HOT WHEELS FERRARI 60th ANNIVERSARY ENZO

The car that bear the Ferrari name, the brainchild of Enzo Ferrari, born in Modena in 1898, have long had a cult status with model collectors. Ferrari was a racing driver, spending time with Alfa Romeo. His first cars, built in Maranello, just south of Modena, appeared in 1947. All Ferrari cars bear the famous Cavallino Rampante, or prancing horse, presented to Enzo after a race win in 1923.

The range of models is enormous, with particularly fine examples being available in 1/43rd scale. Some range, such as Art Model of Italy, comprise only models of Ferraris.

In 1999 Mattel obtained a licence to produce models and other memorabilia linked with Ferrari.

(From : Encyclopedia Model Collecting)

This is 1:18 Hot Wheels 60th Anniversary Enzo (red)

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From the ManufacturerThis elite large-scale collector vehicle makes a real statement! Features include the exclusive Ferrari license, 1:18 size for maximum impact in an authentic, highly detailed model. Comes with a presentation case to display the vehicle.

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FORD ANGLIA

The first Ford car was built in 1896. However, the Ford Motor Company was created in 1903 by Henry Ford in Detroit, while the British division of the Ford Motor Company was established in 1911 at Trafford Park, Manchester. It was in 1931 that production started at the plant which most will associate with Ford, at Dagenham.

Henry Ford always wanted to produce cars for the masses. The Model T Ford first appeared in 1912, achieving the aim, for over 16 million were built. Production continued until 1927, when its successor was launched the Model A.

Various other Ford Anglia has been produced as toy or models, Launced in 1959, the car which made money where the Mini did not, Ford’s Anglia was in many ways just as an important automotive landmark of that time. This Vanguards’ model captures that swept back shape particularly well and the bumper and grille reproduction is simply superb. If we were going to nit-pick, then it concerns the coloured front indicator lenses used, which are too early for a 1959 car. But a fine model nonetheless.

THE HISTORY OF THE CAR IN THE DAY OF ASSASSINATION

On the event of assassination of the President of America, John F. Kennedy in 1961 in this circumstance, result to no manufacturer has produced a model of the car he was killed in- until now. Minichamps has broken the taboo.

The readers whose 50 years up might remember the circumstances of a shocking the world. They’ll know that on November 22, 1963, while riding through the streets of Dallas in a 1961 Lincoln Continental special parade vehicle, Kennedy was shot three times by lone gunman, Lee Harvey Odwald, who was hidden on the sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository. They’ll know that Oswald himself was killed days later by Mafia-connected nightclub owner, Jack Ruby.

For an interested of the collectors who collect the model cars. The car itself was specifically built to show off the President and so had a number of unique elements, including two radio telephones, extra jump seats, interior floodlights and retractable steps for Secret Service agents. It even had a hydraulically operated platform which could raise the President so the crowd could see him better. After the assassination, it was rebuilt with a permanent removable top to incorporate transparent armour, flat-proof tyres, improved telecommunications, inflammable fuel and a bigger engine. It continued in this new form, protecting Presidents Johnson, Nixon, Ford, and Carter, before being retired in 1977.

Now, let’s mention to this model, Lincoln Continental X-100 was produced in 1999 by Paul’s Model Art Company, under the name of Minichamps, the production of the model cars. It scale is 1:43; the length is 15 cm. the width is 4.7 cm. It weighs 440 gram, including casting.

No models is perfect. The Lincoln is no exception to this rule, although it doesn’t feel quite fair pointing them out on such an excellent model. The most obvious error is the lack of floodlight on each side, just in front of the wing mirrors. The details of the wind shield should be a better one. However, this one of the model car has been noted in the page of history. If Kennedy has survived today’s world may have been very different. But he didn’t and all we have left of him are pictures, a few film reels, memories and now this model, as reminders of the past.

