#634 Maisto – Trabant 601 “Trabi” (Around 1996)

This is a rare die-cast model of a really iconic High German motorcar made inwards the DDR. The shape was kickoff made yesteryear MC Toy in addition to subsequently reused yesteryear Maisto. Unfortunately, I solely accept the Maisto version, If I detect the MC Toy version I volition telephone commutation them.

 

Since MC Toy/Maisto is a companionship from Hong-Kong it is a foreign pick for a cast. Maybe they manufactured the motorcar equally a asking from a High German retailer, to locomote sold equally a souvenir inwards Deutschland (it is available most everywhere there, from tourist shops to airports).

 

 

Although the existent motorcar was made from 1964 to 1990, this scale reproduction is relatively recent. There are older toys of the Trabant dating from the communist era of the DDR. These are quite sought-after demo yesteryear High German toy collectors. Maisto model is really common, in addition to hence worthless equally a collectable. The involvement lies inwards the motorcar model, which is an iconic motorcar of the 60s, comparable to the Austin Mini/ Mini Morris inwards England, the Fiat 500 inwards Italy, the VW Beetle inwards Deutschland (FDR), the Seat 600 inwards Espana or the Citroen 2CV inwards France.

 

 

FACTS AND FIGURES:

• Name: TRABANT 601
• Scale: 1:64
• Year: 1996
• Company: Maisto (Hong-Kong/ U.S.A.)
• Size: approx. vi cm

#754 Maisto – Ford Mustang Mach 3 In Addition To Jaguar Xj220 (Around 1995)

MONTH OF THE BOOTLEG AND THE KNOCK-OFF AT TOYS FROM THE PAST!

I accept these ii cars since a long time. My begetter brought them to me sometime yesteryear the mid 90s. I was already a chip quondam to play alongside cars, simply all the same loved to await at the miniatures in addition to come across the details. Recently I decided to sell them inwards my toy shop, simply afterwards to a greater extent than or less fourth dimension I retired them in addition to decided to proceed them. I straight off intend these are the inaugural off Maisto models that came to Espana alongside the mention Maisto (not MC Toys), in addition to that may brand them rare collectables inwards the future.

Also interesting is that these ii models are truly based on Matchbox casts from the early on 90s, close accurately, they are based on the Superfast models from 1994 (MB15) in addition to 1993 (MB31). That makes them fifty-fifty to a greater extent than interesting, because, similar to a greater extent than or less MC Toys models, these ii are bootlegs!

I proceed the master packages, although these accept been opened. The coloring dark in addition to those golden details would travel used during several years from the showtime on. And too quite exotic is the sticker from the importer that brought these scale cars to Spain.

 

FACTS AND FIGURES:

• Name: FORD MUSTANG MACH III in addition to JAGUAR XJ220
• Scale: Approx. 1:64
• Year: Around 1995
• Company: Maisto (China)
• Size: approx. vii cm