Matchbox is supposed to be coming out with 40 new castings this year and is extending the MB1-75 series to 100. While some of these "new" castings might actually be remakes of old castings, it does look to be an interesting year for Matchbox. The best page I've seen so far that lists '99 Matchbox (and includes pictures!) is John Nijhuis' website. He also lists Matchbox cars from other parts of the world besides the US (too bad some of those cars aren't coming out in the US!).

As for new finds, here are the latest:
Premiere Star Cars:
#1: Grease- pearl white '33 Willys Pro Street Rod*
#2: TAXI- yellow '87 Ford LTD Crown Victora*
#3: The Brady Bunch- olive green '89 Mercury Sable wagon*
#4: Happy Days- met. red '56 Ford PU*
#5: M*A*S*H*- olive green Jeep CJ*
#6: Mission Impossible- dark blue Mercedes TV truck*
#7: Magnum PI- red Ferrari 308GTB*
#8: Miami Vice- white Ferrari Testarossa*
#9: Jaws- boat*
#10: Animal House- red & white '62 Corvette*
#11: Adam-12- black & white '77 Plymouth Gran Fury*
#12: Smokey & the Bandit- black '79 Firebird*
#13: Mork & Mindy- dk. blue Jeep Wrangler*
#14: Lavern & Shirley- cream Holden FJ Panel truck*
#15: Knight Rider: black '80s Firebird
#16: The Untouchables: grey '27 Ford Model A*
#17: American Graffiti
#18: Top Gun: grey jet*

Premiere Nostalgia Series:
'70 Pontiac GTO- yellow w/blue tampo*
'72 VW Beetle
'71 Camaro
'57 Corvette hardtop
'55 Chevy Bel Air
'57 Chevy Bel Air Convertible- turquoise*
'70 Mustang Mach I- dk. met. blue*

Premiere Construction Series:
Bulldozer*
Road Roller*
others...

Premiere Fire #4
#1: Miami Extending Ladder Truck
#2: Houston Auxiliary Power Truck
#3: Denver Airport Fire Truck
#4: Seattle Chevy Tahoe- red*
#5: Washington, DC Auxiliary Power Truck
#6: Chicago Airport Fire Truck
#7: Ft. Wayne International Pumper
#8: Las Vegas Ambulance*

Contemporary Premiere series
#1: Dodge Viper GTS Coupe- silver w/blue racing stripes*
#2: Plymouth Prowler- met. copper*
#3: VW Concept 1- yellow*
#4: Dodge Viper RT/10
#5: '97 Corvette
#6: '99 Firebird
#7: '99 Mustang
#8: '98 Camaro

Coca-Cola Premire series
'21 Ford Model T- red*
'33 Ford Pro-street Rod- red & white*
'55 Chevy Bel-Air- yellow*
'57 Corvette- red*
'62 Volkwagen Beetle- red & white
'68 Ford Mustang Cobrajet- yellow*

'99 1-75 series
#8: Airport Fire Truck- blue w/yellow tampo*
#16: Lamborghini Countach- silver-blue*
#17: Porsche 959- met. copper*
#20: Mazda RX-7- black w/silver tampo*
Kenworth T1000- blue*
'99 Ford Mustang- white*
Dodge Copperhead- copper*
'97 Ford Delivery truck- white*
'87 Ford LTD Crown Victoria police-white*
'87 Ford LTD Crown Victoria taxi-yellow*
'97 Ford LTD Crown Victoria police-blue w/5s*

New 5-packs
Coca-Cola:*
yellow BMW 850i
red '80 Chevy Van
red Alfa-Romeo 155
silver Chevy Tahoe
white Opel Calibra DTM
Road Rods?:*
� � � lt. blue '95 Mustang Conv.
� � � yellow Plymouth Prowler
� � � orange '69 Camaro SS 396
� � � met. green Mercedes 500SL
� � � white Dodge Viper RT/10 w/blue racing stripes

Junk Yard?:*
� � � grey '33 Ford Pro Street Rod w/rust tampo
� � � grey '87 Dodge Dakota w/rust tampo
� � � grey Faun Crane w/rust tampo
� � � grey Chevy Wrecker w/rust tampo
� � � ???

The latest from Johnny Lightning that know about is the 3rd run of Muscle cars, the James Bond cars series, Evil Keneavel, and Hollywood on Wheels cars.

James Bond series
Dr. No: blue Sunbeam Tiger*
Goldfinger: white '65 Mustang Convertible*
Thunderball: silver Aston Martin DB-5*
You Only Live Twice: white '69 Toyota 2000GT*
On Her Majesty's Secret Service: red-orange '70 Mercury Cougar*
Diamonds Are Forever: red '73 Mustang Mach I*
The Spy Who Loved Me: white Lotus Esprit Turbo*
For Your Eyes Only: dark red Lotus Esprit Turbo*
The Living Daylights: dark grey Aston Martin V8 Vintage*
Golden Eye: silver Aston Martin DB-5*

Hollywood on Wheels
Back to the Future: silver De Lorean*
The Monkees: black Monkeemobile*
The Partrich Family: white flowery '60s School Bus*
Starsky & Hutch: red & white '74 Ford Torino*
The Blues Brothers: black & white '77 Dodge Coronet*
The Andy Griffith Show: black & white '60s Ford Victoria*
Blues Brothers 2000: black & white '90 Ford LTD Crown Victoria*
Dragnet: gold '67 Ford Fairlane*

Muscle Cars, 3rd run
'65 Chevy II Nova: grey*, red*
'67 Pontiac GTO: gold*
'68 Chevy Chevelle: green*, met. blue*
'70 Plymouth AAR Cuda: red*
'70 AMC Rebel Machine: silver*, gold*, red*
'70 Dodge Challenger T/A: blue*
'70 Ford Torino: green*, yellow*
'71 Pontiac GTO Judge: copper*, silver*, black*
'71 Dodge Demon: dk. blue*, lt. green*
'73 Dodge Charger: grey*

Muscle Cars, 3rd run Collector's Edition
'65 Chevy II Nova: met. blue*
'67 Pontiac GTO: red*
'68 Chevy Chevelle: black w/redline tires*
'70 Plymouth AAR Cuda: orange w/black stripes
'70 AMC Rebel Machine: white*
'70 Dodge Challenger T/A: dk. green*
'70 Ford Torino: dk. orange*
'71 Pontiac GTO Judge: blue*
'71 Dodge Demon: purple*
'73 Dodge Charger: met. blue*

Camaro Collection
'67- blue-gray*
'68*
'69 SS*
'71- yellow w/white stripes*
'77- white*
'82- black*

Mint Editions are showing up in new packaging. It looks like the detailing is even better, too. There are also new cheaper Racing Champions cars that are also cheaper quality.

Mint Editions
'66 Pontiac GTO- red w/redline wheels & white top*, blue-gray*
'77 Firebird- brown* or yellow*
'97 Firebird- black w/gold wheels & tampo*
'70 Dodge Charger Superbee- light yellow* or met. brown w/black top*
'51 Studebaker- purple*
'60 Chevy Corvair- maroon* or sea green*
'68 Pontiac Firebird- red w/white top*, dk. green*, black*
'36 Cord Phaeton- dk. blue* or lt. yellow*
'77 AMC Pacer- silver* or red*
'66 Chevy Chevelle- red w/white top*
there are others to be added later

Christmas 8-pack*
yellow Hummer wagon
silver Mercedes CLK-GTR
copper Dodge Copperhead
blue Dodge Viper GTS w/white racing stripes
white Mercedes M Class
red '97 Corvette

New 25-packs
Type I:
red '98 Dodge Dakota tow truck
dark red Dodge Durango
yellow '99 Ford Mustang GT
navy blue Jaguar XK8
purple Lamborghini Diablo
silver Mercedes E-class Conv.
silver Mercedes M-class
grey '99 Mercedes S-class
gold Plymouth Pronto Cruiser
silver Plymouth Pronto Spyder
yellow Plymouth Prowler
red '99 Porsche 911
Type II:
silver '99 Chevy 1500
copper Chrysler Pronto
copper Dodge Copperhead
dark blue Dodge Viper GTS
silver '94 Honda Accord
navy blue '97 Honda Civic SI
purple Lamborghini Diablo
white Mercedes M-class
red Mercedes SLK
white '99 Porsche 911

Thanks to a post from Dana Johnson, here is the list of '98-'99 Siku cars:

0849 Porsche Boxster, silver
0850 BMW Z3 Hardtop, red with black roof
0851 Mercedes SLK, red
0852 Vespa ET 4 Scooter, yellow
1089 Citroen 2CV, teal
1090 VW Golf IV, red
1091 Quarry Tipper Truck, yellow
1092 Audi A 6, red
1357 Formula 1 Racer, red
1358 Formula 1 Racer, blue
1518 Skip Lorry with Trailer
1613 Low Loader with Speedboat
1614 Low Loader with Rocket
1931 Binz Ambulance, cream
2265 Rotary Mowers
2266 Round Baler
2561 Land Rover Defender Pick Up
2562 Land Rover Defender Soft Top
2654 Massey Ferguson 4270 Tractor
2869 Kaweco Slurry Tanker
2935 Hamm Road Roller
2962 Steyr 9145 Tractor
2963 Case CS 150 Tractor
2964 Bergmann Manure Spreader
3129 Motor Home with Accessories
3158 Fendt Farmers Favorit with Large Tires
3434 Four Wheel Loader
3435 Bulldozer
3552 Fendt Xylon with Crop Sprayer
3725 Container Grabber Lift with Container
3816 Lorry with Trailer, "Lufthansa Cargo"
3857 Fendt Xylon Forestry Tractor
4810 Lattice Mast Crane Truck

Some offerings from '97-'98 that were apparently discontinued are:
Mercedes E Class sedan- dk. blue
Mercedes E class wagon- grey
Mercedes C Class- red
Mercedes SL- dk. green or silver
BMW 740iL- maroon
BMW Z3- black
BMW 325i- dk. green
Audi A8- cream
Audi A6 Avant- dk. blue
Citroen Xantia- dk. blue
VW Sharan van- red
VW Caravelle-red
75th Anniversary VW Caravelle- white

The '98-'99 catalog is on Tomy's website. It's in Japanese, but there are pictures and numbers that are in English.

I will try to keep this updated as much as I can. If you have more info, please e-mail me.