Diecast Collecting
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 [...]
Disney Diecast Cars
Posted in Diecast Collecting on 6 March 2009
The Walt Disney Company is the biggest media and entertainment corporation in the world. Disney is a company that knows how to market diecast cars and their movies lend themselves to lucrative mass merchandising. The first movie that Disney parlayed into success as a diecast car was “Herbie.” Herbie was a 1969 movie about a [...]
Spotlight: Diecast Batmobile
Posted in Diecast Collecting on 24 January 2009
The Batmobile is the car that Superhero, Batman drove with his trusty sidekick Robin as they fought evil. First introduced in 1939 in a comic, the car has evolved over the years. At first it was simply a red car with no special modifications, but over the years the car was enhanced and several versions [...]
