#788 Majorette – Dune Buggy (248, 258 Too 232) (1970, 1972 Too 1995)

The Dune Buggy is 1 of the longest living models inwards the history of Majorette. It debutted equally early on equally 1970, as well as has been inwards production until the belatedly 90s, perhaps fifty-fifty more.

It was for certain a inexpensive machine to produce, amongst lots of plastic parts, as well as thus, real fragile. It couldn’t compare to the other die-cast models yesteryear Majorette, all so robust as well as resistant.

The machine reference number was 248, as well as appeared inwards the catalogues inwards red, amongst dark canopy as well as blossom stickers, inwards the hippy style, so commont at the belatedly lx as well as early on 70s. The model was so released inwards several colours (and colouring combinations). There were several wheels used amongst this model, roughly of them real master copy as well as rarely used inwards other models.

This kickoff version was 11 years inwards the catalogue, each twelvemonth inwards the next colours, although I mean value other variants were besides available.

1970-72 ruby-red amongst dark canopy as well as blossom stickers
1973 ruby-red amongst white canopy as well as blossom stickers (this 1 is a drawing)
1974-77 or 1978 yellowish amongst white canopy as well as blossom stickers
1977 or 1978-81 Black amongst ruby-red base, yellowish canopy as well as yellowish wheels (no “NEW” logo inwards catalogue, so, in all probability originally released inwards 1978)
1982 non present

The Dune Buggy was for certain a best-seller, so solely 2 years later, Majorette introduced a minute Buggy model inwards its catalogue, amongst the same name, only amongst reference 258. This model didn’t alive so long, as well as it was nowadays inwards the next catalogues:

1972-74 bluish amongst yellowish base of operations as well as white canopy
1973 greenish amongst white base of operations as well as white canopy (this 1 is a drawing, could non exist)
1974-75 bluish amongst white base of operations as well as white canopy
1976 non present

Some of them came amongst canopy, other without, the solely deviation are 2 holes behind driver as well as co-pilot’s seats. This model came without canopy. The canopy models are to a greater extent than hard to find, or at to the lowest degree complete, since the 2 bars asset the canopy construction are real fragile, as well as they are generally broken.

After the 248 model was discontinued inwards 1982, it would in all probability stay inwards shops for a few years. Interestingly, this number is non reused inwards a few years. At roughly request inwards the 90s, the model is reissued amongst precisely the same cast, only it does non look inwards the catalogues. Again at that spot are many variants made of it, including an exotic version inwards yellowish amongst translucid chassis as well as canopy. The novel reference is 232. Some people who accept this model inwards a box claim that the model is made inwards France, althought it is in all probability solely assembled inwards French Republic amongst parts from Thailand…

The model has been used inwards many promotional models, nether the MajoPub branch. This adds fifty-fifty to a greater extent than variants (colours, canopies, wheels) to the list.