LS 74-B (1972) TOE JOE Wreck Truck

© year on base: 1972
scale: 1:66 (not cast on base)
length: 76mm
MATCHBOX lettering on base: bold italic
additional lettering on base: Superfast (script)
company on base: LESNEY PRODUCTS & CO. LTD
number on base: 74
cast license plate: none / metal base
pat. no. on base: 1238927 / none
tow guide
plastic interior
black plastic wheels with silver hubs
white or blue plastic wheel strip (40979-139;
versions with pat. no.)
plastic roof lights are part of window glazing
plastic booms & hooks /
# / body / base / interior / windows /
roof lights / wheels / deco / pat. no. / booms / booms
design / hooks / sub-var / note / cate / area / Mack # / Mack date / date
01 / lt. met. lime / unpainted E / yellow-orange / lt. amber / 5 sp squ 10x5.5mm / none / yes / green / circles / red / b / #74
nowindsh.
ridge / 01 / 1972
02a / lt. met. lime / unpainted E / yellow-orange / lt. amber / 5 sp squ 10x5.5mm / none / yes / green / circles / red / b, w / #74 / 02 / 1972
02b / lt. met. lime / unpainted E / yellow-orange / lt. amber / 5 spoke 10x5.5mm / none / yes / green / circles / red / b / #74 / 1974
02c / lt. met. lime / unpainted E / yellow / lt. amber / 5 sp squ 10x5.5mm / none / yes / green / circles / red / #74 / 1972
04 / lt. met. lime / unpainted E / yellow-orange / very
lt. amber / 5 sp squ 10x5.5mm / none / yes / green / circles / red / #74 / 04 / 1972
03 / lt. met. lime / silver-gray E / yellow-orange / lt. amber / 5 sp squ 10x5.5mm / none / yes / green / circles / red / w / #74 / 03 / 1972
05a / lt. met. lime / unpainted E / yellow-orange / lt. amber / malt. cross 10x5.5mm / none / yes / green / circles / red / w / #74 / 05 / 1972
05b / lt. met. lime / unpainted E / yellow / lt. amber / malt. cross 10x5.5mm / none / yes / green / circles / red / #74 / 1972
f27 / lt. met. lime / unpainted E / yellow-orange / lt. amber / 4 spoke 11.5x4mm / none / yes / green / circles / red / #74 / 1972
f11 / lt. met. lime / unpainted E / yellow-orange / lt. amber / 5 sp squ 10x5.5mm / none / yes / red / circles / black / #74 / 1976
f16 / lt. met. lime / unpainted E / yellow-orange / lt. amber / 5 sp squ 10x5.5mm / none / yes / red / circles / red / #74 / 1976
f17 / lt. met. lime / unpainted E / yellow-orange / lt. amber / malt. cross 10x5.5mm / none / yes / red / circles / black / #74 / 1976
f30a / lt. met. lime / unpainted E / yellow-orange / lt. amber / malt. cross 10x5.5mm / none / yes / red / circles / red / #74 / 1976
f30b / lt. met. lime / unpainted E / yellow / lt. amber / malt. cross 10x5.5mm / none / yes / red / circles / red / w / #74 / 1976
f01a / lt. met. lime / unpainted E / yellow-orange / lt. amber / 5 sp squ 10x5.5mm / none / yes / red / zigzag / black / w / #74 / 1978
f01b / lt. met. lime / unpainted E / yellow / lt. amber / 5 sp squ 10x5.5mm / none / yes / red / zigzag / black / w / #74 / 1978
f21 / lt. met. lime / unpainted E / yellow-orange / lt. amber / 5 sp squ 10x5.5mm / none / yes / red / zigzag / red / #74 / 1978
f02 / lt. met. lime / unpainted E / yellow-orange / lt. amber / malt. cross 10x5.5mm / none / yes / white / zigzag / red / #74 / 1978
