This is the third and largest of the three Le Mans Bentleys produced by Models
of Yesteryear being in 1:40 scale, the other two smaller cars are under
the Y-5 model number sequence.
Matchbox released a small range of classic racing cars in 1985/6, a 1930
Bentley, a Maserati 250, a 1935 ERA a 1932 Type 52 Bugatti and a Ferrari
246 Dino. The cars were released to
support a plan that Models of Yesteryear would sponsor classic car
racing, an idea which was not carried through due to cost.
This car was released by Matchbox in 1985 being produced initially in
the UK in green. Production switched to Macau in 1988 and the following
year the colour changed to dark blue. In 1990 production moved to China
and the final colour change was in 1991 when the car was recoloured in
maroon.
Boxes, The green cars are found in type J boxes, blue and maroon cars in
type N boxes. |