#814 Baravelli / Bgm / Giodi – Porsche 911 Sec (Around 1979)

This is a rare Porsche 911 inwards a scale to a greater extent than or less 1:64 (3 inches size). It is quite stone oil inwards its details, too has plastic base of operations too nighttime windows, and, of course, no interior.

So, qualitatively, it is non a dandy toy, simply nonetheless a real interesting i due to its maker: Baravelli.

There is real fiddling data close this construct out there. The logo of the fellowship is a circle amongst a three-pointed star within amongst the letters B G M, which according to the Dutch Wikipedia comes from “Baravelli Giordani MAM”, although I cannot recognize MAM equally an acronym (sorry, I don’t verbalize Italian). Other sources nation BGM may come upward from “Baravelli Giodi Miniatura”.

I bring seen many carded models marketed equally “Giodi” that look to live the exact same model that I am showing today, too then I am almost sure that Baravelli (or BGM) too Giodi are the same company. Actually, Giodi could live a curt ask Giordani.

The fellowship produced, equally y'all tin encounter inwards the pictures, cars inwards the budget make during the 70s. If the Wikipedia is right, the fellowship got absorved past times polistil past times the belatedly 70s when the contest was growing both inwards the internal too the external markets.

What I knew of this construct is that they were used equally giveaways inwards Ferrero’s Kinder Surprise. Not inwards the measure eggs, simply inwards the bigger Maxi Eggs. Apparently, too according to my Kinder Surprise catalogue, at that spot were 2 serial from Giodi: VIP too VIP 2. The start i came inwards cardboard boxes amongst plastic windows, field the 2d i inwards cardboard boxes without windows.

According to this source, the “serie VIP. 1” had 12 references: BMW 520i, Cadillac Eldorado, Jaguar, Rolls Royce, Volvo, Lancia, Renault, Porsche, Mercedes; Stratos, Ferrari too Rover. They came without whatever stickers applied simply a small-scale sail of plastic stickers to live applied past times the happy possessor of the car.

The “serie VIP 2” has likewise several references, although alone 3 are mentioned: Mercedes 450 SL, Rolls Royce Silver Shadow too Porsche 911 Turbo. Possibly at that spot were to a greater extent than of them. Each i came amongst 1 sticker (the construct emblem) applied inwards the hood of the car. That Porsche is precisely the i I am showing inwards my pictures.

According to the guide, each of these models has a catalogue value of 100 Euro, something which I surely doubt.

It is truly credible that Giodi/BGM/Baravelli mightiness bring been bought past times Polistil, since at roughly the same time, Ferrero Maxi Eggs were likewise giving Polistil models away… at 1:43 scale.