f13a / lt. met. lime / unpainted E / yellow-orange / lt. amber / 5 arch 11x5.5mm / none / no / green / circles / red / x / #74 / 1976
f13b / lt. met. lime / unpainted E / yellow / lt. amber / 5 arch 11x5.5mm / none / no / green / circles / red / x / #74 / 1976
f33a / lt. met. lime / unpainted E / yellow-orange / lt. amber / 5 arch 11x5.5mm / none / no / green / circles / black / x / #74 / 1976
f33b / lt. met. lime / unpainted E / yellow / lt. amber / 5 arch 11x5.5mm / none / no / green / circles / black / #74 / 1976
07 / lt. met. lime / flat black E / yellow-orange / lt. amber / 5 arch 11x5.5mm / none / no / green / circles / red / #74 / 07 / 1976
06 / lt. met. lime / unpainted E / yellow-orange / lt. amber / 5 spoke 11x5.5mm / none / no / green / circles / red / #74 / 06 / 1976
f13c / med. met. lime / unpainted E / yellow-orange / lt. amber / 5 arch 11x5.5mm / none / no / green / circles / red / x / #74 / 1976
08a / dk. met. lime / flat black E / yellow-orange / lt. amber / 5 arch 11x5.5mm / none / no / green / circles / red / x / #74 / 08 / 1976
08b / dk. met. lime / flat black E / yellow-orange / very
lt. amber / 5 arch 11x5.5mm / none / no / green / circles / red / x / #74 / 1976
24 / dk. met. lime / unpainted E / yellow-orange / lt. amber / 5 arch 11x5.5mm / none / no / green / circles / red / x / #74 / 24 / 1985-04 / 1976
26 / dk. met. lime / unpainted E / yellow-orange / lt. amber / 5 arch 11x5.5mm / none / no / green / circles / black / x / #74 / 26 / 1987-02 / 1976
f23 / dk. met. lime / flat black E / yellow-orange / lt. amber / 5 crown 11.5x6.5mm front,
5 arch 11x5.5mm rear / none / no / green / circles / red / #74 / 1976
12 / dk. met. lime / flat black E / yellow-orange / lt. amber / 5 arch 11x5.5mm / none / no / green / zigzag / red / x / #74 / 12 / 1978
f31 / dk. met. lime / flat black E / yellow-orange / lt. amber / 5 arch 11x5.5mm / none / no / green / zigzag / black / x / #74 / 1978
f29 / dk. met. lime / flat black E / yellow-orange / lt. amber / 5 sp squ 10x5.5mm front,
5 arch 11x5.5mm rear / none / no / green / zigzag / red / #74 / 1978
f25 / dk. met. lime / unpainted E / yellow-orange / lt. amber / 5 arch 11x5.5mm / none / no / red / circles / black / #74 / 1978
f20 / dk. met. lime / unpainted E / yellow-orange / lt. amber / 5 arch 11x5.5mm / none / no / red / circles / red / #74 / 1978
f35 / dk. met. lime / flat black E / yellow-orange / lt. amber / 5 arch 11x5.5mm / none / no / red / circles / black / #74 / 1978
f36 / dk. met. lime / flat black E / yellow-orange / lt. amber / 5 arch 11x5.5mm / none / no / red / circles / red / x / #74 / 1978
20a / dk. met. lime / unpainted E / yellow-orange / lt. amber / 5 arch 11x5.5mm / none / no / red / zigzag / black / #74 / 20 / 1978
20b / dk. met. lime / unpainted E / yellow / lt. amber / 5 arch 11x5.5mm / none / no / red / zigzag / black / x / #74 / 1978
23a / dk. met. lime / unpainted E / yellow-orange / lt. amber / 5 arch 11x5.5mm / none / no / red / zigzag / red / x / #74 / 23 / 1978
23b / dk. met. lime / unpainted E / yellow / lt. amber / 5 arch 11x5.5mm / none / no / red / zigzag / red / x / #74 / 1978
