I do not collect H0 trains, cars or figures,
but I once found these three cars somewhere and bought them. To my surprise
they’re quite rare and quite expensive.
H0 scale (1/87) is the most important scale in
electric train models, and for this reason, there are many car models,
buildings and plastic figures made in this scale. Norev also manufactured
models in this scale, and these are good samples. Norev made cars in H0 between
1957 and 1970. Some were made in a plastic compound named Rhodialite, other
were die-cast. Some of the plastic models were also available as keinchains. These
models can be recognised because of two small holes on the roof, were the ring
attached.
Unfortunately, I cannot date these models
accurately. In this site, there is a list of all released models. Renault 4L
has the reference 511 and the Simca 1500 is number 529. Cars were available in
many different colours. They were sold in several types of boxes, since they
were probably produced during more than 10 years. Earlier boxes seem to be made
of cardboard, later are small plastic boxes with a black base and a transparent
bubble, in the exact size of the car. Renault or Michelin used these cars as
promotional items, and designed their own personalized boxes. Renault, for
example, made them cylindrical.
Very interesting for H0 collectors is that many
of these Norev models were actually made in Spain
by Anguplas, because the production was at that time much cheaper south of the Pyrenees. About Anguplas, I’ll prepare another entry some
other time, let’s say only that Norev used Anguplas casts, and Anguplas used
Norev casts. The French company produced mainly French cars, while Anguplas
made a lot of Spanish cars. Both manufacturers had a very similar quality
standard, and I find these miniatures great.
After this series ended in 1970, Norev remained
more than 25 years without any H0 models. Not so long ago (around 1996), they
started again producing models in this scale made of plastic or metal. They
represent both modern and old car models.
FACTS AND FIGURES:
- Name: SIMCA 1500 and RENAULT 4L (H0 SCALE) (1957)
- Company: Norev (France)
- Year: 1957
- Scale: 1:86
- Size: Around 3 cms
Magníficos, sí señor, buenas fotos.
ReplyDeleteGracias, son simpáticos estos cochecitos Norev/Anguplas. También tengo un Seat 1400 de Mini-Cars y es fantástico, pero al ser más antiguo se nota un acabado más imperfecto.
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