1:43 Ford Truck Collection

[IFHP]

1:43 Ford Truck Collection


Transporter loaded with Vintage Ford Trucks by IFHP97, on Flickr

Inspired by this photo:


1969 Ford Trucks (USA) by IFHP97, on Flickr


Transporter of Vintage Ford Trucks by IFHP97, on Flickr


Taunus Transit and Ford F-1 by IFHP97, on Flickr


1:43 Scale Ford Trucks by IFHP97, on Flickr


1:43 scale Mercedes-Benz Autotransporter by Schuco by IFHP97, on Flickr
Sort of a "guest worker" in my all-Ford 1:43 collection.


1:43 Scale Ford AeroMax and C-Series by IFHP97, on Flickr


1:43 Scale Ford Trucks Great & Small by IFHP97, on Flickr


Ford AeroMax by Unique Replicas by IFHP97, on Flickr

[JSB33]

AeroMax is cool. Bet it takes some space.
Are you sure the Merc transporter is Schuco? I have one and its marked as a "Action City"

Fordson truck has great graphics.

You might like these

[zimbo]

Where did you that transporter from, never really seen any for sale anywhere of any sort apart from the oldie en as regularly (kinda) seen in here closed race transporter ones

[DeadCanDanceR]

Lots of cool looking models in this thread!

[IFHP]

Are you sure the Merc transporter is Schuco? I have one and its marked as a "Action City"

Schuco Jr to be exact. I bought it in toy store in California in the early 2000s for under $20.00. Perhaps Action City is an off lable for the same product?

Those Matchbox Ford pickups look pretty good and I'll have to add one to my collection at some point. The Spark Transit rally support van is very cool. I saw on on ebay (for the first time) recently, it went for north of $100 so I had to drop out of the bidding. Is it in current production? It seems that other Transits by Spark are much more common than this Ford Motorsports version. Also, that is a great background, your creation?

[dcast]

Cool trucks and Vans, like the one with working headlights I've got the Econoline in the 1:1 photo, it's made by PremiumX like the F-100 Pickup. I need to get the Transit Van some day in my collection.

[IFHP]

And that 1971 Econoline is on my list...

[JSB33]

Mine was about the same price, it was bought in a toy store in Europe by one of the members here. Did not know that Schuco was involved.

Spark transit van is a few years old.

Yes, I made the background.

[Basse]

I can go and check tomorrow if the Eurocarrier is still available in my local toy store here in Sweden.

[Schuvo]

The Aeromax is not something I have come across frequently - love to have one! And the transporter is the same as Jeff's, isn't it? The like of which I covet!

[JSB33]

And the transporter is the same as Jeff's, isn't it? The like of which I covet!

It is. You are like I was, as soon as i saw it I had to have one

[IFHP]

European Ford Trucks from IXO


500E Thames and Ford/Simca Cargo by IXO by IFHP97, on Flickr

I posted this photo on IXO's Facebook page with the following note:

I really like the IXO-made truck series. Since I only collect Fords, I only have two (Ford/Simca Cargo and Ford Thames). Here they are with my suggestion for a third European Ford truck model -- the 1954-61 F-K 4500 (G-700 in some export markets). If you are careful, you could use the same casting to make a fourth model --Thames NC Trader/Ford K-600 as they used the same body as the F-K 4500. Any plans?

IXO posted a pretty positive response which leads me to think that a F-K 4500 is in the works.

[JSB33]

How I wish IXO would do a C Type. Think of all the possibility's!
Both of your trucks would be welcome here.

[IFHP]

Yes, a range of C-Series trucks from IXO would be great. For one thing, I need a fire truck in my collection.

[ciprian]

Nice Ovals over here. I'm pondering a classic Transit myself. Does anyone have the complete Supervan series?

[Tom]

Great trucks!
I too have one of those 1:43 transporters, but mine has a MAN cab. Bought it years ago at the swapmeet, haven't seen any since. I think mine's in a Schuco box.

[SG143]

Nice Ovals over here. I'm pondering a classic Transit myself. Does anyone have the complete Supervan series?

Yes , I have all 3 Tranny Supervans

[IFHP]

2006-08 Ford LCF by Eligor



I didn't know Eligor made die-cast vehicles this nice. The working tilt-cab supports my theory that Ford used this model as a promotional piece back in 2006. The LCF was a disaster for Ford. My understanding is that only a few thousand were sold in 2006-08.





I was a bit worried about the actual scale of this truck when I bought it. In this comparison with other 1:43 trucks it looks perfect. The box does not give any scale, but it is stamped 1:43 on the truck itself.

[Chris Sweetman]

Not aware that Eligor made models in any scale other than 1:43rd. They were made on behalf of the Eligor brand by LBS. LBS made some interesting Berliet lorry models back in the 1980’s and today part of their output is Racing Car transporters.

Chris

[Chris Sweetman]

Schuco is just one brand name owned by the massive Simba-Dickie Toy Group:

http://www.simba-dickie-group.de/en/the ... ites.shtml

When on the above link scroll down to find other brands owned by them - guaranteed you will be surprised!

The use of the Schuco brand name with the addition of Junior was to give an era of nostalgia to the great name from another generation to the present one with the idea to promote sales.

In any case whatever brand the car transporters appeared under the model was actually made by Hongwell.

Chris

[IFHP]

Thanks Chris, I did not know any of that.

[IFHP]

GAZ Model AA Bus by Hongwell


GAZ Model AA Bus by Hongwell by IFHP97, on Flickr

Nicely detailed, but probably undersized for a 1:43 scale bus. I have long looked at these GAZ AA trucks on e-bay and wondered if they were accurately scaled or not. I bought this bus from an e-bay seller in Latvia who said the manufacture was IXO. I trust IXO to be good about the scale of their trucks so I ordered it. But it turns out to be Hongwell, not IXO and the bus is about the size of a Transit van. The standard Model AA chassis was 131.5 inches. I don't know, maybe GAZ made a shorter version. Here is a comparison photo with the Ford/Simca Cargo by IXO.


GAZ Model AA Bus by Hongwell by IFHP97, on Flickr

Comparison with Ford Model A Coupe by Minichamps


GAZ Model AA Bus by Hongwell by IFHP97, on Flickr

With Model TT van by IXO.


GAZ Model AA Bus by Hongwell by IFHP97, on Flickr

Comparison with Ford Transit.


GAZ Model AA Bus by Hongwell by IFHP97, on Flickr

18-passenger bus (including driver). The small number of seats makes the relative shortness of this bus more plausible

In the end I would probably be reluctant to buy any more GAZ AAs by Hongwell because of the scale question. It would be wonderful if IXO would add some Model AA trucks to their truck series.

[odysseios]

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[IFHP]

Two 2015 Ford truck releases from the the French part work company Hachette. (built by Sonic in Bangladesh)

ET7 Thames Bus by Michael, on Flickr

1952 Thames ET7 bus in Malta livery.

ET7 Thames Bus by Michael, on Flickr

Recent Arrivals by Michael, on Flickr

Circa 1947 Ford F 798 T fire truck (a French truck). This is the first 1:43 scale model that I've ever seen that was made in Bangladesh. Too bad about the cock-eyed headlights, I don't know if they can be fixed. The model needs some more paint too -- maybe a black bumper, silver mirrors and a blue Ford oval.

Recent Arrivals by Michael, on Flickr