I got this a while back from my father who went to Italy in the '70s'. No make or year on the base, it only says "Made in Italy". Can anyone give me any information on this one?

http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa202/GTO223/MadeinItaly.jpg

BTW, I just tried out a new photo technique. Like it?

I believe it's a Fiat Ritmo/Abarth 2000. I have a yellow Majorette version of this vehicle.

Lookin' good!

Thanks for the info. Any idea on the brand?

Ah ha! A Fiat. Am I good or what, Matt! :p

Yes, it is Fiat Ritmo. What scale is it approx?

Try turning on the macro function on the camera, you will get sharper pictures. :thumbsup:

lol...I am using my vid camera right now to take pics b/c I couldn't find my still camera.

Wait...the BRAND of the die-cast car is Fiat/Ritmo? It is apporx. 1/32 scale.

Hehe...there actually was a brand on the bottom :freak:

It is a Polrstil (the r is backwards and has a dot over it).

It says 1:25 scale on teh bottom too. s679 MADE IN ITALY

FIAT
RITMO 65CL

Found my camera too:
http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa202/GTO223/PA010014.jpg

http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa202/GTO223/PA010015.jpg

http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa202/GTO223/PA010016.jpg

http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa202/GTO223/PA010017.jpg

http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa202/GTO223/PA010018.jpg

Quarter is for scale. Sorry for hugeness.

Very cool! The brand is Polistil, they made quite some models of Italian cars, but I'm not sure if this company still exists at all.

What I especially like are the white lettered plate numbers on black background, and the city is in orange (I think it's Milano in this case).
These are the old Italian license plates, and they look extremely good on any older Italian car I guess. :p

Did you paint this car?
I say that because the engine compartment is blue and the body is gray.

Interesting model, the more I look at it the more I like it.
Thanks for showing it!

Thanks for all of the info, guys! Much appreciated.


I didn't paint it, original paint job. The engine compartment is the same color. It is shaded in that pic.

Polistil models are well made and are very collectible. I've seen these fetch over $50 on ebay, so you've got yourself a good deal there. :cool: