Over the last several months as I have talked to collectors over e-mail and on the rec.toys.cars newsgroup, I have tried to answer a few questions about these Matchbox World Class cars. I think this is one of the greatest series of 1/64 scale diecast cars ever released. This is a list of all of the cars released (or that will be released) by Matchbox in this series from 1989 (when the series started) to the end of 1996. I hope this helps any collectors who have questions about this series of cars. Numbers will be added soon.

SERIES I (1989):
Porsche 928- dark grey
Ferrari 308 GTB- red
Porsche 944- black
Porsche 959- silver
Lamborghini Countach- yellow
'87 Corvettee convertible- metallic blue
AMG Mercedes 500 SEC- white
Ferrari Testa Rossa- red

SERIES II (1990):
Cadillac Allante- dark grey
Ferrari F 40- red
'87 Ford Thunderbird Turbo- silver
BMW M-1- dark yellow
Jaguar XK 120- white
Lincoln Town Car- black
Corvette Grand Sport- metallic burgandy
Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud- metallic gold

SERIES III (1991):
Lamborghini Countach- red
Porsche 935- yellow
'62 Corvette- baby blue
'79 Corvette Stingray- orange
Nissan 300 ZX- pearl white
Mercedes 500 SL- black
Ferrari Testa Rossa- white
'57 Chevy Bel-Aire- metallic burgandy

1992 SERIES (SERIES IV):
Lamborghini Diablo- red
Mercedes 500 SL- silver
Nissan 300 ZX- burgandy
Ferrari F 40- yellow
Porsche 935- pearl white
'79 Corvette Stingray- metallic blue

1993 SERIES (SERIES V):
BMW 850i- dark grey
Jaguar XJ 220- dark purple
Lamborghini Diablo- black
Cadillac Allante- metallic burgandy
'87 Corvette Convertible- white
Jaguar XJ 6- metallic blue

SUPER SERIES (1994-95):
Aston Martin DB-7- dark grey
Mustang Mach III- red
Corvette Stingray III- dark purple
'93 Camaro- white
'93 Mazda RX-7- black
Dodge Viper RT/10- red

PREMIERE SERIES I (Jan.-Feb., 1996):
Dodge Viper RT/10- yellow
Plymouth Prowler- purple
Mitsubishi Spyder- red
'94 Toyota Supra- pearl white
'93 Mazda RX-7- red
Audi Avus Quattro- chrome silver

INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE SERIES I (1996):
Plymouth Prowler- blue
Dodge Viper RT/10- gun metal grey
Audi Avus Quattro- copper
Mercedes 600SL - Green with grey base
Lamgorghini Diablo - yellow
Aston Martin DB7 - silver

PREMIERE SERIES II (Mar.-Apr., 1996):
Ford Thunderbird Turbo- metallic gold
Lamborghini Diablo- metallic light purple
'95 Ford Mustang Cobra- red
'93 Camaro Z-28- forest green
Corvette Stingray III- metallic blue
Mercedes 600 SEL- black

PREMIERE SERIES III (May-June, 1996):
'57 T-Bird- black
Pontiac GTO Judge- silver
'62 Corvette- metalic red
'57 Chevy Bel-Aire- dark grey
Jaguar XK 120- forest green
Corvette Grand Sport- metallic blue

SELECT SERIES I (July-Aug., 1996):
Mazda RX-7- silver
Dodge Viper- forest green
Audi Avus- red
Toyota Supra- copper
Mitsubishi Spyder- black
Plymouth Prowler- grey

PREMIERE SERIES IV (July-Aug., 1996):
Mazda RX-7- yellow
Dodge Viper- red
Audi Avus- pearl white
Toyota Supra- grey
Mitsubishi Spyder- forest green
Plymouth Prowler- silver

SELECT SERIES II (Sep.-Oct., 1996):
Ford Thunderbird Turbo- red
Lamborghini Diablo- met. blue
Chevrolet Camaro Z-28- dark purple
Mercedes-Benz 600 SEL- white
Chevrolet Corvette Stingray III- silver
Ford Mustang Cobra- black

PREMIERE SERIES V (Sep.-Oct., 1996):
Ford Thunderbird Turbo- forest green
Lamborghini Diablo- silver
Chevrolet Camaro Z-28- red
Mercedes-Benz 600 SEL- metallic blue
Chevrolet Corvette Stingray III- yellow
Ford Mustang Cobra- white

PREMIERE SERIES VI (Nov.-Dec., 1996):
'57 Ford Thunderbird- metallic red
'57 Chevrolet Bel-Aire- black
'62 Chevrolet Corvette- gold
Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport- silver
Jaguar XK 120- red
Pontiac GTO Judge- white

PREMIERE SERIES VII - Fire (Jan.-Feb., 1997):
Mack Acorn Hill Auxiliary Power Truck
Jeep Cherokee Fire Chief
Springfield Fire Department
Bay District Fire Department
Westfield Airport Fire Truck
Richfield Co. Snorkel Fire Truck

PREMIERE SERIES VIII - Police Collection (Mar.-Apr., 1997):
Virginia State Police Ford LTD
Florida Highway Patrol Ford LTD
New Jersey State Police Ford LTD
California Highway Patrol Chevrolet Camaro
New York State Police Chevrolet Camaro
Texas Highway Patrol Chevrolet Camaro

INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE SERIES II (1997):
Ferrari F40 - black
Ferrari Testarossa - yellow
Jaguar XJ220 - blue
Lamborghini Countach - white
Mustang Mach III - green
Porsche 944 - red

