Matchbox/Lesney 54c; Ford Capri

The standard version of the Matchbox Ford Capri eventually morphed into the Maxi Taxi (a US issue) and the Hot Rocker - both of which were the same hot rod version of this casting painted in different colours. This street version has the look of a souped up hot rod though with its black bonnet and massively oversized wheels. It is a fair representation of the original Mk1 Capri but those wheels do knock the realism pretty hard.

The Ford Capri (54c) was released in 1971 and for the first year was either pink or orange with a matt black bonnet. In 1972 the colour was changed to metallic purple (sometimes referred to as crimson) and lost the matt black bonnet. This colour was in production up to the model dropping from the 1-75 range in 1975. In 1976 an all-over orange version was released in a twin pack.

The values on most versions are pretty decent with no ultra low or high prices. The all over orange from the twin pack seems to be the hardest to find and have the best value, but otherwise they are all pretty even.

Matchbox/Lesney 54c; Ford Capri; Orange, Orange Bonnet, Unpainted Base	Matchbox/Lesney 54c; Ford Capri; Orange With Black Bonnet, Unpainted Base, Wide Wheels	Matchbox/Lesney 54c; Ford Capri; Pink With Black Bonnet, Unpainted Base, Wide Superfast	Matchbox/Lesney 54c; Ford Capri; Metallic Purple, Unpainted Base	Matchbox TP-5; Two Pack Set; Weekender, Ford Capri & Cabin Cruiser

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