Matchbox – Foden Concrete Truck
Scale model of a concrete truck, the Foden Concrete Truck , made by Matchbox . This example is reference 21, included in the "Matchbox 1–75" series. It is made in England, in 1968 and 1969. Metal cab and chassis; cab painted yellow, chassis red. Yellow plastic mixing drum. Cab windows represented in transparent blue tinted plastic. No interior details in the cab. Black plastic wheels. No suspension. Rotating mixing drum driven by a plastic gear mounted on the truck's second axle. The nominal scale is 1:89 and the overall length is approximately 3 in. About 1.8 oz. This model represents a concrete mixer truck. The cab-chassis assembly is based on that of the Foden S24 truck, introduced in 1964. The Foden S24 trucks were distinguished by their modern pivoting fiberglass cab, an evolution of the one introduced in the S21 trucks of 1958. The Foden S24 trucks could be equipped with Foden Dynamic "L4" diesel engines, with 117 hp (87 kW), or "L6" engines, ...