Download or read book Standard Catalog of Die Cast Vehicles written by Karen O'Brien and published by Krause Publications. This book was released on 2005-01-15 with total page 672 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Die-cast enthusiasts and collectors will find more than 5,000 listings, along with clear, detailed photos of the most popular current and vintage die-cast vehicles from lines such as Corgi, Johnny Lightning, Matchbox, Hot Wheels, Racing Champions, Tootsietoys, Dinky, GMP, Kyosho, Eagle, and more. Each listing includes a detailed description (including color, size/scale, model number, features and year), as well as up-to-date pricing in up to three grades of condition. &break;&break;This comprehensive guide will help collectors in appraising their collection, while also giving them invaluable information and inspiration to keep on collecting. Also features a convenient checklist format for collectors to track a growing collection.
Download or read book Corgi Toys written by Mick Overton and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2019-02-15 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Corgi Toys – ‘the ones with windows’ were the toy cars to have in the 1960s, 70s and early 80s. This is the ideal introduction to these toy vehicles, made in Swansea until 1983.
Download or read book The Great Book of Corgi 1956 1983 written by Marcel R. van Cleemput and published by . This book was released on 2001-01 with total page 543 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This magnificent book covers the entire period of Corgi production, which commenced with the showing
Download or read book Britain s Toy Car Wars written by Giles Chapman and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2021-10-01 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For fifty years, Britain made the best toy cars in the world, expertly shrinking every kind of reallife vehicle and producing them in their countless, die-cast millions. Dinky Toys were the 1930s pioneers, then in the 1950s came the pocket-money Matchbox series, followed by Corgi Toys bristling with ingenious features and movie stardust. But who were the driving forces behind this phenomenon? And how did they keep putting the latest, most exciting cars into the palm of your hand year after year? In this illustrated and expanded edition of Britain's Toy Car Wars, Giles Chapman reveals the extraordinary battle to dominate Britain's toy car industry, and the dramas and disasters that finally saw the tiny wheels come off ...
Download or read book Collecting Corgi Toys written by Mike Richardson and published by Krause Publications. This book was released on 2004 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The surge in the market for Corgi die-cast collectible toys has caused a demand for accurate, updated information on them - with Collecting Corgi Toys, readers will find everything they're looking for. This reference documents the history of the company and the evolution of its products from 1956 to 1984, and provides essential data and pricing for every toy produced in that time.Over 600 listings for toys and full sets include catalog number, year of introduction, last year produced, colors, identification notes, and current market value in British Pounds and U.S. Dollars. Corgi fans will find all their favorites inside, including racecars, service vehicles, military models, film and TV models, special models and much more. Nearly 150 full-color photos detail the most rare Corgi toys and sets on the market.·
Download or read book Britain s Toy Car Wars written by Giles Chapman and published by History Press. This book was released on 2016-07-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fascinating story behind the battle to dominate Britain's toy car industry, and the decline that drove it into history.
Download or read book Corgi Juniors and Husky Models written by Bill Manzke and published by Schiffer Book for Collectors. This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Corgi Juniors and Husky Models brings together the story of these small-scale model cars and other toys into one book for the first time. This widely collected line of diecast toy cars and trucks are examined in every detail. Over 500 full color photos and well-researched text presents the entire history of these cars, from the introduction of Husky Models in 1964, to the Corgi Classics of today. Here are Corgi Juniors, Corgi Rockets, Husky Toys, Whizzwheels Conversions plus many more variations. Included is never before published information on prototype, pre-production, and promotional models, plus an extensive cross-reference section which provides easy access to model numbers and current values.
Download or read book M1 Abrams Tank written by Henry Wilson and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2015-10-30 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Ml Abrams has proved itself to be the finest main battle tank in the World since its introduction into US Army service in 1981. It combines the ultimate balance between firepower, mobility and protection as demonstrated by its superior performance during the two Gulf Wars and in Afghanistan. It routed the Soviet equipment of Saddam Hussein's army and today remains the yardstick by which friends' and foes' MBTs are judged. Its versatility and continual modernisation of weaponry armour and engineering guarantees that the MI Abrams will remain the US Army's spearpoint for years to come. Expert author Michael Green has produced a comprehensive collection of images and highly informed text.
