A couple of uprated small cars from Simca in France. The cars date from the mid '70s. The Simca 1000 debuted in the 1961 & had a long production life. The cars were rear engined & whilst the basic car had a 1.0 engine, the Rallyes had larger capacities - the largest being a 1.3.

The green Rallye 2 is by Ixo, the white Rallye 3 by Norev.

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a123/jinxvrs/Simca/29090725.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a123/jinxvrs/Simca/29090726.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a123/jinxvrs/Simca/29090728.jpg
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a123/jinxvrs/Simca/29090727.jpg

Cheers,

Steve

You amaze me with your collection of 1/43 scale diecast cars Steve!

Where did you get these cars?......(Hobby store, online)

You amaze me with your collection of 1/43 scale diecast cars Steve!

Where did you get these cars?......(Hobby store, online)

Thanks Ray.

Virtually all my cars are either bought mail order or from on-line retailers. Like you, actual physical shops, where I live, don't carry the models I like.

Most of the models come from on-line retailers in the UK and one retailer in Belgium & another in Japan. I tend to pre-order a lot of models, particulary Minichamps & Schuco, once their catalogues are released each February.

Otherwise, ebay - at the moment, US sellers are good, the £/$ exchange rate, is well in my favour! Although, I have to be careful, with postage costs, from the US. All my Altaya models come from ebay - these are partworks not on sale in the UK, so these come from sellers in France & Spain.

Having said that, I've recently used a couple of Chinese & Hong Kong sellers, for some Norev models, made for a collection of Japanese cars, only on sale in Japan. I've not received any of these yet, but, there are some cracking Japanese cars in the series - I'm awaiting a Nissan Violet, Izusu Florian & Mitsubishi Colt.

In short, I buy sight unseen!

Steve

Buying sight unseen......you are brave!

The 1/43 scale cars that I used to buy at better toys shows in my area have quit selling high end cars.

Buying sight unseen......you are brave!

The 1/43 scale cars that I used to buy at better toys shows in my area have quit selling high end cars.

I must admit, buying sight unseen, hasn't been much of a problem - I've received a couple of duff models, but, they were replaced with no quibbles - maybe I've been lucky!

Steve