#520 Efsi - Mercedes 250 Se Coupe In Addition To Citroen Dyane (Nrs. 406 In Addition To 410) (Around 1972)

 

These are ii real quondam EFSI models I own. The Mercedes was likewise available nether the BestBox brand, although that older model had practicable doors. As yous tin run into inward the base of operations plate, the Efsi build has been placed over to a greater extent than or less deleted part, where previously the BestBox logo was. The dark wheels were likewise used past times the latest BestBox, simply are best known for beingness the classic blueprint of a big business office of EFSI models.

The kickoff model is a Citroen Dyane inward yellow, real good casted as well as amongst keen details. The almost impresive 1 is the practicable sunroof made of sparse plastic.

 

 

The minute model, likewise inward yellow, is a Mercedes 250 SE Coupé decorated amongst race release 10, as well as a dark base. It is non as well as thence detailed equally the previous model, simply withal a rare model.

 

 

None is inward their best conditions, simply withal convey collector value.

FACTS AND FIGURES:

• Name: CITROEN DYANE as well as MERCEDES 250 SE COUPE (Nrs. 406 as well as 410)
• Scale: 1:60
• Year: Around 1972
• Company: EFSI Kingdom of the Netherlands (Netherlands)
• Size: approx. 3’’ or vii cm

#541 Matchbox - Snr6 Hovercraft Together With Rescue Hovercraft (Nr. 72 Together With 2) (1972 Together With 1976)

 

The showtime article of the terminal calendar month (month of the bootleg) continued the terminal entry of March, too the showtime entry inwards May volition too somehow choke on the terminal entry of April. This way, both articles volition live "together" too it volition live easier to detect 1 from the other.

 

These are the ii Superfast Hovercrafts made past times Matchbox. Both conduct keep the same base of operations alongside the same reference inwards the 1-75 series, although they are dissimilar casts too inwards all catalogues conduct keep dissimilar numbers, they conduct keep been numbered 72 & 2, too they are actually 72-B too 02-C.

 

The showtime 1 (72-B, from 1972-78) is a white hovercraft alongside dark base of operations too cerise plastic details. It is a quite mutual model, but unfortunately the plastic business office on transcend is quite fragile, too then sometimes, those blades are broken. It carries 1 sticker on each side alongside the letters SRE6 addition the Union Jack.

The minute model (02-C, from 1976-80) was made inwards brilliant dark-green alongside a brownish base. Maybe they had inwards heed to unloose a armed forces model, but at the terminate it was decorated alongside but about random "RESCUE" stickers. This model has ii chromed bits on top, that resembles but about sort of motor addition an air intake. These are sometimes non really shiny anymore, but, inwards general, this model is much to a greater extent than durable than the showtime one.

 

It seems to me, that the white model is a scale reproduction of a existent hovercraft, patch the minute 1 is to a greater extent than similar an invention, but I could live wrong, I am no skillful on this topic, too never saw a existent hovercraft either.

 



 

The white hovercraft was too available inwards a bigger scale inwards the Superkings series.

 

UPDATE: This is a rare Rescue Hovercraft inwards a pale dark-green alongside dark base. I institute it past times jeopardy too never had seen it before. Did you lot know it? Was it sold equally business office of but about bigger kit, or inwards the ordinary 1-75 series? Anyhow a really interesting model. I know what Christian Falkensteiner has published here: http://www.cfalkensteiner.com/Matchbox/Catalog/LS/LS01-39/LS02c/ChF-LS02c.htm

This is the version alongside regal windows.

 

 

FACTS AND FIGURES:

• Name: HOVERCRAFT SRN6 too RESCUE HOVERCRAFT (Nr. 72 too 2)
• Scale: 1:145
• Year: 1972 too 1976
• Company: Matchbox (G. Britain)
• Size: approx. 3’’ or vii cm

 

#622 Nacoral / Intercars - Bizzarrini Manta (Ref. 308) (1972)

Another non bad model past times Nacoral of Zaragoza, Spain.

This variety is a beautifully detailed Bizzarrini "Manta" inward 1:43 scale. The automobile is a relatively rare automobile designed past times Italdesign Giugiaro inward 1968/69, I did non fifty-fifty know this automobile existed, in addition to now, watching photos of the automobile I am amazed past times its design. The automobile was likewise reproduced inward 1:64 scale past times Corgi Toys (in the Corgi Juniors series) in addition to likewise past times Mercury. Nacoral in addition to Mercury models are based on the same cast. Recently it has been made past times other manufacturers.

Only ane unit of measurement of the automobile was manufactured for a race, in addition to the model is forthwith inward mortal hands.

FACTS AND FIGURES: 

• Name: BIZZARRINI "MANTA" (Ref. 308)  
• Scale: 1:43  
• Year: 1972  
• Company: Nacoral/ Intercars (Spain)  
• Size: approx. nine cm

#632 Madelman - Cañón Madelman (Around 1972)

Madelman is a toy business I like, merely it was over years earlier I got interested inwards toys. I never had whatever toys from this line, never played with them, as well as I convey no exceptional affection for them. In add-on to this, they are actually expensive. Being the offset as well as 1 of the real few Castilian activity figures gives it a cult-status that raises the prices from expensive to impossible.

 

Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 piece ago, I got to a greater extent than or less Madelman toys from a friend of my father, who had kept them at dwelling for xxx or 35 years. There are mainly accesories as well as vehicles, an I volition hold upward showing them during the side yesteryear side months. It is hard to abide by out which sets are included, since the same accesories were oft available inwards to a greater extent than than 1 set/reference.

