Karl got me thinking about some other odd balls - anyone have any of these? They are NOS - I have the boxes too

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p97/mpk62/toys/xyz432.jpg

VWtoysmike: I don't have them; they do have some striking characteristics and I think I know what they are. The windscreen seems shaped oddly; it is way too peaked. And the backlite seems too large.

I guess those are Mercury models from Italy. I've never seen those models before but the wheels look very Mercury to me. If they are Mercury I'd like to see a photo of the baseplate.

- ranchero -

:thumbsup:

"Made in Portugal by Metosul!"

right Karl!

but I do not have either. :(

Nice pics of the Dinky (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bcfoto/2297869069/) or Dinky (http://www.ammodelsandtoys.com/beetle.JPG).

When it comes to 1:43, I like Dinky, Schuco, Tekno, Corgi (:

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p97/mpk62/toys/xyz469.jpg
http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p97/mpk62/toys/xyz470.jpg

Just about all 1/43 scale Spanish and Portugese diecast that I have seen from the 1960s and 1970s appears to be a copy of either a British,Italian,French or Danish major brand casting.
But lovely and desirable regardless.
Guisval seems to be the only producer to make mostly totally original castings and then mostly small scale
These are vintage GAMA, the blue one is a resprayed beater
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e113/SMS369/toys/2008-Jun-1.jpg

Nothing amatter with repaints. I have brought a lot of old junkers back to life!
I have a few Gama also. Here's a couple Type 1's
http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p97/mpk62/toys/xyz452.jpg