The Matchbox Railroad is a fully Functional HO Train Consisting of a GP20 Diesel Locomotive hauling a flatbed with a load consisting of  Die-cast models of a 1957 Ford Thunderbird and a 1957 Chevy Bel-Air.

The T-Bird has the wheels and styling of a Premiere series car. 

This set was assembled by Mantua Industries and production was limited to 2,500

Depending on your source it was released in 
1995 (dl)
December 1996 (US)
February 1998 (Australia)