Matchbox 28d; Mack Dump Truck

There are lots of rodents around in the Lesney military armoured cars. There is the Ferret and the Weasel, here is the Stoat. While the Ferret was a model of a very long-lived Daimler scout car and the Weasel was a tolerable four wheel copy of the Alvis Saladin, this is a pure figment of the imagination of some designer in the Lesney works at Enfield back in the early seventies. It even has the rear window casting from the Lamborghini Marzal. Hmmm.

The regular stand-alone model was metallic gold with either an unpainted or black baseplate. This model is a 'Rollamatic' in which the man in the cupola rotates as you push it along - joy - later releases were in twin-packs and these are military green. They are not really rare or sought after which means values are low, olive drab gets a small premium.