Ambulance Robo MR-15 / MRB-7
Originally designed in Japan by Bandai and released for their Machine Robo Series line as Ambulance Robo the model was not long after issued as Ambulance for the European Robo Machine release and Ambulance Man as part of Australia's Machine Men. Tonka's US rebranded 'Gobots' distribution saw Rest-Q given his now most established name with the Machine Men line adopting the Gobots character names on figure re-release; predominantly to benefit from the Challenge of the Gobots cartoon.
Further details are below, on the Series 1 Index and for more in-depth reading see the Toy Line History page.
Region Codes Used: JP Japan / US United States / CA Canada / AU Australia / EU Europe / HUN Hungary
NOTE: Region codes only shown where items were known to be released. This list is accurate yet likely incomplete.
Gobots 26 Series 1 US/CA Tonka 1983**
Gobots 26 Series 1 US/CA Tonka with 3-D Sticker 1984
Gobots Guardian Gift Pack #2 US Tonka 1985
Robo Machine RM-15 EU Bandai 1983***
Machine Men [Ambulance Man] 12 AU Bandai Australia 1983*
Machine Men [Rest-Q] AU Bandai 1984*
Machine Men [Rest-Q] Staks Transport Collector Pack AU Bandai [Blue] 1985
Machine Robo Series MR-15 JP Bandai 1983*
Machine Robo Series Best 5 MR-15 JP Bandai [Red with gold stickers] 1983*
Machine Robo Revenge of Cronos MRB-7 JP Bandai 1986*
'transformer' HUN [White and Blue] (all plastic wheels, red windscreen)
METALCAR HUN [White and Red] (all plastic wheels, red windscreen)
* Machine Robo Series extra sticker sheet issued with this release.
** Initial Gobots cardback (see example) showed photographs of the Machine Robo Series version with the Japanese text crudely covered over.
The standing photo of Rest-Q on the cardback rear still shows the Japanese text and the painted character image is also of the Machine Robo Series version.
*** The cardback character image reuses the Machine Robo Series box art for the alt mode with the Japanese text replaced with English and the asterisk removed. The Robo Machine and Machine Men release was issued with English text and the more European familiar red cross symbol on the side stickers.
Machine Robo Series, Gobots and Rob Machine / Machine Men side sticker variants