Other Vehicles Pre-1970

VTG AVIVA 1958 SNOOPY DIECAST RACING CAR	-	$4.99	44m
Nice Structo Power and Light Truck	2	$17.00	57m
Vintage 1950s Midgetoy Silver Die Cast Train Car	-	$0.99	1h 3m
1957 Chevy Bel-Air Hard Top 1:18 Scale	-	$24.99	1h 12m
DANBURY MINT. James Bond 007 Aston Martin DB5. Box. Papers.	3	$136.00	1h 15m
#18 "Silver Arrow" Grand Prix Formula One Winner-Streamliner Racer 1:24 Franklin	-	$223.00	1h 27m
4 redlines, matchbox etc (( HOT WHEELS CASE)) ##a total of 25 cars!!##	-	$67.00	1h 30m
1968 Org Chevy Camaro Z28 1:18 Diecast Maisto (NIB)	-	$23.95	1h 31m
A moko Lesney no. 60 morris omnitruck	4	$17.01	1h 44m
Jaguar's First Postwar Sports Car& First race winner@ Silverstone Circuit 1:24	-	$153.00	2h 13m
1 25 Ertl 1947 Dodge Canopy Texaco Express truck pickup 25th in Series	8	$17.00	2h 26m
Matchbox 14-C6, Lomas Ambulance (Bedford)	-	$6.99	2h 31m
REDLINE Hot Wheels 1969 Indy EAGLE!!!!	1	$4.00	2h 39m
REDLINE Hot Wheels 1969 The Demon!!!!	-	$5.00	2h 40m
REDLINE Hot Wheels 1969 Indy EAGLE!!!!	-	$3.00	2h 41m

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The term die-cast toy here refers to any toy or collectible model produced by using the die casting method. The toys are made of metal and plastic, the metal used commonly is ZAMAK (or Mazak), an alloy of zinc and aluminium. Zamak is also referred to as white metal or pot metal. The most common die-cast toys are scale models of automobiles, aircraft, construction equipment and trains, although almost anything can be produced by this method.

History

A Die Cast Boeing 747 model in 1:400 scale.Diecast (or die cast, or die-cast) toys were first produced early in the 20th century by manufacturers such as Meccano (Dinky Toys) in the United Kingdom and Dowst Brothers (Tootsietoys) in the United States. The first models on the market were basic, consisting of a small car or van body with no interior. In the early days it was common for impurities in the Zamak alloy to result in metal fatigue; the casting would crack or decompose for no apparent reason. As a result, diecast toys made before World War II are difficult to find in good condition. Lesney began making diecast toys in 1947. Their popular Matchbox 1-75 series was so named because there were always 75 different vehicles in the line, each packaged in a small box designed to look like those used for matches. These toys became so popular that "Matchbox" was widely used as a generic term for any diecast toy car, regardless of who the actual manufacturer was. The popularity of diecast toys as collectibles developed in the 1950s, as their detail and quality increased. Consequently, more companies entered the field, including the Corgi brand, produced by Mettoy, which appeared in 1956 and pioneered the use of interiors and clear plastic windows in their models.

Other Vehicles Pre-1970

VTG AVIVA 1958 SNOOPY DIECAST RACING CAR

Nice Structo Power and Light Truck

Vintage 1950s Midgetoy Silver Die Cast Train Car

1957 Chevy Bel-Air Hard Top 1:18 Scale

DANBURY MINT. James Bond 007 Aston Martin DB5. Box. Papers.

#18 "Silver Arrow" Grand Prix Formula One Winner-Streamliner Racer 1:24 Franklin

4 redlines, matchbox etc (( HOT WHEELS CASE)) ##a total of 25 cars!!##

1968 Org Chevy Camaro Z28 1:18 Diecast Maisto (NIB)

A moko Lesney no. 60 morris omnitruck

Jaguar's First Postwar Sports Car& First race winner@ Silverstone Circuit 1:24

1 25 Ertl 1947 Dodge Canopy Texaco Express truck pickup 25th in Series

Matchbox 14-C6, Lomas Ambulance (Bedford)

REDLINE Hot Wheels 1969 Indy EAGLE!!!!

REDLINE Hot Wheels 1969 The Demon!!!!

REDLINE Hot Wheels 1969 Indy EAGLE!!!!

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