1/31/20 35/100 Refuse Truck

The last vehicle of the Cleveland, Ohio set is this Refuse Truck, a yet-again generic Leyland cab-over truck (or something like it).  The cab is very basic with no interior, the base still has the Superfast logo of the 1970’s, and the American flag adorns the sides of this refuse truck.  The back end is where the action is with a plastic container that has Collectomatic at the front, tabs on each side that slide the inside compactor back to push the back half open to empty the trash.  Cool, but after that the casting just gets mundane and surprisingly it has been in the lineup for years though I think it finally retired when newer refuse trucks debut around 2005 in the Matchbox line.

Specifications:

· Engine: Turbodiesel I-4 est.

· Transmission: 4-speed manual est.

· 0-60 mph: 18.0 sec. est.

· Real vehicle price: #20,000 est. 1975

Rating:  2.8 out of 5 stars