Thursday, January 7, 2010

MATCHBOX REGULAR WHEELS - ALVIS CRASH TENDER



In April 1963 the Military Ambulance was replaced by an Alvis Salamander ‘Foamite’ Airport Crash Tender (63b), although it was not until November that it was released in the USA. It was an attempted reproduction of a typical airport crash tender which would have been used to spray an aircraft fire with foam. Whereas 9a and 9b fire engines had been faithful replicas of real vehicles, this model was rather spoiled for fire vehicle collectors because it was a compromise between two actual vehicles.
Unfortunately for the connoisseur, Lesney wished to maximize play value and this led to the main body being derived from a Pyrene vehicle and the roof detail originating from the Foamite tender. Of course, this did not affect the huge demand for this new variation of fire appliance. It came with a white plastic accessory kit which included a ladder, horse and two plastic nameplates which could be removed from the sprue and fitted with silver hoses.

The front and rear pair of the six wheels were sprung by green or white plastic springs although this idea of suspension was abandoned on later versions. Base braces were strengthened during the life or the model and a hole was apparent on some later versions.—Model Collector

Monday, January 4, 2010

VOLKSWAGEN KOMBI VAN 'TUBORG'



The volkswagen Kombi van of 1963 comes in the livery of Tuborg. While the colour scheme of white with red lettering may seem unadventurous, this model is 'made' by the very distinctive canopy over the cab. The result is an unusual looking model. Buy here

PG TIPS SERIES - VW TRANSPORTER



This model has arrived as part of the PG TIPS SERIES, namely the VW Transporter van (SL73) showing Samantha. That is members of the famous PG Tips chimps.

Friday, January 1, 2010

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2010


Merry Christmas & Happy New Year 2010
Lledo - 1950 Bedford 30cwt Delivery Van Pepsi Xmas 1996
Limited Edition for Christmas Day in 1996

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

MINI MIGLIA - MINI 7 RACING CLUB, RICHARD WAGER



Richard Wagers Mini Miglia No 50 was originally built in 1991 by Ian Pattison and came to be known as the Kenwood Mini in its original black and red livery carrying Kenwood Car Hi-Fi sponsorship. The car won first time out at Pembrey breaking the lap record. It also won what is widely regarding as the closest ever Mini Miglia race at Castle Combe in 1996 when no less than 7 seven cars went over the line in under a second. In 2004 it underwent a face lift with the works carried out by Ludlow Motorpsort and is now backed by Sean Devine Civil Engineering as well as Kenwood. Released: December 2007. See more

Saturday, December 26, 2009

1934 FORD FORDOR WITH BONNIE & CLYDE FIGURINES


Darlings of the Depression Bonnie & Clyde Bonnie Parker, all 90 pounds of her, and Clyde Barrow, cut a swath across the Southwest in the early 1930s. While robbery was their specialty, Clyde “borrowed” cars for all his crimes. And they were almost always Fords. In fact, Clyde sent a letter to Henry Ford complimenting him on the reliability and speed of his new V-8 engines. When they were finally shot down at an ambush in May of 1934, Clyde was driving a 1934 Ford.




Thursday, December 24, 2009

HOT WHEELS 1/24 FERRARI F1 2000 V10 - MICHAEL SCHUMACHER


The model represents the car that won Michael Schumacher his third world title and Ferrari's first driver's title for 21 years. It also brought the Scuderia their second successive Constructor's title. The model is of the type F1-2000 carrying racing number No.3 and was to provide the German with nine victories, with Barrichelo also winning the German round. See more

Matchbox Models of Yesteryear Y-18C 1918 Atkinson Steam Lorry

    Matchbox Models of Yesteryear Y-18C 1918 Atkinson Steam Lorry was made in England by Matchbox International in 1986. It is 11 cm long an...