January 2004 Matchbox Releases

This is the 9th year that I have been doing the monthly updates on my site. Sometimes, the updates are a little slow but they get here. I am planning on keep them as long as I can, however, some of the older months might have to give up space if necessary. As usual here is a list and a small description (my own) of all the Matchbox models that are released so far in this month. Remember I update this list only when I get the model in my collection. This list will be updated as I get new models until then Happy Collecting. Continuing the tradition of last couple of years I am listing the "MW-???" code that shows the number that the model is released under in the year 2004. The next code is the catalog listing. The last set of codes is the MAN number that all models get. This is a unique number that can help identify the models easily. Feel free to click at the link and see the model. Please remember I cannot get pictures of every single model and post it on the web but I will try my best to post good quality pictures. I may be a little slow in linking pictures so do come back and visit previous months to view the models. Or you may bookmark my Picture Gallery and visit it often. Now Enjoy the new Matcbox.

STANDARD MB1-75 RANGE

2003 Miniature Line
MW051- .... 051-P- .... MB585 .... Pontiac Vibe .... Met. Silver, black interior, smoke windows, lace wheels, "51"
2003 Hero City Logo Models
MW057- .... 070-K- .... MB550 .... Chevrolet SSR .... Lemon, white interior, pizza/checker design, "Tony's Pizza" -- purple logo on left
MW062- .... 075-K- .... MB563 .... Water Pumper .... Br. Red, amber foggy windows, yellow pin stripes, "Hero City" -- black logo on left
MW063- .... 067-K- .... MB564 .... All-Terrain Fire Tanker .... Met. Maroon, gray interior, flame design, "MHC/63" -- white logo on hood
MW064- .... 062-M- .... MB519 .... Hovercraft Rescue .... White, lemon plastic gun, black wheels, "Matchbox Hero City" -- black logo on roof
MW065- .... 048-L- .... MB506 .... Hummer .... Neon Lime, cherry windows, "MHC/65" -- black logo on left
MW066- .... 066-P- .... MB589 .... Dodge Ram SRT-10 .... Black, no interior, cherry foggy windows, "Dodge/66" -- red/white logo on roof
MW067- .... 069-J- .... MB440 .... Lotus Elise .... Black, red interior, lace wheels -- white logo on windshield (ROW)
MW068- .... 060-M- .... MB548 .... Emergency Power Truck .... Orange, black interior, lemon arm, sawblade wheels -- black logo on left side
MW068- .... 070-L- .... MB549 .... VW W12 Concept .... Red, black interior, lace wheels -- white logo on windshield (ROW)
MW069- .... 075-G- .... MB291 .... Ferrari F50 .... Lemon, black interior, lace wheels -- white logo on windshield (ROW)
MW070- .... 081-A- .... MB438 .... VW Concept Beetle Convertible .... Met. Lime, tan interior, lace wheels -- white logo on windshield (ROW)
MW075- .... 075-L- .... MB579 .... Mini Cooper .... Dk. Red, black interior, Union Jack on roof, "75" -- black logo on left side
2004 Miniature Line
MW001- .... 001-J- .... MB617 .... Wistle Car Wagon .... Chrome, red interior, lace gold wheels, "Police"
MW002- .... 002-J- .... MB618 .... Badge Blaster .... Chrome, blue windows, blue bar dome, crown dot gold wheels, "Chief"
MW004- .... 004-H- .... MB619 .... Fire Freezer .... Red, amber windows, dk gray plastic pipe, flower gold wheels
MW011- .... 011-K- .... MB621 .... Buzz Copter .... Met. Green, blue windows, "Hero City News"
MW012- .... 012-L- .... MB622 .... Crash Hopper .... Lime, amber foggy windows, lemon hood, crown dot gold wheels, "hopper Towing"
MW016- .... 016-I- .... MB623 .... Y-Nossarus .... Lemon, chrome windows, black dump, oval gold wheels
MW017- .... 017-J- .... MB624 .... Rumble Dozer .... Orange, red plastic shovel, black horns, black wheels
MW026- .... 026-L- .... MB625 .... Police Halmet/Crime Capper .... Iridescent, red windows, blue hat, crown dot gold wheels, "MB/Metro Police"
MW027- .... 027-I- .... MB626 .... Military Halmet/Squad Runner .... Beige, opaque green windows, white/brown camo, crown dot gold wheels, "Mission 004X1"
MW031- .... 031-Q- .... MB594 .... Airport Fire Tanker .... Met Bronze, blue windows, sawblade wheels, "Alarm"
MW032- .... 032-J- .... MB593 .... 4x4 Fire Crusher .... Met. Red, blue windows, white canopy, oval wheels, "Alarm Unit Hero City"
MW035- .... 056-N- .... MB602 .... Bucket Fire Truck (Sky Fire) .... Bright Blue, red interior, sawblade wheels, "Aqua Force"
MW037- .... 067-K- .... MB564 .... All-Terrain Fire Truck .... Met. Silver, black grill, yellow dolphin design, sawblade wheels, "Hero City"
MW038- .... 061-O- .... MB551 .... Ice Breaker .... Dk Blue, red deck, black wheels, "Hydro Unit"
MW039- .... 047-I- .... MB543 .... Nissan Xterra .... Lemon, black interior, blue windows, sawblade wheels, "MR62493"
MW040- .... 059-M- .... MB547 .... Police Motorcycle/3-Wheeler .... Met Red, white seat, red/white stripes, "Hero City"
MW066- .... 066-Q- .... MB592 .... City Police Car .... Iridescent White, gray interior, blue bar dome, lace wheels, "Matchbox Hero City Police"


