Woodsy
Regarding the post Car Boot Toy Parts Identity Parade last month on the blog, I suggested the four yellow plastic barrels on the red pallet might have been the barrels that were included in the No.51 John Deere tipping trailer, here is a photograph of the trailer, which came with three barrels.
These are 14 mm high, and 12 mm in diameter, with one open end and one solid end. Does this match the barrels you have ? I thought the tyres might have been from a tractor, but they seem to be too large to be from a 1-75 model, so perhaps they were from a King Size truck or tractor model ?
The engine probably came from a 1-75 series hot rod model. Matchbox obviously got some extra use from old moulds, by using existing tooling to create the truck load. It would also have saved a few pounds, compared to making a completely new load.
Paul A
NZ
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