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Matchbox 43a; Hillman Minx

The Hillman Minx name had been around since 1931 going through a number of major design revisions before it's final iteration as part of the Audax series of cars. This toy is modelled on the series 1 Audax Minx from 1956. The Audax range of Rootes Group cars spanned the Hillman, Humber, Singer and Sunbeam marques and was heavily influenced by Studebaker styling from the US, notably with the reverse rake on the C pillars, the tail fins and on some of the larger cars a square central grille with smaller horizontal grilles either side. The Minx was to be updated almost yearly until it was withdrawn in 1967.

The Matchbox Minx was introduced in 1958, incidentally after the real car had already had two facelifts. Early cars are apple green with metal wheels, these are the prizes, the highest value. Most of them are blue/grey with a pale grey or cream roof and either metal or grey plastic wheels, they can also be turquoise over cream with grey plastic wheels. It was deleted in 1962, by which time the real Minx was on to Series V.

 

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Matchbox 43a; Hillman Minx; Grey/Blue & Cream, Metal Wheels Matchbox 43a; Hillman Minx; Grey/Blue & Cream, GPW
Matchbox 43a; Hillman Minx; Grey/Blue & Cream, Metal Wheels Matchbox 43a; Hillman Minx; Grey/Blue & Cream, GPW

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