FIRST VEHICLE IN MAJOR PACKS

The Majors Packs were introduced as a new series in 1957 as a companion to the 1-75 series in a larger scale. As the King Size series was introduced three years later, the Major Packs were slowly fade out and some were merged into the King-Size range. By 1967, the series had ended.

The first vehicle in the Major Pack series was the Caterpillar DW20 Earth Scraper. It was to be one of 15 vehicles in the line. The underside of the tractor was marked "Made in England No.1 by Lesney" and the sides were marked with "CAT DW20". This line of Major Pack vehicles was the forerunner of the King and Super King range.

UNUSUAL COLLECTIBLE MODELS

Matchbox Models of Yesteryear Y-9 1924 Fowler "Big Lion" Showman Engine. Very few of Y9-1 Showman's Engines were produced with strange purple effect. Normally the body colour of this model varies from deep maroon to bright red.

CADILLAC FLEETWOOD 1938 : TINTIN IN TIBET

Tintin in Tibet is one of The Adventures of Tintin, a series of classic comic-strip albums, written and illustrated by Belgian writer and illustrator Hergé, featuring the young reporter Tintin as the hero.

Tintin in Tibet is the twentieth book in the series. It is said to have been Hergé's favourite of the Tintin series (previously The Secret of the Unicorn), and was written during a personally difficult time in his life, as he was divorcing with his first wife. The story is unlike any previous Tintin books, before or since: there are only a small number of characters and no enemies, villains, spies or gangsters. This adventure revolves around a rescue mission.

It is also unusually emotional for a Tintin story: moments of strong emotion for the characters include Tintin's enduring belief in Chang's survival, the discovery of the teddy bear in the snow, Haddock's attempting to sacrifice himself to save Tintin, Tharkey's return, Tintin's discovery of Chang, and the yeti losing his only friend. Indeed Tintin is seen to cry when he believes Chang's fate, something he is only seen to do twice throughout the entire series (the other occurrence being in The Blue Lotus).

This diecast car is Editions Atlas Ref No.21180 50A Cadillac Fleetwood (type75). Design in France. Made in China, issued 2003 Length 11.4 cm.
Scale 1:43.

It was produced from the real “Cadillac Fleetwood 1938”. This car was in Tintin in Tibet, printed in 1960, page 8. The character of Indian driver, Tintin, Snowy and Captian Haddock were very exactly the same as in cartoon. It made from heavy metal with window box.

TIN TIN CAR IN THE LAND OF THE SOVIETS

Tintin in the Land of the Soviets is the first of The Adventures of Tintin, a series of classic comic-strip albums written and illustrated by Belgian writer and illustrator Hergé. The series features young reporter Tintin as its hero.

Tintin in the Land of the Soviets was published for the first time in Le Petit Vingtième (the children's supplement to the Belgian newspaper Le Vingtième Siècle) between 10 January 1929 and 11 May 1930, and appeared in album form in 1930.

The story is a political satire, expressing Hergé's distrust of the Soviet Union and poking fun at its claim to have a thriving economy. According to Benoît Peeters' book (Le monde d'Hergé), the only source used by Hergé to create his story was the book entitled Mosco sans voiles (Moscow Unveiled) written by Joseph Douillet, a former Belgian consul in Soviet Russia. For such reasons, Hergé decided to withdraw the album from circulation in the 1930s. In 1973, a facsimile edition was launched, that immediately became a best-seller (100,000 copies sold in that year alone).

This diecast car is produced from the real “Mercedes Torpedo 1925”. This car is in Tintin “the Land of the Soviet”, paging 9. It is the only early Tintin adventure which Hergé did not redraw or colourizes in later years, and, as a result, looks and feels very different from the other books. In this diecast car. Tintin and Snowy are black and white. Oval tires show kept in that it is running with a very high speed. Tintin is wearing a scotch shirt and Snowy is sitting in the car. The position is exactly the same as in cartoon. This car is one of the first three cars that were produced. There is window box. It is collectible for those who love cartoon.