 650cc sports bike developed from the old Triumph Thunderbird. When I was a student I owned a Tiger 100 which was the 500cc version of this. It was a joy to ride, a joy made more special by the fact that riding it did not happen as often as one would want as the damn thing was so spectacularly unreliable, eventually giving up completely with bust big ends. It was back to the little Honda after that, reliable starting, no oil leaks and much less fun.

The Lesney version is quite rare and good boxed examples can fetch up to £100 or so, however the one to look out for is the copper coloured one which seems to have got mixed up with the contemporary Harley Davidson on the production line, getting not only the Harley's copper paint, but also it's wheels. Find one of these and you can multiply the value by 20 or 30 times.

Have a look at the underneath picture below, the 'No.4' is on a raised bit of casting. This is because the original die had No.78 and the No.4 was added later when the model was renumbered before release. Ones with the number 78 are quite rare and fetch a premium, but nothing like the copper jobs.

 

Year of Release: 1960

This Matchbox was sourced in February 2013 from UK Toy & Model Auctions auctioneers

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  Matchbox 4c; Triumph Motorcycle and Sidecar  

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