Matchbox 38b; Vauxhall Victor Estate

Who got there first? Lesney or Dinky? They both had yellow Vauxhall Victor FB estates out at the same time, both with opening rear tailgates. The Matchbox version works well as a model, as does the Dinky for that matter. This is a car that was once a very common sight on British roads, but such were the problems with rust in those days, especially on Vauxhalls, they all very quickly disappeared.

Matchbox released the Victor estate (38b) in 1963, it was deleted in 1967. To answer my question in the earlier paragraph, the text on the box for the Dinky refers to the Victor estate as a prototype - so they may have just beaten Lesney to the market.

All of them are yellow and are found with grey, silver or black plastic wheels, grey wheels can be smooth or knobbly. Interiors can be red or green. Grey wheels with red interior seems to be the one to look for, the most common variant is the green interior with black wheels.