1933 Rolls Royce Fire Engine Y-6

1920 Rolls-Royce Fire Engine

A dramatic emergency vehicle from the Models of Yesteryear series, the Y-6 recreates a Rolls-Royce-based fire engine in bright red with period firefighting equipment and prominent ladder detail. Although some listings describe it with other years, collector references identify the Matchbox casting as the 1920 Rolls-Royce Fire Engine.

Matchbox Models of Yesteryear Y-6

The Y-6/4 Rolls-Royce Fire Engine was introduced in 1977 and remained in the range until it was replaced in 1988. Early examples carried red body and chassis with gold/brass-finished trim and 'Borough Green & District' side labels.

Fire-Service Equipment and Variations

The model includes a rear ladder, open crew seating and plated grille, headlamps, windscreen frame and ladder rests. Production variations include different ladder colours and lug shapes, wheel types, seat colours and later label-locating ridges cast into the body.

Borough Green & District Livery

The side labels give the fire engine its distinctive brigade identity. Early bodies without locating ridges and certain seat or wheel combinations are among the variations noted by collectors.

A Classic Collectible

An eye-catching addition to a Matchbox, Lesney, Rolls-Royce or fire-appliance collection, Y-6 combines elaborate emergency-vehicle detailing with a particularly interesting series of production changes.