VINTAGE DIE-CAST MODEL VEHICLE COLLECTION - BRITISH AND JAPANESE MANUFACTURE, CIRCA 1960S-1980S

A DIVERSE COLLECTION OF VINTAGE DIE-CAST MODEL VEHICLES SPANNING MULTIPLE MANUFACTURERS AND ERAS, PRESENTED IN ORIGINAL AND REPRODUCTION PACKAGING. THE LOT INCLUDES EXAMPLES FROM MATCHBOX, TOMICA, DINKY, AND PROMOTIONAL MODELS FROM AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE STATIONS AND RETAIL OUTLETS.

COLLECTION OVERVIEW:
THE ASSEMBLAGE COMPRISES APPROXIMATELY 12-15 INDIVIDUAL DIE-CAST MODELS IN VARIOUS SCALES AND CONDITIONS. NOTABLE PIECES INCLUDE:

- MATCHBOX SERIES #71 TOW TRUCK (RED WITH CREAM INTERIOR), ORIGINAL YELLOW BOX WITH PERIOD GRAPHICS
- TOMICA MODEL VEHICLES WITH ORIGINAL PACKAGING
- BP CAR CARE PROMOTIONAL MODELS IN ORIGINAL GREEN PACKAGING
- DINKY AND OLDE ENGLISH PROMOTIONAL MODELS IN ORIGINAL BLACK PRESENTATION BOXES
- BARONNESSE NAG'S BARON PROMOTIONAL MODEL ON ORIGINAL CARD BACKING
- MATCHBOX ORIGINALS REPRODUCTION SET IN AUTHENTIC COLLECTOR PACKAGING
- EXCHANGE AND MART PROMOTIONAL MODEL IN ORIGINAL RED AND CREAM BOX
- GOLDEN WEDDING COMMEMORATIVE MODEL IN ORIGINAL BLACK PRESENTATION BOX
- VARIOUS LOOSE MODELS AND BOXED EXAMPLES IN MIXED CONDITION

CONDITION ASSESSMENT:
THE COLLECTION EXHIBITS TYPICAL WEAR CONSISTENT WITH VINTAGE DIE-CAST MODELS OF THIS PERIOD. PAINT SURFACES SHOW AGE-RELATED PATINA, MINOR CHIPPING, AND OXIDATION. ORIGINAL PACKAGING RANGES FROM EXCELLENT TO FAIR, WITH SOME BOXES DISPLAYING SIGNIFICANT CREASING, COLOUR FADING, AND STORAGE WEAR. METAL COMPONENTS SHOW SURFACE OXIDATION AND MINOR RUST SPOTTING IN PLACES. WHEELS AND MOVING PARTS FUNCTION ON MOST EXAMPLES. SEVERAL MODELS RETAIN ORIGINAL LUBRICANT RESIDUE AND MANUFACTURING MARKS.

AUTHENTICITY NOTES:
MODELS INCLUDE BOTH ORIGINAL VINTAGE PRODUCTION EXAMPLES AND PERIOD-APPROPRIATE REPRODUCTIONS. MATCHBOX ORIGINALS PACKAGING INDICATES REPRODUCTION MODELS MANUFACTURED TO ORIGINAL SPECIFICATIONS. PROMOTIONAL MODELS BEAR ORIGINAL RETAILER AND BRAND MARKINGS INCLUDING BP, EXCHANGE AND MART, AND AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE STATION BRANDING.

PROVENANCE:
PRIVATE COLLECTION. NO DOCUMENTED EXHIBITION HISTORY. MODELS APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN STORED IN DOMESTIC CONDITIONS WITH MINIMAL HANDLING IN RECENT DECADES.

THIS COLLECTION REPRESENTS A CROSS-SECTION OF BRITISH AND JAPANESE DIE-CAST MODEL MANUFACTURING FROM THE GOLDEN AGE OF POCKET-MONEY TOYS, SUITABLE FOR THE COLLECTOR OF VINTAGE DIE-CAST VEHICLES OR THE ENTHUSIAST SEEKING EXAMPLES OF PERIOD PROMOTIONAL MERCHANDISE.

Item Size: Height: 20cm, Width: 10cm, Depth: 20cm, Weight: 1Kg

Condition: Fair - Refer To Images

548752+173

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

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