#914 FAIE - MATRA SIMCA 670 (No. 8207) and PORSCHE 936 TURBO (No. 8208) (Around 1986)

Faie is another well-known manufacturer from which there is nothing to read out there. I wish we would still have breithaupts website, where we would probably be able to read a very educated article about this brand.

Unfortunately, there is nothing we know of this company, except that it was based in Hong-Kong, and it disappeared by the mid-90s. Their models are nicely done, some of them are copies of other major brands, some are shared with other similar brands like Tintoys. At some point the company moved the production lines to China, so some blisters are marked "Made in China".

The Matra seems to be copied from Majorette while the Porsche is somewhat similar to Tomica. I cannot confirm any of these assumptions, even though I have both the Majorette and the Tomica.

The variey of models is quite big, counting sport cars, F1s, sport prototypes, vans, trucks, utilitary cars...

They are quite rare, I am not sure if the newer models are all marked in the base or not. I guess they are not, so it is very difficult to recognise them against other models like the above mentioned Tintoys. That is maybe the reason why they are so difficult to find.

I have just two. The Porsche I own it since at least 15 years or so, while the Matra has been found recently in a flea market.

I wish I could tell more about these brand, but I cannot. If someone has more information, please do not hesitate to leave some comment below, so I can contact you.

 


FACTS AND FIGURES:

• Name: MATRA SIMCA 670 (No. 8207) and PORSCHE 936 TURBO (No. 8208)
• Scale: 1:64
• Year: Around 1986
• Company: Faie (Hong Kong)
• Size: approx. 6 cm

#664 CF HONG-KONG - FIAT X1-9 and JAGUAR XJ-S (TOMICA KNOCK-OFFs) (Around 1995)

MONTH OF THE BOOTLEG AND THE KNOCK-OFF AT TOYS FROM THE PAST!

Here is a die-cast car copied from a Tomica cast. Although the detail level is not that high, the manufacturer, CF, decided to put a pull-back motor inside, so the toy is more interesting for children. The wheels are bigger and come with chromed hubcaps. This makes the car a bit higher and less realistic, but it has to be like that because of the pull-back motor.

Nothing is know about CF, I could only found a few notes and a few pictures in the internet. All models available (which are 6) are Tomica copies:

• Audi 5000 in dark blue (#301)
• Nissan Bluebird in dark red (#302)
• Porsche 930 in bright red (#303)
• Jaguar XJS in green (#304)
• Fiat X1-9 in light blue (#305)
• Toyota Corolla Levins in bright yellow (#306)

Some of this notes (found in gogotomica.blogspot.com or gasolinealleyantiques.com) argue that these cars are probably made by Faie, maybe because Faie made other Tomica copies before.

CF cars were available in cheap blistercards. I don´t know when were these released, but I would say the style of the blister card is around 1995 o 1996, not so old, but a very interesting a rare sample.

This two pictures are taken from eBay - Seller: tresorduweb

 

UPDATE1 (Dec/2021) The Jaguar XJ-S was acquired a few months ago. Nice!

 

FACTS AND FIGURES:

• Name: FIAT X1-9 and JAGUAR XJ-S (#305 & #304)
• Scale: 1:64
• Year: Around 1995
• Company: CF (Hong Kong) / Maybe Faie (Hong Kong)
• Size: 8 cm