 

 

Here's the Artillery Cannon from Madelman. It looks actually corking as well as realistic. It came with half dozen bullets as well as ii ammo boxes, I exclusively convey the boxes, peradventure I tin abide by the bullets (even if they are repro) to consummate the set.

 

 

Very interesting is the master box with amazing illustrations. likely made yesteryear Luís/Lluis Bargalló, who worked at the fourth dimension for Exin as well as made the artwork for Madelman as well as Scalextric, with others.ç

 

 

Not much data on this entry, merely I hope to supply to Madelman soon. Last Madelman entry was seat out #15.

 

 

FACTS AND FIGURES

• Name: CAÑÓN MADELMAN
• Toy Line: Madelman
• Year: Around 1972
• Company: Madel (Spain)
• Size: Around xxx cm
• Scale: 1:10 (estimation)

#711 Matchbox – Amx Javelin (Nº9b) (1977)

Around Matchbox collectors at that topographic point are around which are actually looking at tike differences that could live amid cars. Think that Matchbox cars were sold over 5-8 twelvemonth periods together with several 1000000 times each, together with then when the cast had around wearable it had to live replaced for around other one, which mayhap introduced around changes together with improvements.

Also when a piece of employment of pieces (both metallic element – base, body, practicable parts…- or plastic -interiors, windshields, wheels…-) was over together with a novel i had to live manufactured, it is non rare that the colours changed slightly.

Some collectors too search for differences inwards the boxes.

This has, inwards principle, no relation amongst the models that were re-released amongst “new decorations” (in a completely dissimilar colour), although (specially inwards the former days) a novel ornament commonly meant that the novel casts were frequently mounted amongst the former interiors or the former windshields (that had a dissimilar colouring than they should), resulting inwards fifty-fifty to a greater extent than variations, around of them real rare.

What I convey today are 3 versions of the AMX Javelin made betwixt 1972 together with 1977, but too available inwards other types of packs until 1982. These 3 are non the alone variants of this car. It too came amongst white, bluish interior… the purpose that covers the motor (which is too purpose of the interior together with the steering bike tin live dark or chromed), around of this variants are actually rare, around tin live establish to a greater extent than commonly. The rare ones, if correctly described tin achieve real high prices inwards sites similar eBay.

For variants, I recommend the page of Christian Falkensteiner, that y'all tin uncovering here: http://www.cfalkensteiner.com/Matchbox/Catalog/ChFCatalogIndex.htm
(Hint: Put this link inwards "favorites"!)

For AMX Javelin explicitly:
http://www.cfalkensteiner.com/Matchbox/Catalog/LS/LS01-39/LS09b/ChF-LS09b.htm

In the previous link at the bottom, you volition uncovering a download link for a Word file, where all known variants are listed:

My honour to the guys who perform this thorough analysis, together with pass together with then much fourth dimension making this data available to the public.

FACTS AND FIGURES:

• Name: AMX JAVELIN (Nº9b)
• Scale: Approx. 1:64
• Year: 1972 (to 1977)
• Company: Matchbox (Great Britain)
• Size: approx. vii cm

#730 Corgi – Adams Drag-Star (1972)

There are to a greater extent than or less Corgi models from the early on years that I dearest for beingness quite accurate, or for representing rare models that were non made past times other manufacturers, but inwards this case, I dearest this model for its weirdness.

To my cognition it is non based on whatever known model. I select been looking for it thinking it is mayhap an “Adams Bros” creation, but I couldn’t notice it anywhere. The toy model is frequently refferred every bit Adams 4-engined “Drag-star”, although 4-engined is non casted on the base of operations (but mayhap on the box or inwards to a greater extent than or less promotional catalogue).

If it exists or not, however, is secondary, the blueprint is amazing, no dubiousness most that, in addition to the finishing past times Corgi is also great. I dearest that ruby-red colouring textile that fades into (the base-) orange, the modest plastic figure within the cabin/cockpit, the 4 lined-up motors that larn out to a greater extent than or less infinite for the airplane pilot to run across betwixt them, the exercise of chromed in addition to dark parts, the neat wheels (think in addition to big behind, modest at the front), in addition to the activity characteristic of that rear-bumper that tin live triggered from the front. Is it actually a bumper? What is the purpose of it? It is also non really important… every bit I said before, simply looking at the auto brings happiness to car-lovers in addition to car-fanatics similar me.

This model was get-go released inwards Feb 1972, beingness alongside the most pop that year. It came with whizzwheels.

I don’t know if y'all would concur with me, but during the 70s, in that place were tons of neat concept cars in addition to prototypes that caught neat attention. This continued during the 80s, but in addition to then it disappeared inwards the 90s. Today in that place are to a greater extent than in addition to to a greater extent than auto manufacturers, but they produce brand these rare prototypes entirely inwards really rare occasions. I approximate with the electrical current automation inwards factories, it would live also costly to blueprint entirely 1 unit of measurement of to a greater extent than or less avant-garde auto for shows that is actually fully-functional (including safety aspects, durability in addition to more). Today, they simply demonstrate to a greater extent than or less concept fine art or 3D animations, but dorsum then, y'all could actually become somewhere in addition to run across the auto yourself.

FACTS AND FIGURES:

• Name: ADAMS DRAG-STAR
• Scale: Approx. 1:43
• Year: 1972
• Company: Corgi Toys (Great Britain)
• Size: approx. eleven cm

#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.

This end machine is missing the canopy, whic was originally white.

As a "bonus", I volition set hither the pictures of that 1971 catalogue that came amongst my 248 Dune Buggy.

FACTS AND FIGURES:

• Name: DUNE BUGGY (248, 258 as well as 232)
• Scale: 1:64
• Year: 1970, 1972 as well as 1995
• Company: Majorette (France)
• Size: approx. half-dozen cm