#518 Siku Plastik – Fiat 600 (V49) (Around 1958)

This is my oldest Siku model, as well as the entirely ane I ain made of plastic. It represents a Fiat 600, which is the model that could involvement me the almost from the whole range, since the Fiat 600 is identical to the Seat 600, as well as this ane is past times far the almost pop Castilian car.

I establish it at a flea marketplace position as well as bought it real cheap, otherwise I approximate I would accept never bid for it equally it ordinarily ends alongside real high prices.

My model is calorie-free blue/grey, simply at that topographic point are likewise ane version inwards white. It tin hand notice live that the motorcar was originally calorie-free blue, simply alongside the role (mine is non perfect) it turned to grey.

No thing what, I’m actually happy alongside the model, as well as I volition buy the farm on it together alongside other Seat 600 I collected.

Siku Plastik trouble started inwards 1954, as well as was from the starting fourth dimension a 1:60 scale trouble of vehicles as well as accesories. Siku dealt since it's foundation alongside plastics as well as produced a dandy diversity of toys as well as objects for daily life inwards unlike plastic componds, as well as thence they already mastered the fabrication of modest objects inwards this stuff when the Plastik trouble came to life.

The scale selection was something intermediate to the European 1:43 as well as the 1:90 that at the fourth dimension was using Wiking (in Germany).

The next year, Sikualready had 55 motorcar models, to a greater extent than than seventy accesories as well as to a greater extent than than 120 traffic signs. Cars were all mutual vehicles of the time, almost of them German. Year later twelvemonth the publish of models increased. Up to twenty novel models each time!

By 1958, Siku Plastik counted to a greater extent than than 100 models, agency to a greater extent than than Wiking.

The trouble was complemented alongside or as well as thence Street plans, were you lot could house all Siku accesories (buildings similar shops, garages, schools, stations; modest figures, street lamps, traffic signs, traffic lights, trees... Some of these sets were fifty-fifty offered to driving schools, equally they include ítems to simulate/explain every possible traffic situation.

For to a greater extent than information, I advice you lot to purchase this book.

FACTS AND FIGURES:

• Name: FIAT 600 (V49)
• Scale: 1:60
• Year: Around 1958
• Company: Siku (Germany)
• Size: approx. 2’’ or 4,5 cm

#565 Lesney Toys - Diverse Models I (1955, 1957 In Addition To 1958)

I direct keep collected my oldest Matchbox/Lesney to in conclusion write the even out of the origins of Matchbox.

Lesney was founded inward 1947 past times Leslie as well as Rodney Smith. Despite their names, these men were non family. LESlie as well as rodNEY gave cite to the company. Shortly after their foundation the engineer John "Jack" Odell joined the company. He was a friend of Rodney, both had worked previously at DCMT (Die Cast Machine Tools Ltd.), the die-cast fellowship famous for "Lone Star" die-cast models.
Initially, Lesney facilites were an onetime pub called The Riflemen. They changed place several times until they in conclusion moved to a mill inward Hackney. In 1947 they recevied a asking for toy gun parts, as well as they started considering toys every bit a novel option to the other items they produced. In 1948 they started producing toys themselves. That start toy was a die-cast route roller like to some other ane made past times Dinky, followed past times like toys including a cowboy carriage as well as a lather box racer (from 1949, belike the close sought-after model e'er inward the history of Lesney/Matchbox).

Rodney left the fellowship inward 1951 because he idea at that spot was no hereafter inward producing toys.
Only 2 years later, inward 1953, Lesney produced the Royal Stage Coach used inward the coronation of Elizabeth II inward 2 dissimilar scales. This was an amazing success as well as provided uppercase for hereafter expansions. This success summation a fleck of luck would definitely decide the vivid hereafter of the company. Jack Odell built a miniature road-roller inward 2 to three inches size for his daughter, who was alone allowed to accept amongst her to schoolhouse toys inward the size of a matchbox or smaller. This scale was somehow revolutionary, as well as nosotros all know how successful this "scale" has been. Opposed to the classic 1:43, 1:87... scales, this novel scale is sometimes referred every bit 1:box, because all models are some 2-3 inches long, independently of the size of the existent vehicle.
That route roller would afterwards hold out Nr.1 of the Matchbox 1-75 series.

Until the belatedly 50s, Lesney toys were distributed past times Moko. Moko was founded past times MOses KOhnstam, as well as from at that spot its name. Toys distributed past times Moko were marked Lesney/Moko inward the boxes. At ane point, Lesney bought Moko, as well as started distributing their ain toys.

From at that spot on, a groovy expansion would follow until the start bankruptcy as well as receivership inward 1982. Then, the fellowship was reformed every bit Matchbox International Ltd. (a sectionalization of Universal Holdings/ universal Toys) as well as started producing inward Macau. Jack Odell founded as well as thus Lledo (the surname spelled backwards).

Nr. 1c - Aveling Barford Road Roller (1958-1962)
Nr. 2b - Muir Hill Site Dumper (1957-1961) - Probably Reedition
Nr. 18a - Caterpillar Bulldozer (1955-1958) - Reedition

More Information:
www.hgm-matchbox.de/default.htm

FACTS AND FIGURES:

• Name: Aveling Barford Road Roller (Nr. 1c), Muir Hill Site Dumper (Nr. 2b), Caterpillar Bulldozer (Nr. 18c)
• Scale: Unknown
• Year: 1958, 1957, 1955
• Company: Lesney (Great Britain)
• Size: approx. vi cm

#745 Anguplas/ Mini Cars - Topographic Point 1400 (Nr. 2) (1958)

 

I wanted to write an article virtually this brand, but when looking for data virtually them, I accept works life that the guys from 87thscale accept already summarized a brusque history of the companionship together with a consummate listing of references, amongst the aid of Juan Mauri Cruz, i of the most of import collectors of this build worldwide. He has every bit good written a comprehensive mass (over 400 pages) virtually the companionship that is existence sold inward rattling few places for approximately 42 Euros.

 

The most interesting work of the history of Anguplas is its relation with Norev. Angupas made ome models for Norev, assembled others together with sold Norev's inward Spain. It is interesting to notice some "mini-cars" made inward French Republic together with some Norev madein Spain, although non every model had both versions. There were fifty-fifty sets that combined i truck from i maker together with a trailer from the other one.
 

 

From the rattling few models I ain past times Anguplas, this i has the lowest reference release (nr.2) together with is the oldest of them. It is made inward greyish bluish and, every bit yous tin post away see, has a few details painted inward other colours. Red lights, silvery base,  silber bumpers together with silvery forepart grill. The model has a rattling skillful special score for its small-scale size together with has fifty-fifty windows.

 

Apparently, Anguplas made each machine inward several colours, together with hence many collectors are but looking for all possible variations. This is quite a hard chore to achieve.
 

 

FACTS AND FIGURES:

• Name: SEAT 1400 (Nr. 2)
• Scale: Approx. 1:87 (H0)
• Year: 1958
• Company: Anguplas/ Mini-Cars (Spain)
• Size: approx. four cm