PREMIERE SERIES IX - Nostalgia (May-June, 1997):
'62 Corvette- black with exposed engine
Ford Probe- metallic blue with exposed engine
Dodge Challenger- purple with black roof
Corvette Stingray- metallic red
'57 Chevy- red with yellow flames
Pontiac Firebird Racer- silver

SELECT SERIES III (May-July, 1997):
'57 Ford Thunderbird- red
'57 Chevrolet Bel-Aire- metallic red
'62 Chevrolet Corvette- yellow
Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport- white
Jaguar XK 120- black
Pontiac GTO Judge- forest green

PREMIERE SERIES X - Exotics (June-July, 1997):
Ferrari F40- yellow
Mercedes 500 SL- red
Jaguar XJ220- met. red
Aston Martin DB7- pearl white
Ferrari Testarossa- black
Lamborghini Countach LP500S- purple

PREMIERE SERIES XI - Flame Hot Rods (Aug.-Sept., 1997):
Corvette Grand Sport- white
'62 Corvette- purple
Dodge Challenger- red with black roof
'57 T-Bird- blue
'57 Chevy- black
GTO- yellow

PREMIERE SERIES XII - Convertibles (Oct.-Nov., 1997):
BMW Z3- silver
Viper RT/10- black with white stripes
Mustang Mach 3- metallic blue
Mercedes 500 SL- black
Mitsubishi Spyder- yellow
Corvette Stingray III- red

PREMIERE SERIES XIII - Retros (reissues of '70s Matchbox in their original color schemes (Nov.-Dec., 1997):
Chevy Van- pale orange
Tanzara- white
Big Banger- red
Dodge Dragster- pink with snake logo
Dragon Wheels Volkswagen- bright green
Pi-Eyed Piper- blue

PREMIERE RIGS (1997):
Goodyear Freight Truck- Ford Aerodyne
Shell Tanker- Mack CH 600
Matchbox Double Container Flatbed- Peterbilt
Bulldozer Hauler- Peterbilt
Mayflower Moving Van- Kenworth COE
Midas Auto Systems Experts Freighter- Ford Aerodyne

PREMIERE CORVETTES (Nov. 1997 - Jan. 1998)
'62 Corvette
Corvette Grand Sport
'79 Corvette Stingray
'87 Corvette Roadster
'97 Corvette
(colors vary)

PREMIERE SERIES XIV - MODERN MUSCLE(Jan. 1998)
Pontiac Firebird Ram Air- silver
Dodge Viper GTS- red w/white racing stripes
Dodge Viper RT/10- forest green w/white racing stripes
Plymouth Prowler- maroon
'94 Ford Mustang Cobra- gold
'93 Camaro- orange w/white racing stripes

PREMIERE SERIES XV - HIGH SPEED COLLECTION (Feb. 1998)
BMW 850i - red
'87 Corvette Roadster- dk. met. blue w/white racing stripes
Ferrari F50 - silver
Ferrari 456GT - black
Nissan 300ZX - yellow
Mercedes GTC - silver & met. orange

PREMIERE SERIES XVI - DROP TOPS (Mar. 1998)
'96 Ford Mustang Cobra - met. teal
Plymouth Prowler
Mitsubishi Spyder - pearl white
Corvette Stingray III
BMW Z-3
Mercedes 500SL - black

PREMIERE SERIES XVII - CLASSIC MUSCLE (Apr. 1998)
'56 Ford Pickup - bright red
'68 Mustang Cobrajet - white w/red & black racing stripes
'57 T-Bird - yellow
'70 Pontiac GTO - dark grey
'75 Dodge Challenger - orange
'69 Camaro SS - met. dk. green w/white racing stripes

PREMIERE SERIES XVIII - STATE POLICE II (May 1998)
'97 Ford Crown Victoria - maroon, Minnesota
'97 Ford Crown Victoria - white, South Dakota
'97 Ford Crown Victoria - black, Montana
'93 Camaro Police Pursuit - Kansas
'93 Camaro Police Pursuit - Nevada
'93 Camaro Police Pursuit - Utah

CHRYSLER GREATS(May 1998)
Chrysler Atlantic - gold
Plymouth Prowler - purple
Dodge Viper GTS - blue with white racing stripes
Peterbilt Tractor Rig - blue

PREMIERE SERIES XIX - EXOTIC SPORTS CARS (June 1998)
Jaguar XJ220 - forest green
Lamborghini Diablo - gold
Porsche 944 Turbo - pearl white
Ferrari F40 - silver
Ferrari Testarossa - red
BMW 5-series - black

PREMIERE SERIES XX - STREET MACHINES COLLECTION (July 1998)
'56 Ford Pickup - aqua
'57 T-bird - mf. silver
Corvette Grand Sport - yellow w/blue racing stripes '68 Mustang Cobra Jet
'69 Camaro SS 396 - orange w/white racing stripes
70 Pontaic GTO - dk. blue

PREMIERE SERIES XXI - FIRE II (Aug. 1998)
Snorkle Fire Truck
Extending Ladder Truck
Extending Ladder Truck
'97 Ford Ambulance
Auxiliary Power Truck
Airport Fire Tender

PREMIERE SERIES XXII - STATE POLICE III (Sept. 1998)
3 '97 Ford LTD Crown Victorias, 3 '93 Camaro Police Pursuits

For further updates, see new finds in the discussion page.

Any questions, additions, or corrections? Please send me e-mail.