Pre-production model for the never released No. 35C Merryweather Fire Engine. This beautiful model would have been issued in july or august of 1969 but instead was one of the first models to be converted to the "Superfast"  range. Metallic silver body, red plastic base and interior, clear windows, white ladder, silver wheels with black tyres. Lots of casting differencies to the later production models: no side panels above the side valves ( these were added to pleace the labels there ), no running boards on the lower body between the axles, the four square rear openings for the hoses are cast open, no ribs to rear section of the roof. Base already with No. 35 but still without the copyright year. Played with, chipped paint, both corners of the front bumper are broken off. Structural fine, wheels and axles are ok. One of two known expamples in these colour combination.