f12 / dk. met. lime / flat black E / yellow-orange / lt. amber / 5 arch 11x5.5mm / none / no / red / zigzag / black / #74 / 1978
f37 / dk. met. lime / flat black E / yellow-orange / lt. amber / 5 arch 11x5.5mm / none / no / red / zigzag / red / #74 / 1978
27 / dk. met. lime / unpainted E / yellow-orange / lt. amber / dot dash 9.5x5mm / none / no / red / zigzag / black / #74 / 27 / 1988-05 / 1978
21 / dk. met. lime / unpainted E / yellow-orange / lt. amber / 5 arch 11x5.5mm / none / no / white / zigzag / black / #74 / 21 / 1978
f34 / dk. met. lime / unpainted E / yellow-orange / lt. amber / 5 arch 11x5.5mm / none / no / white / zigzag / red / x / #74 / 1978
f03 / dk. met. lime / flat black E / yellow-orange / lt. amber / 5 arch 11x5.5mm / none / no / white / zigzag / black / #74 / 1978
f04 / dk. met. lime / flat black E / yellow-orange / lt. amber / 5 arch 11x5.5mm / none / no / white / zigzag / red / #74 / 1978
f26 / lemon / unpainted E / yellow-orange / lt. amber / 5 arch 11x5.5mm / none / no / green / circles / red / TP-6 / TP / 1976
09 / lemon / unpainted E / yellow-orange / lt. amber / 5 arch 11x5.5mm / none / no / green / circles / black / TP-6 / TP / 09 / 1976
f07 / lemon / flat black E / yellow-orange / lt. amber / 5 arch 11x5.5mm / none / no / green / circles / red / x / TP-6 / TP / 1976
f28 / lemon / flat black E / yellow-orange / lt. amber / 5 arch 11x5.5mm / none / no / green / circles / black / TP-6 / TP / 1976
f32 / lemon / unpainted E / yellow-orange / lt. amber / 5 arch 11x5.5mm / none / no / green / zigzag / red / TP-6 / TP / 1978
f18 / lemon / unpainted E / yellow-orange / lt. amber / 5 arch 11x5.5mm / none / no / green / zigzag / black / TP-6 / TP / 1978
10 / lemon / unpainted E / yellow-orange / lt. amber / 5 arch 11x5.5mm / none / no / red / circles / black / x / TP-6 / TP / 10 / 1976
f05 / lemon / unpainted E / yellow-orange / lt. amber / 5 arch 11x5.5mm / none / no / red / circles / red / x / TP-6 / TP / 1976
f38 / lemon / unpainted E / yellow-orange / dk. amber / 5 arch 11x5.5mm / none / no / red / circles / black / TP-6 / TP / 1976
f39 / lemon / unpainted E / yellow-orange / dk. amber / 5 arch 11x5.5mm / none / no / red / circles / red / x / TP-6 / TP / 1976
11 / lemon / flat black E / yellow-orange / lt. amber / 5 arch 11x5.5mm / none / no / red / circles / black / TP-6 / TP / 11 / 1976
f22 / lemon / flat black E / yellow-orange / lt. amber / 5 arch 11x5.5mm / none / no / red / circles / red / TP-6 / TP / 1976
16 / lemon / unpainted E / yellow-orange / lt. amber / 5 arch 11x5.5mm / none / no / red / zigzag / black / TP-6 / TP / 16 / 1978
13a / lemon / flat black E / yellow-orange / lt. amber / 5 arch 11x5.5mm / none / no / red / zigzag / black / x / TP-6 / TP / 13 / 1978
13b / lemon / flat black E / yellow / lt. amber / 5 arch 11x5.5mm / none / no / red / zigzag / black / x / TP-6 / TP / 1978
f06 / lemon / flat black E / yellow-orange / lt. amber / 5 arch 11x5.5mm / none / no / red / zigzag / red / x / TP-6 / TP / 1978
14 / lemon / flat black E / yellow-orange / lt. amber / 5 spoke 11x5.5mm / none / no / red / zigzag / black / TP-6 / TP / 14 / 1978
15 / lemon / flat black E / yellow-orange / lt. amber / dot dash 9.5x5mm / none / no / red / zigzag / black / TP-6 / TP / 15 / 1978
