In one of the latest flea markets I visited, I found these two great minatures of the same car: the Lamborghini Marzal. They are made by two Hong-Kongese companies that at the time were not very appreciated, but that today are very sought-after. This is our chance to make a quick comparison.
We should of course consider that the cast by Yatming is much older, and that Zylmex's model is actually a knock-off of a Matchbox's miniature, so in terms of cast, I preffer the Yatming model, that is, at least, based on an own design.
Interestingly, the Yatming model has a glass roof, as it had the original car model. I don't know why Matchbox decided to let the roof covered and instead leaving the rear window open. In the original car, the rear window was covered by a series of panels with that same structure that is imitated in Matchbox's and Zylmex's rear window design.
The doors of the real car were like the ones reproduced in the Zylmex model,
Curiously both cars are yellow, although the Zylmex model seem to be also available in green. The Yatming model is in bad shape, but still complete and Rolling properly.
More Zylmex models HERE.
More YatMing models HERE.
UPDATE (JULY 2018): I found a new Yatming Marzal in very good shape.
UPDATE 2 (Dec/2021): And another Marzal, this time the Zylmex one in very good shape, courtesy of Steven
FACTS AND FIGURES:
- Name: LAMBORGHINI MARZAL (1004 and D48)
- Scale: Approx. 1:64
- Year: Around 1970 and 1977
- Company: Yatming and Zylmex (Hong-Kong)
- Size: approx. 6 cm
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