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COLLECTION OF SIX 1:43 ?? DIE-CAST MODEL CARS - EUROPEAN MANUFACTURE, LATE 20TH CENTURY

A CURATED COLLECTION OF SIX PRECISION DIE-CAST MODEL AUTOMOBILES PRESENTED IN INDIVIDUAL 1:43 SCALE DISPLAY CASES WITH PRINTED BASE LABELS. THE COLLECTION REPRESENTS A DIVERSE SELECTION OF CLASSIC AND VINTAGE MOTOR VEHICLES SPANNING MULTIPLE ERAS AND MANUFACTURERS.

COLLECTION CONTENTS:
- BMW 507 (CREAM/IVORY, HARDTOP COUPE)
- MERCEDES 300SL (SILVER, GULLWING COUPE)
- CHEVROLET CORVETTE (LIGHT BLUE, CONVERTIBLE)
- CITROËN DS19 (BLACK AND WHITE, SEDAN)
- JAGUAR E-TYPE (BRITISH RACING GREEN, OPEN ROADSTER)
- CADILLAC ELDORADO (CREAM WITH RED INTERIOR, CONVERTIBLE)

SPECIFICATIONS:
- SCALE: 1:43 (STANDARD COLLECTOR SCALE)
- MATERIAL: DIE-CAST METAL BODIES WITH PLASTIC AND RUBBER COMPONENTS
- PRESENTATION: INDIVIDUAL CLEAR ACRYLIC DISPLAY CASES WITH PRINTED IDENTIFICATION BASES
- WHEELS: FUNCTIONAL, ROTATING FREELY ON ALL MODELS
- DETAILING: HAND-PAINTED FINISHES WITH ACCURATE PERIOD-CORRECT LIVERIES AND INTERIOR DETAILS

CONDITION ASSESSMENT:
ALL SIX MODELS ARE IN GOOD CONDITION APPROPRIATE TO AGE AND DISPLAY USE. PAINT FINISHES REMAIN VIBRANT AND TRUE TO COLOUR. NO SIGNIFICANT CHIPS, CRACKS, OR PAINT LOSS OBSERVED. PLASTIC DISPLAY CASES SHOW MINOR AGE-RELATED CLOUDINESS AND LIGHT SURFACE SCRATCHES FROM HANDLING AND STORAGE, CONSISTENT WITH VINTAGE DISPLAY PIECES. ALL MODELS REMAIN FULLY INTACT WITH NO MISSING COMPONENTS, BROKEN WINDOWS, OR DETACHED PARTS. THE COLLECTION DEMONSTRATES CAREFUL CURATION AND STORAGE OVER TIME.

PROVENANCE:
PRIVATE AUSTRALIAN COLLECTION. MODELS APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED AND DISPLAYED OVER SEVERAL DECADES, WITH NO EVIDENCE OF RESTORATION OR MODIFICATION. DISPLAY CASES SHOW CONSISTENT AGE PATINA THROUGHOUT THE COLLECTION.

NOTES FOR COLLECTORS:
THIS COLLECTION REPRESENTS QUALITY EUROPEAN DIE-CAST MANUFACTURE, LIKELY PRODUCED BY ESTABLISHED MODEL MAKERS SUCH AS SOLIDO OR SIMILAR CONTINENTAL MANUFACTURERS. THE 1:43 SCALE IS THE STANDARD FOR SERIOUS MODEL CAR COLLECTORS AND THESE EXAMPLES DEMONSTRATE THE PRECISION ENGINEERING AND ATTENTION TO DETAIL CHARACTERISTIC OF QUALITY DIE-CAST PRODUCTION. THE SELECTION OF ICONIC AUTOMOTIVE DESIGNS FROM THE 1950S AND 1960S MAKES THIS COLLECTION PARTICULARLY APPEALING TO ENTHUSIASTS OF CLASSIC MOTOR VEHICLES. EACH MODEL CAPTURES THE DISTINCTIVE DESIGN LANGUAGE OF ITS ERA, FROM THE STREAMLINED ELEGANCE OF THE MERCEDES 300SL TO THE MUSCULAR AMERICAN STYLING OF THE CADILLAC ELDORADO.

Item Size: Height: 10cm, Width: 5cm, Depth: 10cm, Weight: 0.5Kg

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

548752+155


Location of item: 9 Hi-Tech Drive, Toormina, NSW, Australia




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Auction Date:
31-Jul-2026 09:30
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