Much of the history of this page is at Dump Truck (1989).

The Faun Quarry Dump Truck, also known by several other names (see below) is an off-highway haul truck (dump truck). Matchbox released the truck in three distinct versions. The original casting featured a metal chassis and bed, with FAUN cast into the front of the chassis below the cab and to the right of the grille (to the left, when facing the front of the truck). In the late 1980s, Matchbox dropped the FAUN name from the model; this version is number MB209. Circa 2007, the bed was changed from metal to plastic (MB710).

The Faun Mobile Crane used the same chassis, modified to accept a crane cab and boom rather than a dump bed.

DescriptionEdit

Your city has been chosen to host the Summer Olympics with the opening ceremony just around the corner. Trying to get the stadium finished on time is a tall order, but not too tall for the Dirt Hauler. With its impressive load capacity and sturdy handling, massive loads of dirt can be moved and huge amounts of building can happen!

Alternate NamesEdit

• Faun Quarry Dump Truck
• Faun Dump Truck
• Dump Truck
• Earth Mover
• Dirt Hauler
• Planier Raupe - German, literally Angledozer Caterpillar, but planierraupe means bulldozer (source)
• Transporter

VersionsEdit

Matchbox released the following 1/140 scale versions of this truck:

Col #	Year	Series	Color	Bed Color	Model No. / Version	Tampo	Base Color / Type	Wheel Type	Toy Number(s)	Country	Notes / Variations	Photo
58-C	1976 1977 1978	Superfast	Yellow	Yellow	MB58	(none)	Black / Plastic			England	Metal Bed
58-C	1979	Superfast	Yellow	Red	MB58	(none)	Black / Plastic			England	Metal Bed
58-C	1980 1981 1982	Superfast	Yellow	Yellow	MB58	(none)	Black / Plastic			England	Metal Bed
?	?	?	Matte Blue	Gray	MB209 / Faun Dump Truck	Mud Spatters	Black / Plastic			China	Metal Bed
		Scrapyard 5-Pack	Purple	Gray	Dump Truck	Rust / Dust	Black / Plastic			China	Metal Bed
MB27	1999	Road Work 2/5	White	Satin Green	MB209 / Faun Dump Truck	Dust and dirt	Black / Plastic		36431	China	Metal Bed, Earth Mover on card
MB7	1999	Baustelle (INT)	Orange	Black	MB209 / Faun Dump Truck	None	Black / Plastic		37686 (INT)	China	Metal Bed Planier Raupe on card (German Exclusive)
MB18	2002	Build It Right 2/4 (USA)(INT)	Metallic Green	Yellow	MB209 / Faun Dump Truck	Yellow Matchbox on side, Black lines on bed	Black / Plastic		95214 (USA)95823 (INT)	China	Metal Bed Dirt Hauler on card. Some had a 50th anniversary tampo on the top left hand side of the bed.
SF15	2006	Superfast	Yellow	Yellow	MB710 / Dump Truck	Dirt Hauler on side, silver headlights, trim details, "209" on side	Black / Plastic		J6564		Plastic Bed
MB47	2006	MBX Metal	Orange	Gray	MB710 / Dump Truck	CONSTRUCTION, on front, 209, M54 49RT on top of bed	Black / Plastic		J5585	Thailand	Metal Bed "Transporter" on card
N/A	2007	10-Pack	Green	Orange	MB710 / Dump Truck	81U12 9 20, black and white sectioned stripes	Black / Plastic			Thailand
MB63	2008	Construction 7/7	Metallic Silver	Red	MB710 / Dump Truck	Black and White with "Dump Truck 6000" on dump bed sides	Black / Plastic		M5343	Thailand
N/A	2008	Construction 5-Pack	Dark Medium Blue	Gray	MB710 / Dump Truck	Construction Co., 710	Black / Plastic			Thailand
N/A	2009	Construction 5-Pack	White	Orange	MB710 / Dump Truck	Yellow, Black and Red with "MC Construction" on sides	Black / Plastic			Thailand	Plastic Bed
N/A	2010	Construction 5-pack	Red	Gray	MB710 / Dump Truck	J Construction since 1975	Black / Plastic			Thailand	Base code(s): B45 Plastic Bed
MB49	2010	Construction 13/14	Light Orange	Gray	MB710 / Dump Truck	ROK Heavy equipment, trim details	Black / Plastic		R5021	Thailand	Plastic bed
N/A	2010	10-Packs	Black	Yellow	MB710 / Dump Truck	King J Construction	Silver / Plastic			Thailand	Plastic Bed, same as 5-pack version
N/A	2011	Construction 5-pack	Black	Yellow	MB710 / Dump Truck	King J Construction	Silver / Plastic			Thailand	Base code(s): D16, plastic bed