#1022 NOREV – RENAULT VAN (Around 1995)

This time I want to show only one die-cast van marked Norev, which is, to my knowledge, very rare. I haven´t seen any Norev like this before. The quality is not very good, the base is plastic and the paintwork is also not the best possible. It is also a "Made in China" model. The wheel design is, to my knowledge, unknown to this brand.

Other Norev from these years are much better casted, have metallic base, practicable parts, detailed interiors and other nice features. This van could be part of a bigger set/playset and maybe they required a cheaper model. It is known to me, that it is based on a Corgi Juniors cast, but for some reason, it was labelled Norev afterwards.

That is why I think it has some interest to be shown here. Do you have any of these Norevs in your collection? Do you know where does it come from? Any information is welcome.

FACTS AND FIGURES:

• Name: RENAULT VAN
• Scale: Approx 1:64
• Year: 1995
• Company: Norev (France)
• Size: 7 cms

#874 NOREV MINI JET - FIAT 131 S and FORD MUSTANG (1982)

Another Fiat 131 S for the collection, this time made by Norev.

The Ford Mustang is also quite nice. Usually a model in which lots of people are interested in.

FACTS AND FIGURES:

• Name:FIAT 131 S and FORD MUSTANG (Nr. 417 and 424)
• Scale: Approx 1:64
• Year: 1982
• Company: Norev (France)
• Size: 6 cms

#846 TOYS FROM THE PAST - MUSEUM (IX)

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See you next month!

Important notice: The items on display are NOT for sale.

 

 

 

 

#839 TOYS FROM THE PAST - MUSEUM (II)

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See you next month!

Important notice: The items on display are NOT for sale.

#723 MEHANOTEHNIKA - PEUGEOT 305 and RENAULT 30 (AROUND 1988)

I bought this toy car in some kind of collector's fair held in the city I live. The seller was a guy who knew well what he had, and what he was offering. The car is rare, there is no discussion here, so I decided to keep it despite being more pricy than the other models I usually buy. At first I thought it was Russian, because of the name and the characters written on the base, but when I arrived home I found out a bit about MEHANOTEHNIKA.

The Company is based in the current Slovenia, although by the time it was manufactured it was still Yugoslavia. I was very surprised to see that the Company still exists, although since 1990 it is called MEHANO. There is a bit of information on the Wikipedia and also on their own website (see corporate history).

If you pay attention to the pictures, you'll notice the similarity between this model and the one made by... Norev (Mini Jet Series). It is clear to me, that the cast is the same, so it is for sure no bootleg, copy or any other counterfeit product. Also, if you have this car in your hand you can notice the high quality with which it is made. Norev probably sold the casts to Mehanotehnika when the models were discontinued at the end of the 80s, and Mehano continued making them. I guess these were sold only inside Yugoslavia, but I cannot be sure about it, maybe they were exported to other nearby countries.

The base of the car is much simpler that the Norev equivalent, and it only shows the word Mehanotehnika in capital letters over a plain base. The base and how the axles attach to the base it identical to Norev, so I guess these models have the same problems if the axles go inside of the body and the wheels stay inside and the body lower than usual. So handle with care.

Unfortunately, I do not own the Peugeot 305 by Norev, so I chose another Peugeot (a 604) for comparison. If I ever get one, I'll change these two last pictures for more clarity.

UPDATE: I add pictures of a great Renault 30 in bright yellow, acquired some time after publishing this entry.

FACTS AND FIGURES:

• Name: PEUGEOT 305 and RENAULT 30
• Scale: Approx. 1:64
• Year: Around 1988
• Company: Mehanotehnika (Yugoslavia, today it would be Slovenia)
• Size: approx. 7 cm

#461 NOREV MINI JET – PEUGEOT 504 (Nº 301884), PEUGEOT 604 (Nº 301896), TRAPEZE BERTONE (Nº 306976) and MERCEDES AMBULANCE (Nº 318977) (1975 and 1976)

These are my three oldest Mini-Jet models. Compared to those shown in previous entries, these have a more detailed chassis and the casts are slightly better detailed. If you want to read more about Mini-Jet, I recommend you to visit this entry.

This three models are also numbered in the chassis (6 digit number).

Unfortunately, they are not in their best shape (except the Trapeze Bertone), but they are still rare colectables.

PEUGEOT 504 (Nº 301884 or 405) from 1975

PEUGEOT 604 (Nº 301896) from 1975?

 

TRAPEZE BERTONE (Nº 306976 or 412) from 1976
(Rare color combination green/orange)

 MERCEDES AMBULANCE (Nº 318977 or 410) from 1976

FACTS AND FIGURES:

• Name: PEUGEOT 504 (Nº 301884 or 405), TRAPEZE BERTONE (Nº 306976 or 412) and MERCEDES AMBULANCE (Nº 318977 or 410)
• Scale: Approx 1:64
• Year: 1975 and 1976
• Company: Norev (France)
• Size: 6 cms