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----- Original Message ----- From: "Per Lindgren" <lindgre@online.no> > Bernard Seront wrote: > > >The Minichamp 1/18 th scale is around 72 euros here. It is very nice > >actually, and it's an early (68-) model despite what they say. > > > Are we talking about the same model?. The model I saw in Autobild is a > 1972, with the inverted wiper arms and red/white side parking light. The > wipers were inverted for 72, the side light was canceled for 73. > > > I don't think Minichamp made early and late models, so we must speak of the same model. What I do remember (I hope correctly!) is that it has the early style front hood, early round bumpers and early tail lights. I'll try to check one this week. > >And, in fine at the 1/43th, there was a notchback from Matchbox (I'm not > >sure it was Matchbox actually, if anyone knows?), with a suitcase in the > >trunk (trunk that you could open of course) From: "Steven Carpinter" <expoquip@ihug.co.nz> > Plus there is Dinky 144 which is a cream Notch with an opening boot and a > little suitcase that goes in there. This is it : we call them "Dinky-Matchbox" here to make a difference with the "Dinky Toys France" and Dinky Toys GB" series. When we scale down to 1/43th we don't scale our craziness! Bernard Seront serontb@free.fr ------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/