2003 ROW/AUSTRALIAN/GERMAN EXCLUSIVE MODELS

MW038- .... 070-I- .... MB334 .... 1997 Mercedes Benz E Class .... Met. Teal, gray interior, lace wheels
MW052- .... 084-A- .... MB463 .... Ford Focus .... Met. Gold, black interior, flower wheels, "Focus/52"
MW053- .... 017-I- .... MB367 .... 1999 Ford Mustang .... Met. Orange/Bronze, lace wheels, "Mustang"
MW054- .... 031-O- .... MB539 .... BMW X5 .... Met. Red, tan interior, lace wheels, "54"
MW055- .... 068-N- .... MB426 .... Mercedes Benz E430 T .... Dk. Blue, white interior, flower wheels
MW067- .... 069-J- .... MB440 .... Lotus Elise .... Black, red interior, lace wheels
MW068- .... 070-L- .... MB549 .... VW W12 Concept .... Red, black interior, lace wheels
MW069- .... 075-G- .... MB291 .... Ferrari F50 .... Lemon, black interior, lace wheels
MW070- .... 081-A- .... MB438 .... VW Concept Beetle Convertible .... Met. Lime, tan interior, lace wheels




TV HEROES
Nothing to Report.

AROUND THE WORLD

ATW-01 .... 071-M- .... MB504 .... Jeep Liberty .... White, brown interior, flower wheels, "Mount Rushmore" -- red camera
ATW-02 .... 046-K- .... MB569 .... Beach Buggy 4x4 .... Dk Green, dark red interior, black grill, oval wheels, "The Great Wall of China" -- red camera
ATW-05 .... 001-H- .... MB400 .... Mercedes Benz CLK .... Met. Green, black interior, flower wheels, "Leaning Tower of Pisa" - red camera
ATW-10 .... 061-N- .... MB518 .... Over-Under Rescue Boat .... Purple deck, blue windows, "Loch Ness Scotland" -- purple camera
ATW-11 .... 056-O- .... MB586 .... Billboard Truck .... Olive, amber foggy windows, sawblade wheels, "Roswell, NM" -- purple camera
ATW-12 .... 068-G- .... MB205 .... TV News Truck .... Maroon, no interior, black windows, flower wheels, "Sasquatch" -- purple camera
ATW-20 .... 038-L- .... MB444 .... Mission Ford Van .... Red, amber foggy windows, flower wheels, "Hong Kong/New Year" -- orange camera
ATW-21 .... 066-O- .... MB537 .... Limousine .... Black, red interior, black windows, "Hollywood" -- orange camera
ATW-26 .... 056-K- .... MB380 .... Mercedes Benz A Class .... White, red interior, lace wheels, "Parihenon/Athens" -- orange camera
ATW-28 .... 042-F- .... MB408 .... Sea Plane .... Lt. Blue, lime wings, "Galapagos Island" -- green camera
ATW-34 .... 045-F- .... MB410 .... Submersible .... Turquoise, orange windows, orange hatch, "Great Barrier Reef" -- green camera
ATW-35 .... 065-I- .... MB442 .... Jeep Grand Cherokee .... Bright Blue, black interior, "Grand Canyon" -- green camera

PROMOTIONAL SCENE

CODE-1 Models
001-J- .... Wistle Car Wagon .... Gold-Chrome, cherry bar dome, toy fair shield, "2004 Toy Fair"


CODE-2 Models
040-I- .... MB282 .... FJ Holden Panel Van .... Mustard, black interior, "Bendigo National Swap Meet/Celebrating 50 Years" -- Australian Promo
044-H- .... MB213 .... Model T Ford .... Met. Gold, green roof, clear windows, lace gold wheels, "Bendigo National Swap Meet/2003" -- Australian Promo
044-H- .... MB213 .... Model T Ford .... Butter Scotch, green roof, gold grill, lace gold wheels, "Bendigo National Swap Meet/2003" -- Australian Promo

