Product Description
2023 Matchbox 1949 Kurtis Sport Car Blue #46/100 HXD40 70 Years Short Card
Add an unusual piece of postwar American sports-car history to your collection with this 2023 Matchbox 1949 Kurtis Sport Car, finished in attractive Metalflake Dark Blue.
 
Released as Collector #46/100 in the MBX Showroom Series, this vintage open-top roadster features detailed front and rear trim, a contrasting tan interior, smoke-tinted windshield, and matching dark-blue plastic base. The casting is MB1294, designed by Bryan Benedict, and originally debuted as a Matchbox New Model in 2022.
 
This particular example is presented on the collectible Matchbox 70 Years Short Card. Your card is physically marked HXD40, with assortment number ASST. HXD29. A retailer catalog also specifically records the 2023 #46 Kurtis Sport Car under product number HXD40.
 
The real Kurtis Sport Car was created by legendary American race-car engineer Frank Kurtis. A Kurtis Sport Car famously appeared on the very first MotorTrend magazine cover in September 1949, adding genuine automotive-history significance to this unusual Matchbox casting.
 
The car is New in package: See pictures for quality and variations. The card may have some shelf wear on corner and edge.
 
Collector’s Notes
The Matchbox 1949 Kurtis Sport Car is casting MB1294 and was designed by Bryan Benedict. The casting debuted in 2022.
 
This exact short-card example features:
Metalflake Dark Blue Body
Detailed Front & Rear Trim
Tan Interior
Smoke-Tinted Windshield
Dark Blue Plastic Base
Matchbox 70 Years Short Card
Collector #46/100
Product Code HXD40
Assortment Number HXD29
Thailand Production
 
The standard long-card databases commonly catalog the 2023 blue version under a different regional/mainline product number, but because HXD40 is actually printed on your card, HXD40 is the correct identifier to use for your exact inventory piece.
 
Current-market short-card examples confirm that this blue #46/100 version was distributed on the 70 Years short-card packaging.
 
 Bethel Bin:  196