Hispano-Suiza 

• 1973 
• Y-17a 
• Matchbox 
• Lesney 

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Model cars

Hispano-Suiza

Y-17a

1973

1938

England

1975 saw the 1938 Hispano Suiza take it's place at the number Y17 spot, The range had usually ended at number Y16 and this became the first model to extend the range. It appeared in no less than 8 different colour schemes but fortunately there were no casting variations except for to the baseplate where the description was altered and a screw hole was added so it could be secured into the newer type boxes, The model was originally made in England by Lesney and the copyright date on the baseplate was 1973 which is quite surprising as the model was not released until 1975. The Y17 was not replaced or deleted but in 1993 Matchbox stopped using the Y prefix and started using a 3 digit code instead so no further Y17's were released.