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Matty
Matty is a character in The Green Machines, a children's picture book series by David Woods. He is based on the Matchless G3L motorcycle.
Bouncy, chatty despatch rider.
“Message for you!”
Character card
- Best at
- Comfy over bumps
- Quirk
- Never stops talking
- Usually causes
- Delivers the wrong message
- Read-aloud voice
- Quick, cheerful
In the books
Alan the postman delivers the letters on Matty. In Kitty's book they end up in the hedge and the pond.
Appears in
Which real vehicle is Matty based on?
- Real vehicle
- Matchless G3L motorcycle
- Era
- 1940s
- Country
- UK
- Did you know?
- The first with springy front forks, so he bounced over bumps that shook everyone else.
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