#540 Coibel - Hovercraft (Around 1981)

MONTH OF THE BOOTLEG AT TOYS FROM THE PAST!
 

This is a die-cast companionship that really few die-cast auto collector knows. They are amend known for their die-cast guns, which are really realistic replicas of famous existent guns. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 quick search inwards Google for "Coibel die-cast" volition discover dozens of these. The near interesting toys inwards this department are licensed pistols, rifles as well as accessories from James Bond’s movies.

But they besides made around models inwards 1:64 scale. One of the near frequent is a knock-off of the 007 Lotus Spirit made past times Corgi Toys for the Corgi Junior series, solely inwards the box they printed "Superboons" instead of "James Bond". The text as well as logos are cleary inspired inwards Superman. Curiously, other Corgi Junior models that were copied are the Supermobile (Nr. 11-C1) as well as besides the helicopter (one of its versions was “Daily Planet Helicopter”, Nr. 6-D1). Maybe the designer was a corking Superman fan!

only mention to these companies that tin live on establish demo come upward from the 11th of March, 1977. That solar daytime many newspapers published that the both companies had been fined amongst v Million Pesetas each for selling as well as producing pistols as well as guns that expect real, for violating around constabulary for the safety as well as the possession of firearms. After that, ITA S.L. decided to export their guns to other countries, as well as that’s why they inwards Nov 1981 filled a trademark application (for the construct Coibel, which was the trademark they already used inwards Spain, as well as for which they had the logo, packages as well as and then on) to sell their products inwards the U.S.A. as well as that’s what they did until 1989. Unfortunately, nosotros produce non know what happened afterwards. In that country, the toy guns made past times Coibel are quite sought after, to a greater extent than ofttimes than non those based inwards existent models, similar Mauser, Luger or Magnum.

FACTS AND FIGURES:
  • Name: HOVERCRAFT
  • Scale: Unknown
  • Year: Around 1981
  • Company: Coibel (Spain)
  • Size: approx. seven cm

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