That is surely on the odd side, maybe by Ford's request? … I have always thought this strange as most 1982 models are Lesney, though there are a small number of models such as the Fire Engine and Datsun 280ZX which have 1982 baseplates yet are Matchbox International made … Of these eighteen models, only three were passenger vehicles and as the Jeep CJ6 was not strictly speaking a car, this leaves only the Ford Escort RS2000 and the Datsun 260Z 2 + 2. …

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June 17 Matchbox Ambassador Report, by Nigel Cooper…