This Matchbox toy removalists van, No. 46b in the 1-75 series, was produced by Lesney in England in 1961. It is finished in dark blue with a cream roller shutter door at the rear and features side decals with the wording: ‘Pickfords Removers & Storers Branches in all Large Towns’.
The toy represents the full-size Guy Vixen 4-ton removalists van made in England by Guy Motors Ltd of Wolverhampton, West Midlands. The firm was established by Sydney S. Guy in 1914 and produced a 30-cwt truck with a pressed-steel frame which was much lighter than the usual rolled-steel frames. The company came under government control during the First World War and continued to produce trucks as well as aircraft engines, gearboxes and depth charge fuses. During the 1920s they made 30-seat buses, a luxury car with the first British V-8 engine, dropped frame buses and trolleybuses, and armoured vehicles, generating substantial domestic and export sales. The 1930s saw the company heavily involved in the production of military vehicles, but after World War II they returned to civilian production. Taken over by Jaguar in 1961, the company failed to survive the later problems of Leyland and the factory was closed in 1982 resulting in serious local unemployment.
Lesney Matchbox Pickford Removal Van (No. 46)
$ 29.00
1 in stock
Description
…Description from MAAS.museum
This Matchbox toy removalists van, No. 46b in the 1-75 series, was produced by Lesney in England in 1961. It is finished in dark blue with a cream roller shutter door at the rear and features side decals with the wording: ‘Pickfords Removers & Storers Branches in all Large Towns’.
The toy represents the full-size Guy Vixen 4-ton removalists van made in England by Guy Motors Ltd of Wolverhampton, West Midlands. The firm was established by Sydney S. Guy in 1914 and produced a 30-cwt truck with a pressed-steel frame which was much lighter than the usual rolled-steel frames. The company came under government control during the First World War and continued to produce trucks as well as aircraft engines, gearboxes and depth charge fuses. During the 1920s they made 30-seat buses, a luxury car with the first British V-8 engine, dropped frame buses and trolleybuses, and armoured vehicles, generating substantial domestic and export sales. The 1930s saw the company heavily involved in the production of military vehicles, but after World War II they returned to civilian production. Taken over by Jaguar in 1961, the company failed to survive the later problems of Leyland and the factory was closed in 1982 resulting in serious local unemployment.
Additional information
Related products
Toy Fire Truck Engine Co. No. 71
$ 10.00 Add to cartTootsieToy Deuce and Half Toy Truck
$ 6.00 Add to cartHot Wheels 1967 Custom Cougar (Red)
$ 20.00 Add to cart