Christian Falkensteiner's Matchbox Lesney Superfast Pictures
LS 59-B MERCURY Park Lane Fire Chief Car
 (1971-1974 & 1981-1982, Twinpack 1977-1982,
Code Red 1981, Gift Set 1983-1985)

Variation numbers are based on Charlie Mack's Matchbox 1-75 Catalog 1969-date.

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LS59b-01abxH.jpg
01 red
"Fire Chief" hood,
shield sides
H type box 		LS59b-01bbxH.jpg
red
"Fire Chief" trunk,
shield sides
pic by Bob Neumann 		LS59b-f13a.jpg
red
"Fire Chief" hood
narrow 5sp wheels
pic by D. Detweiler 		LS59b-02bxH.jpg
02 red
helmet hood,
shield sides
H type box 		LS59b-04bxH.jpg
04 red
helmet hood only
5sp wheels
H type box 		LS59b-06bxH.jpg
06 red
"Fire Chief" hood,
helmet sides
H type box
LS59b-03bxHa.jpg
03 red
helmet hood & sides
5sp wheels
H type box 		LS59b-08a.jpg
08 red
helmet sides only
5sp wheels
pic by Rob Freeman 		LS59b-03bbxH.jpg
red
helmet hood & sides
whi. backgr. labels
pic by Rob Freeman 		LS59b-11bxH.jpg
11 red
helmet hood & sides
dd10 wh., w/pass.
H type box 		LS59b-12a.jpg
12 red
helmet hood & sides
dd10 wh., wo/pass.
TP-10 		LS59b-prha.jpg
pre-production
pale blue
blue roof light
pic by Vectis
LS59b-prda.jpg
pre-production
met. green
amber roof lights
pic by Vectis 		LS59b-prga.jpg
pre-production
red "124"
amber windows
pic by Vectis 		LS59b-prca.jpg
pre-production
red "Fire Dept"
amber windows
pic from 1977 catalog 		LS59b-13pr.jpg
pre-production
red "Fire"
cl. win., amb. roof lts.
pic from 1978 catalog 		LS59b-pre-prf.jpg
pre-productions
red & whi. "Fire"
whi. & blue "Police"
pic by J.-M. Roulet 		LS59b-pre-prfbpl.jpg
pre-productions
unpainted bases
pic by J.-M. Roulet
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LS59b-13a.jpg
13 red "Fire"
colorless windows
blue roof lights
TP-10 		LS59b-f07a.jpg
red "Fire"
colorless windows
yellow roof lights
TP-10 		LS59b-31a.jpg
31 red "Fire"
purple windows
blue roof lights
TP-10 		LS59b-f11a.jpg
red "Fire"
purple windows
blue-green roof lights
pic by Rob Freeman 		LS59b-f14a.jpg
red "Fire"
purple windows
yellow roof lights
pic by Bob Steinberg 		LS59b-f18a.jpg
dk. red "Fire"
white interior
blue roof lights
TP-10
LS59b-f05a.jpg
red without labels
purple windows
blue roof lights
TP-10 		LS59b-14a.jpg
14 white "Police"
colorless windows
blue roof lights
TP-2 		LS59b-f08a.jpg
white "Police"
colorless windows
yellow roof lights
-------------------- 		LS59b-f04a.jpg
white without labels
colorless windows
blue roof lights
TP-2 		LS59b-crpra.jpg
pre-production
white & red "LACFD"
Code Red
pic from 1981 catalog 		LS59b-18a.jpg
18 red "LACFD"
colorless windows
blue roof lights
Code Red
LS59b-f09a.jpg
red "LACFD"
yellow roof lights
Code Red
pic by David Tilley 		LS59b-f06a.jpg
red "LACFD"
blue windows
Code Red
pic by Jim Gallegos 		LS59b-f01a.jpg
white & black
"LAPD 201"
blue windows
Code Red 		LS59b-16ba.jpg
16 white & black
"LAPD 201"
yellow windows
pic by S. Schatvet 		LS59b-f15a.jpg
white & black
"LAPD 201"
colorless windows
Code Red 		LS59b-f02a.jpg
white & black
"201" only
blue windows
Code Red
LS59b-praa.jpg
pre-production
white & black
"Police"
pic from 1979 catalog 		LS59b-38bxL.jpg
38 white & black
"Police"
blue windows
L type box 		LS59b-23bxL.jpg
23 white & black
"Police"
purple windows
L type box 		LS59b-24bxL.jpg
24 white & black
"Metro"
blue windows
L type box 		LS59b-32a.jpg
32 white & black
"Metro"
colorless windows
pic by Mathias Zogg 		LS59b-33bxL.jpg
33 white & black
"Metro"
smoke windows
L type box
LS59b-27a.jpg
27 white & black
"Metro 201"
blue windows
MP 		LS59b-f03a.jpg
white "Metro"
colorless windows
G-4
-------------------- 		LS59b-29a.jpg
29 white "Metro"
blue windows
G-4
-------------------- 		LS59b-prba.jpg
pre-production
yellow Taxi
thanks to
Steve Brown 		LS59b-01-03.jpg
red
shield & helmet
side labels
-------------------- 		LS59b-01-09.jpg
red
"Fire Chief" & helmet
hood labels
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LS59b-03-11.jpg
red
helmet side labels
5sp & dd10 wheels
-------------------- 		LS59b-11-12.jpg
red
helmet labels, dd10 wh.
with & without
passengers 		LS59b-red.jpg
light & dark
red
helmet labels
-------------------- 		LS59b-f07-13.jpg
red
colorless windows
yellow & blue
roof lights 		LS59b-13-31.jpg
red
colorless & purple
windows
-------------------- 		LS59b-31-f05.jpg
red
purple windows
"Fire" & no
side labels
LS59b-13-f18.jpg
light & dark
red "Fire"
ivory & white
interiors 		LS59b-14-f04.jpg
white
colorless windows
"Police" & no
side labels 		LS59b-14-f08.jpg
white "Police"
colorless windows
blue & yellow
roof lights 		LS59b-f01-26.jpg
"LAPD 201"
lt. & dk. blue windows
unp. & sil.-gray
bases 		LS59b-17-26.jpg
"LAPD 201"
colorless & blue win.
ivory & whi. int.
pic by Bob Steinberg 		LS59b-f01-f15.jpg
"LAPD 201"
blue & colorless win.
white interior
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LS59b-f01-f02.jpg
white & black
with & without
"LAPD" side tampo
-------------------- 		LS59b-38-23.jpg
white & black
"Police"
blue & purple
windows 		LS59b-24-33.jpg
white & black
"Metro"
blue & smoke
windows 		LS59b-33-f03.jpg
"Metro"
white & black
white only
-------------------- 		LS59b-int.jpg
white & black
blue windows
ivory & white
interiors 		LS59b-f13bpl.jpg
red
unpainted base
narrow 5sp wheels
pic by D. Detweiler
LS59b-whl.jpg
red
wheels with
narrow & wide
inner rims 		LS59b-bpla.jpg
unpainted bases
"59 OR 73"
short & long
axle braces 		LS59b-bplb.jpg
unpainted bases
"59 OR 73" & "59"
-
-------------------- 		LS59b-bplc.jpg
unpainted &
silver-gray bases
without number
-------------------- 		LS59b-lett.jpg
unpainted bases
high & low lettering
-
------------------- 		LS59b-MI859-bpl.jpg
silver-gray &
pearly silver bases
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