 Matchbox has recently released the second color of the Volvo V60. The very first color (painted blue) of this 3" model had been released in the Summer of 2016. The new release comes painted in a nice camel metallic. The paint suits the model pretty well even if it is darker as Volvo's actual paint scheme" luminous sand metallic" (719). The main regret in my opinion is that it is pretty hard to find this model in stores here in Europe. Yeah I do know there is still the web. But who wants to pay $ 14-18 for shipping a 3-inch model to Europe? Bare in mind that it is sold for couple bucks in the States. Courtesy of lamleygroup.com
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 The first close-up photos of the upcoming Volvo V60 model by Matchbox have been published two days ago on the blog named 'the Lamley Group'. This photo set reveals a really nicely reproduced 3-inch miniature of Volvo's handsome estate. I hope Matchbox will bring us more Volvo models like this. The blue paint suits this Volvo V60 really well. This Volvo V60 may be available for late fall or early winter. I'm already pretty curious to see which other colors they will come up with. Take a look at the pics - they speak for themselves! Enjoy. Courtesy of lamleygroup.com
Matchbox has posted yesterday new pics of the upcoming Volvo V60 on their Instagram account. The result of their work is quite promising. Looking forward to this one.
Matchbox will release later this year a 3" model of the actual Volvo V60 (modeller 2015). A first prototype had been revealed last year at a Matchbox gathering. An unpainted prototype of this upcoming Volvo V60 has been offered last month by an Malaysian seller on eBay. That prototype was finally sold for 257 dollar on March 13, 2016.
Matchbox published earlier this year on their Instagram account a painted pre-production version of the Volvo V60. Seems that the first run will be painted red. More colour schemes will follow without a doubt. Matchbox will offer the V60 under the item number DJV37 for a couple €/$ in their Basic Line for 2016. Please stay tuned for further info's on this unexpected 3" model. 
Volvo V60 pre-production model by Matchbox
Source: instagram.com/matchboxworld
Unpainted prototype as sold on eBay:
Source: eBay.com (seller: mcd134pj)
Three Volvo P1800 scale cars by Matchbox have been released as Model of the month in the States. These 3'' special limited edition models have been printed by Color Comp for Matchbox. The cars are available in three different colors with always the same design representing a rally/race car.
   Photos used with permission.
What NL means : The 'NL' base-plate is named as such because since a short period Mattel puts on the base-plate of Matchbox and Hotwheels models the zip code of the (legal) European head office which is located in 1186 MJ, 1, NL. According to European legislation manufacturers are obliged to put an address on the packaging in Europe. In the case of a complaint the customer has an address where he can send his comments. Why Mattel did it on the base-plate and not on the packaging remains a mystery. In any case all models produced after January 1, 2012 have that zip code on the base-plate. And because it’s a Dutch address it’s called the Dutch base-plate. The Matchbox Northwest Collector's Club has issued a club car for 2012. They choose the Volvo P1800 as base for their code 3 model. The Volvo P1800 is available in four different colours and all feature the logo of the Matchbox Northwest club on the roof, the Saint logo on the hood and Matchbox Northwest is written on the side doors with the exception of the yellow racer model. The logos have all been printed by the US company Color Comp. A total of only 30 models have been produced : 10 in white, 8 in red, 8 in blue and 4 yellow ones. The first picture shows the layout preview. It seems that the black car was not approved and hasn't been produced.    
The Matchbox Northwest Collector's Club is based in Seattle, Washington ( USA ). Their contact person is Tom Larson. Matchbox is offering in the States a new livery of the Volvo P1800. This release reflects the 'The Saint' version. The scale model is plain white and has 'The Saint' printed as an abstract logo on the hood. The scale model comes in a special decorated cardboard box. Only 50 models have been made by Color Comp for Matchbox USA as a special limited promotion for the 1960's TV show "The Saint".  Five new special decorated and limited Matchbox models of the Volvo P1800 are available from the German Matchbox dealer Moyshop. These models have been issued for the 2012 Matchbox European Gathering of Matchbox collectors held this Mai in Dusseldorf, Germany. The various Volvo P1800S models are :
 
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