Color Comp Releases
023-H- .... MB371 .... Mission Ford Van .... White, white interior, flower wheels, "Snow White Grill/Seasons Greetings 2003"
038-E- .... MB038 .... Model A Ford .... White, black roof, black chassis, "40th Annual Barnsville Pumpkin Festival/2003"
038-E- .... MB038 .... Model A Ford .... White, black roof, black chassis, "Christmas Greetings/Adventures Inc. 2003"
038-E- .... MB038 .... Model A Ford .... White, cream roof, purple chassis, "Christmas Greetings/Adventures Inc. 2003"
038-E- .... MB038 .... Model A Ford .... White, black roof, black chassis, "17th Annual First Night Winchester, VA 2004"
069-H- .... MB298 .... 1968 Mustang Cobra Jet .... Greenish Gold, black stripes on sides, "Shenandoah Valley Mustang Club 25th Anniversary/1978-2003"

ASAP Releases
023-G- .... MB148 .... Volvo Container Truck .... White, yellow windows, "Geiger 123/1878 * 2003"
025-J- .... MB297 .... BMW Z3 .... Red, black interior, 5 spoke concave star wheels, "Procurenet"
047-E- .... MB157 .... School Bus .... Yellow, black interior, chrome grill, "Downingtown Area School District/2003"
051-K- .... MB299 .... Ambulance .... White, purple stripes, 8 dot wheels, "CHS/Ambulance"
065-G- .... MB248 .... Ford F150 Pickup 4x4 .... White, black interior, black rollbars, "Field Direct"

MULTI PACK (FIVE PACK,LAUNCHER SET, OTHER)

Five Pack (# 03 Halloween)
034-I- .... MB327 .... 1933 Ford Street Rod .... Met Red, gray engine, blak bats design, lace wheels, "Wooa!"
040-H- .... MB302 .... 1969 Camaro SS .... Black, purple interior, ghost design, "oooo!"
069-H- .... MB298 .... 1969 Mustang Cobra Jet .... Met. Green, squiggly lines, lace wheels, "Ughh!"
070-H- .... MB289 .... Pontiac GTO Judge .... Steel Blue, black windows, lace wheels, "Ummm!"
362-A- .... MB362 .... 1957 Corvette Convertible .... Red, yellow interior, bone/skeleton design, "Booo!"

Five Pack (Spongebob)
002-I- .... MB366 .... Camaro Convertible .... Met. Blue, lemon interior, lace wheels, "Sandy"
023-H- .... MB371 .... Ford Box Van .... Powder Blue, green interior, flower wheels, "Spongebob"
046-J- .... MB359 .... 1955 Chevy Bellair Convertible .... Purple, navy interior, flower wheels, "Squidward"
056-K- .... MB380 .... Mercedes Benz A Class .... Lime, blue interior, lace wheels, "Plankton"
061-L- .... MB513 .... Ford Falcon .... Lemon, green interior, lace wheels, "Patrick"

Launcher Pack (5 Alarm)
001-I- .... MB566 .... Highway Rescue Fire Truck .... White, blue windows, blue dome, 4 dot domed wheels, "Unit 1"
062-M- .... MB519 .... Hovercraft Rescue .... White, neon lemon plastic gun, black wheels, "Unit 2"
063-E- .... MB111 .... Snorkel Fire Engine .... Met. Bronze, black interior, black torlley, "Unit 4"
070-J- .... MB399 .... 1999 Chevy Silverado .... Met. Red, gray interior, oval wheels, "Unit 5"
092-A- .... MB429 .... Sand Speeder/Dune Buggy .... White, black interior, lemon engine, sawblade wheels, "Unit 3"

PLAYSETS / EXCLUSIVE PLAYSET MODELS

Nothing to report this month.

CONVOYS / MCI BUSES

MCI .... MCI Bus .... White, black interior, mickey mouse magic world design, "A Whole New World/Disney Resort"

MATCHBOX COLLECTIBLES (PREMIERE STYLE MODELS)

Show Case
051-P- .... MB585 .... Pontiac Vibe .... Met. Silver, smoke windows, rubber tires, "Vibe GT"
056-M- .... MB517 .... Dodge Viper GTS .... Red, black interior, black stripes, rubber tires, "Viper"
058-L- .... MB546 .... Chevrolet Avalanche .... White, black/tan interior, rubber tires

My Classic Car
053-I- .... MB363 .... 1962 VW Beetle .... Light Blue, black interior, rubber tires
070-H- .... MB289 .... Pontiac GTO Judge .... Met. Lime, green/yellow pin stripes, rubber tires, "The Judge"
072-P- .... MB342 .... 1965 Mustang GT .... Red, black interior, rubber tires, "Ford"

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