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Lesney Matchbox Major pack M6a Pickfords 200 ton transporter

The Lesney model of the Pickfords Scammell Constructor and Crane 200 ton transporter trailer joined the range in 1960 and was an instant success with little boys around the world.
Pickfords are a well known British company that can trace their roots back to 1650 and this model also had a spelling mistake on the base as Scammell is wrongly spelt as Scammel.
In reality the Scammell was only rated as 132 tons so for a 200 ton payload a second Scammell would have been used as a pusher and with extremely heavy loads or for moving over steep hills a third one would have been added to the front.
The Lesney model had a dark blue tractor unit and trailer dollies and the trailer body was painted maroon and it had six white "Pickfords" decals appled to the sides of the tractor unit and trailer dollies. The radiator grille was mask sprayed with silver trim.
The wire towing connector was painted blue to begin with and later it was changed to black and finally it was left unpainted.
The later issues were recoloured to a lighter blue tractor unit & dollies with a red trailer bed,
The wheels were knobbly black plastic but the later issues were fitted with finer tread black plastic wheels, The axles were always dome head with rounded ends.
The model was packaged in six different boxes with the first two being 'B' type Moko Lesneys, then a 'C' type Lesney box and two 'D' type with full colour picture boxes and the last issue was in an 'E' box.
It was a good seller in its day as there are plenty of unboxed models to be found but probably because it was such a nice toy mint and boxed examples are not so common,
Due to the lack of internal packaging the tractor unit would drive itself back & forth on the trailer when in transit so many mint and unplayed with models can be chipped on the trailer swan necks.
It was deleted in 1966 to make way for the M6b racing car transporter.

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Lot 2228 The Norfolk Collection - September 12th, 2007 Matchbox Major Pack No.M6 "Pickfords" Low Loader finished in blue and maroon with black plastic wheels - Excellent in Good Moko Lesney blue and yellow carded box. Estimate: £50-£60 Bidding is now closed on this item Price Realised: £90

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Lot 2540 The Ron Slyder Collection - April 12th, 2007 Matchbox Major Pack - M6 Scammell 6 x 6 Ballast Tractor with Pickfords Lowloader Trailer - dark blue, maroon loadbed and swan necks, dark blue drawbar, knobbly black plastic wheels - ballast tractor Excellent, trailer Good Plus in Good type B Moko box with model details to end flaps (box clean but one inner end flap detached). Estimate: £40-£60 Bidding is now closed on this item Price Realised: £70

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Lot 1195 The Dales Collection - February 13th, 2007 Matchbox Major Pack M6 Scammell 6 x 6 Ballast Tractor with Pickfords Low Loader Transporter - dark blue, maroon loadbed & swan necks, dark blue drawbar, knobbly black plastic wheels - Excellent (usual paint chips to Trailers swan necks) in Excellent type B Moko box. Nice example. Estimate: £80-£100 Bidding is now closed on this item Price Realised: £80

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Lot 3083 The David Evans Matchbox Collection - December 14th, 2006 Matchbox Major Pack M6 Scammell 6 x 6 Ballast Tractor with Pickfords Low Loader Trailer - dark blue, maroon loadbed and swan necks, bare metal drawbar, knobbly black plastic wheels - Ballast Tractor is Near Mint, Trailer Excellent in Fair to Good type B Moko box with model details to end flaps. Estimate: £40-£60 Bidding is now closed on this item Price Realised: £70

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Lot 3084 The David Evans Matchbox Collection - December 14th, 2006 Matchbox Major Pack M6 Scammell 6 x 6 Ballast Tractor with Pickfords Low Loader Trailer - bright blue, red loadbed and swan necks, black drawbar, smooth black plastic wheels - Ballast Tractor is Near Mint, Trailer Excellent in Good type D colour picture box (box very clean but one end flap detached). Still a nice example of this scarce late issue model. Estimate: £100-£120 Bidding is now closed on this item Price Realised: £80

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Lot 462 Matchbox - November 6th, 2006 Matchbox Major Pack M6 Scammell 6 x 6 Ballast Tractor with Pickfords Lowloader Trailer - dark blue, maroon loadbed, dark blue trailer drawbar, knobbly black plastic wheels - Excellent Plus (usual paint loss to trailer swan necks) in Excellent type B Moko box with model details to end flaps. Nice example. Estimate: £80-£100 Bidding is now closed on this item Price Realised: £90

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Lot 3749 The Bill McDade Collection - Part 2 - June 17th, 2006 Matchbox Major Pack M6 Scammell 6 x 6 Ballast Tractor with Pickfords Low Loader Trailer - bright blue Tractor Unit and Trailer Bogies, red loadbed and swan necks, black drawbar, smooth black plastic wheels - Tractor Unit Excellent Plus, Trailer Excellent in Fair to Good colour picture box (tears to one inner and one end flap). Estimate: £80-£100 Bidding is now closed on this item Price Realised: £80

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Lot 949 Matchbox Magic 14 - April 5th, 2006 Matchbox Major Pack M6 Scammell 6 x 6 Ballast Tractor with Pickfords Lowloader Trailer - bright blue, red loadbed and swan necks, black drawbar, smooth black plastic wheels - Excellent Plus (usual paint chips associated with this model) in Good to Good Plus detailed colour picture box. Rare late issue box. Estimate: £100 -£130 Bidding is now closed on this item Price Realised: £140

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Lot 948 Matchbox Magic 14 - April 5th, 2006 Matchbox Major Pack M6 Scammell 6 x 6 Ballast Tractor with Pickfords Lowloader Trailer - bright blue, red loadbed and swan necks, black drawbar, knobbly black plastic wheels - Fair in Fair incomplete type 2 colour picture box. Estimate: £10 -£20 Bidding is now closed on this item Price Realised: £80