f08 / lemon / flat black E / yellow-orange / lt. amber / 5 arch 11x5.5mm / none / no / white / zigzag / black / TP-6 / TP / 1978
f19 / lemon / flat black E / yellow-orange / lt. amber / 5 arch 11x5.5mm / none / no / white / zigzag / red / x / TP-6 / TP / 1978
18 / red / flat black E / yellow-orange / lt. amber / 5 arch 11x5.5mm / none / no / green / zigzag / black / TP-6 / TP / 18 / 1978
28 / brt. red / flat black E / yellow-orange / lt. amber / 5 arch 11x5.5mm / none / no / green / zigzag / black / TP-6 / TP / 28 / 1988-08 / 1978
f24 / red / flat black E / yellow-orange / lt. amber / 5 arch 11x5.5mm / none / no / green / zigzag / red / TP-6 / TP / 1978
19 / red / flat black E / yellow-orange / lt. amber / 5 arch 11x5.5mm / none / no / red / zigzag / black / x / TP-6 / TP / 19 / 1978
25 / red / flat black E / yellow-orange / lt. amber / 5 arch 11x5.5mm / none / no / red / zigzag / red / x / TP-6 / TP / 25 / 1986-11 / 1978
17 / yellow-orange / unpainted E / yellow-orange / lt. amber / 5 arch 11x5.5mm / none / no / red / zigzag / black / x / TP-6
TP-32 / TP / 17 / 1980
f09a / yellow-orange / unpainted E / yellow-orange / lt. amber / 5 arch 11x5.5mm / none / no / white / zigzag / red / TP-6
TP-32 / TP / 1980
f09b / yellow-orange / unpainted E / yellow / lt. amber / 5 arch 11x5.5mm / none / no / white / zigzag / red / TP-6
TP-32 / TP / 1980
f14 / lemon / unpainted E / yellow-orange / lt. amber / 5 arch 11x5.5mm / HITCH HIKER
labels / no / red / circles / black / x / TP-32 / TP / 1982
f10 / lemon / unpainted E / yellow-orange / lt. amber / 5 arch 11x5.5mm / HITCH HIKER
labels / no / red / zigzag / black / x / TP-32 / TP / 1982
f15 / lemon / flat black E / yellow-orange / lt. amber / 5 arch 11x5.5mm / HITCH HIKER
labels / no / red / zigzag / black / TP-32 / TP / 1982
22a / yellow-orange / unpainted E / yellow-orange / lt. amber / 5 arch 11x5.5mm / HITCH HIKER
labels / no / red / zigzag / black / TP-32 / TP / 22 / 1982
22b / yellow-orange / unpainted E / yellow-orange / lt. amber / 5 arch 11x5.5mm / HITCH HIKER
labels / no / red / zigzag / black / x / TP-32
no side
doors / TP / 1982

USA codes:

MB 74-B

UK codes:

74C
ROW numbers: / 74 (1972-1977)
USA numbers: / 74 (1972-1977)
Other numbers: / none

NOTES:

Hooks come with varying die numbers from 1 to 16 found on the left side.

Hooks and booms are identical with LS 61-B.

SUB-VARIATIONS:

code / wheel strip
b / blue
w / white
x / none

Previous ref.: none

Later ref.: BR 74-B TOE JOE Wreck Truck

BOX TYPES:

# / type / description / note / area / date
01 / I / with red NEW, with frame around number, © 1972 "MATCHBOX" REG'D T.M. ..., MARK 5 on end flaps / 1972-75
02 / I / with red NEW, with frame around number, © 1972 "MATCHBOX" REG'D T.M. ..., NOT RECOMMENDED..., MARK 5 on end flaps / 1976
03 / I / without NEW, no frame around number, © 1972 "MATCHBOX" REG'D T.M. ..., MARK 5 on end flaps / 1977
04 / I / with red NEW, with frame around number, © 1972 "MATCHBOX" REG'D T.M. ..., CONFORMITÉ..., NE CONVIENT..., MARK 5 on end flaps / 1978

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