MBX Jeep Rescue Concept

** Last update: 06 May 2013
Scale on Base: 1/70
MAN677

First Release: 2005
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(1 & 2) 2005 #67, First Release. In green-gold & was made in China, most of them came with 'Treasure Chest' & 'Sun-Rise' (Canada) cards. The 2nd wave of production was made in Thailand. Click HERE for detailed photo.
(3) 2006 Toy Fair Edition with 'MBX Tough' theme.
(4) 2006 #62 regular issue, dark salmon with smoked windows

(5) 2006 #62 regular issue, metallic orange variation
(6) 2006 Eggs/Coals/Halloweens multipack, baggie car. You never know what car you will get inside the Eggs/Coals/Ghosts until it opened.
(7) 2007 #67 regular issue

(8+9) 2007 Off-Road 5-pack Light metallic tan & Dark Metallic Tan (not pictured yet)
(10) Cartoon Network 5-pack
(11) 2007 All Exclusives 10-pack

(12) 2008 #84 regular issue
(13) 2008 #84 color variation
(14) 2009 #98 regular issue

(15) 2009 All Exclusives 10-pack
(16) 2010 DC Batman 5-pack
(17) 2011 Go Diego Go! 5-pack

(18) 2012 #18 MBX Beach series
(19) 2013 #49 MBX Explorers
(20) 2013 #49 MBX Explorers wheels variation

Show Cars

Cars that sold/given only at special events initiated by die-cast community, especially fans of Matchbox and Hot Wheels cars...

2000 New York Toy Fair '98 Jeep Wrangler.. the TWIN TOWER still there...

Mercedes S500 - 9th MICA European Convention 29-30 Sep 2001 

1967 VW Panelvan - 5th Matchbox Forum (1997-2002)

Mercedes ML430 - 6th MCCD Treffen at Wernigerode, Germany (2002)

Hollywood Police Car - 2003 Pre-Toy Fair

1967 VW Panel, 1st Ever Matchbox Community Gathering, 2003, blue lettering

1967 VW Panel, 1st Ever Matchbox Community Gathering, 2003, red lettering

Troop 33rd Flea Market, Winchester, Virginia '98 Jeep Wrangler

VW Microbus Concept, 2004 International Toy Fair, Nürnberg, Germany

Limited to 5,000. A give-away for first 5,000 kids who attended the 76ers (Sixers) vs New Orleans Hornets at the First Union Center.

Slovakia to Europe Mercedes E430, in-honor of the historic event of the accession of the Slovak Republic into the European Union, 1st May 2004

2005 Pre Toy Fair Mini Cooper S

Mercedes Benz 350SL - 9th MCCD Treffen at Dortmund, Germany (2005)

2005 Toy Fair Land Rover SVX

2005 Toy Fair Land Rover SVX, with rubber tires

(Right) 1962 VW Beetle - Mattel Workshop, Jul 2005, Germany (Left) Austin Minivan - 2009 Mattel Toy Fair, Nürnberg Germany

2006 Pre Toy Fair Jeep Hurricane

2006 Toy Fair 'Ready for Action' Jeep Rescue Concept 

2007 New York Toy Fair Land Rover Defender 110

2007 New York Toy Fair Hot Wheels '55 Chevy Panel 

2007 MCCH Dinner Car Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTA

2007 Dream Halloween Charity Party, Benefiting CAAF Children Affected by Aids Foundation

Matchbox 55th Anniversary 2007 (sold at New York Toy Fair 2008)

Matchbox 2008 Toy Fair Desert Thunder V16  

Matchbox Dinner Car 6th Annual MCCH Convention, 25-27 July 2008, Albuquerque, New Mexico (1 out of 200)

Matchbox 2009 8th MCCH Land Rover Discovery (1 of 22 of 75)

Matchbox 2009 7th Annual MCCH Gathering Austin Mini Cooper

2009 Pre-Toyfair Austin Minivan, The Heritage Continues, 2nd-6th June

Matchbox Volvo P1800, 2nd Diecast Blast, August 13-15, 2010 Windsor, Connecticut, USA

Matchbox 2012 Toy Fair Jeep Wrangler Superlift

Hot Wheels 2013 Toy Fair - Kool Kombi

Matchbox 1998 Jeep Wrangler

Scale on Base: 1/58

MAN 369 (with & without roll-bar)
MAN 486 (with roof-rack)


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(1) DARE Prototype (never mass-produced)
(2) 1999 #63 ROW in window box
(3) 1999 #068 USA version, blister card

(4) 1999 Dude Ranch 5pk
(5) 2000 #09 Core
(6) 2000 #09 'Matchbox 2000' logo variation

(7) 2000 Camp Jeep 5pk
(8) 2000 Base 2000 Action Launchers
(9) 2000 Safari Book Edition

(10) 2000 Coca-Cola Premiere Enduring Character
(11) 2000 CCI Code-2: 'www.cocacolastore.com' on hood
(12) New York Toy Fair (pre-pro)





(13) 2000 New York Toy Fair
(14) 2001 #025 Core
(15) 2002 #049 ROW, in window box

(16) 2002 #049 '50th Anniversary' logo variation
(17) 2002 World Zoo 5pk
(18) 2002 Kelloggs 5pk

(19) 2002 H2O Action Launchers
(20) 2002 Across America South Dakota
(21) 2002 Across America Hawaii

(22) 2002 CCI Code-2: Dana & Tom Love Shore
(23) 2003 CCI Code-2: Troop 33rd Flea Market, Winchester-Virginia
(24) 2002 Coca-Cola Premiere

(25) 2003 Camp Fun 3pk, with glow in the dark roll-bar
(26) 2003 H2O Action Launchers
(27) 2004 New Super Fast SF57

(28) 2005 NSF03 ROW
(29) 2005 NSF03 USA
(30) 2005 NSF29 ROW

(31) 2005 NSF29 USA
(32) 2006 Adventure 5pk with silver swablade wheels
(33) 2006 Adventure 5pk with black crown dot hweels

(34) 2006 Off Road 5pk
(35) 2006 Monster Series (Crown Dot wheels)
(36) 2006 Monster Series (Sawblade wheels)

(37) 2006 NSF29 USA
(38) 2006 Battle Kings Mountain Mission
(39) 2006 Hitch 'n Haul with Mummy theme

(40) 2007 #071 Core
(41) 2007 #071 Wheels variation
(42) 2007 Wilderness 5pk

(43) 2007 Cartoon Network 5pk
(44) 2007 Battle Kings Island Defense
(45) 2007 New SF Off-Road Riders 5pk

(46) 2008 #99 blue version
(47) 2008 #99 gold version
(48) 2008 Dino Mountain 5pk

(49) 2008 All Exclusive 10pk
(50) 2008 Skybusters Amazon Adventure
(51) 2009 Battle Kings Urban Patrol

(52) 2010 Desert Adventures 5pk
(53+54) 2012 Beach Rescue 5pk (I found a faintly-gold green varation, click HERE for detail)
(55) 2013 Jungle Adventure 5pk

(56) 2013 Battle 5pk
(57) 2013 Battle 5pk Wheels Variation