for March 2009
Corgi Diecast Cars
Posted in Diecast Collecting on 10 March 2009
Corgi Toys is the name of diecast toys produced by the United Kingdom company, Mettoy Playcraft Ltd. Mettoy was founded in 1933 by a German emigrant named Philip Ullmann who was joined by Arthur Katz shortley after. The two teamed up to create toy vehicles. Corgi Toys were launched in the UK in July 1956. [...]
Diecast Car Software
Posted in Diecast Collecting on 9 March 2009
Diecast cars and diecast car collecting is something that developed slowly over many years. For example, the popular Matchbox 1-75 series was created in 1947 by Lesney. They were so named because the series had 75 different vehicles. The small cars were placed in small boxes that looked like matchboxes. Innovation came from Mettoy that [...]
Bburago Diecast Cars
Posted in Diecast Collecting on 6 March 2009
Bburago, an Italian model car manufacturer, is based in Malgora, Italy. Bburago produced model cars from 1974 to 2005 and again in 2007. Mario Bessana founded this company after a collaboration with Mattel through his previous company, Mebetoys. The first models produced by Bburago were contemporary European sports that were very detailed and featured many [...]
