Toy car
Matchbox
Category
Toys
Date
circa 1992
Materials
Metal and plastic
Measurements
22 mm (height); 30 mm (width); 75 mm (length)
Place of origin
Jingdezhen
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 671186.2
Summary
A toy model of 'Fab 1', one of a set of vehicles in cast metal and plastic. Toy models of Thunderbirds vehicles, based on the popular television show of the same name. 'Fab 1' is a pink Rolls Royce, owned by 'Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward' and driven mostly by her driver 'Parker'. The model is moulded painted metal, with moveable wheels.
Provenance
Collected by the donor’s children and given to the National Trust Museum of Childhood by Mrs Sue Fraser in August 2012.
Marks and inscriptions
On the base of the car: 'MATCHBOX / MADE IN CHINA / copyright 1992 ENT GRP LTD'
Makers and roles
Matchbox , manufacturer