Download or read book Toy Car Collector s Guide written by Dana Johnson and published by . This book was released on 2005-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dana Johnson, author of Matchbox Toys, 1947 to 2003, Fourth Edition, The Other Matchbox Toys, and Diecast Toys & Scale Models, has produced a revised edition of his popular Toy Car Collector's Guide. Newly updated and expanded, this second edition provides an alphabetical listing by brand of nearly 1,000 brands of cast iron, tinplate, diecast, slush mold, plastic, white metal, and other toy cars from around the world and through automotive history. An estimated 50,000 models are represented, including brief company profiles of every brand. Over 1,300 color photographs serve to greatly enhance the exhaustive text of this all-inclusive book, undoubtedly the most comprehensive on the market.
Download or read book The New Great Book of Corgi 1956 2010 written by Marcel R. Van Cleemput and published by New Cavendish Books Dist. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The bestselling 'Great Book of Corgi' has been fully revised and updated with over 100 new colour photographs; this book will be an essential addition to the library of all model collectors.
Download or read book Chitty Chitty Bang Bang written by Ian Fleming and published by . This book was released on 2024-06-13 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is a timeless classic: a gripping, fast-paced children's adventure story, written by Ian Fleming to read to his son, Caspar. It was first published in 1964 with illustrations by John Burningham. The car was inspired by the racing cars built by Count Louis Zborowski at Higham Park in Kent. Sadly, Ian Fleming never lived to see the book published: he died in 1964, two months before it came out. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, the feature-film, loosely based on the book and co-written by Roald Dahl, was released in 1968.
Download or read book The Unauthorized Encyclopedia of Corgi Toys written by Bill Manzke and published by Schiffer Publishing. This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The rise, fall and rebirth of Corgi Toys is explained and illustrated with hundreds of color photos of toy models and memorabilia never before seen in print. The smaller Husky and Corgi Juniors lines are also covered. Most importantly, this encylopedia presents the most complete variation listing and values guide for Corgi toys published to date.
Download or read book Maximum Mini written by Jeroen Booij and published by Veloce Publishing. This book was released on 2017-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maximum Mini is the first book to focus solely on the cars derived from the classic Mini. Small GTs, sports cars, roadsters, and Fun Cars: Mini-derivatives made the specialist motoring market roar in the 1960s. In the decades since the ‘60s, we saw new variants on the car that simply wouldn’t die; some genius, some crazy, but always colorful and out of the ordinary. Maximum Mini takes a deep dive into almost 60 different Minis. You’ll get specs, facts, tons of high-quality photographs, and more on vehicles like Mini Marcos and Unipower GT, the very obscure, and very exciting, Coldwell GT and Sarcon Scarab, and loads more. Maximum Mini goes directly to the source with its information; much of it coming directly from interviews with original designers and build teams. Some cars that were thought to be long gone were even found during the researching of this book!
Download or read book O Brien s Collecting Toy Cars Trucks written by Richard O'Brien and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 644 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This indispensable identification and price guide for toy car and truck collectors is now more comprehensive and easier to use than ever. The completely revised 3rd edition features a new alphabetical organisation, a more in-depth table of contents, expanded categories and many new photos for easier identification. Collectors will find over 300 categories and more than 15,000 listings, some of which are listed no where else. Listings are usually priced in three grades of condition for a largest-ever total of nearly 45,000 current market value prices.
Download or read book Die cast Commercial Vehicles written by Paul Brent Adams and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2019-07-15 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Highly illustrated, a variety of manufacturers and types feature here - sure to please any die hard die-cast fan.
Download or read book The Ultimate Book of Spot On Models Ltd written by Brian Salter and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book American LaFrance 700 Series written by Lawrence Phillips and published by Enthusiast Books. This book was released on 2000-11-23 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fire apparatus enthusiasts raved about the first American LaFrance 700 Series Photo Archive. Now acclaimed American LaFrance author, Larry Phillips has compiled even more exquisite photographs along with company advertising materials to offer another look at this classic American fire truck. See superb, rare photographs that have never before been published, such as photos from the Larry Zotti Museum Collection of 700 Series rigs in various stages of production on the original Elmira, NY assembly lines. Also included are a number of never before published photographs of early 700 Series private industrial rigs from the Leo E. Duliba Collection. And don't miss the rare photographs of Grand Rapids, Michigan's tandem back-end 700 Series ladder truck. Fire apparatus enthusiasts will applaud this second in-depth look at the American LaFrance 700 Series.
