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The Swedish company Kabo produced simple plastic models. These models were used as give-aways with 'Kalaspuffar' cereal in the 1960's. Kabo produced not only cars but also small trucks, ships, airplanes as well as train models. Kabo offered among others four Volvo scale models : the Volvo PV445 Duett, the PV445 Duett panel van, the PV544 and the Volvo Amazon 4-door. The scale of these Volvo models is approximatively 1:87. These models existed in six different colors. These colors vary depending if it is a model without or with tires. The Volvo PV445 Duett and Volvo PV544 existed in these colors: blue, red, yellow, black, silver and bronze/gold. These cars came without tires. These models were released in 1959. The Volvo PV445 Duett panel van and Volvo Amazon 4-door existed in these colors : blue, red, yellow, green, white and gold. These cars came with tires. These models were released in 1960. Models without tires - 1959 The photo on your upper right shows the following models: first row : Volvo PV445 Duett / Volvo L39 / Volvo F82 / Bedford Van / VW Van second row : Volvo PV544 / VW 1200 / DKW / Mercedes 300 / Opel Rekord Models with tires - 1960 The photo on your upper right shows the following models:
first row : Dodge Matador / Mercedes 300 / Citroën / Fiat 1800 / Scania-Vabis L55 second row : Volvo PV445 Duett / Volvo Amazon / VW 1200 / VW Karmann Ghia / MG 1600
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 I stumbled upon a Volvo PV544 by AHI who has a color which I've never seen before. It is painted red. This model exists also in black, white and brown. These 1:87 scale models where made in Japan. They consist of a diecast body, a tinplate bottom-plate and real rubber tires.
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The bulk pack shown on the photo on your left is for sale on an auction site for several weeks now. This set has been offered by Electrotren and contains 10 H0 scale models which have been made by the Spanish brand Eko. The first proposal of such a set was to offer a inexpensive way to load railroad autorack cars. It contains two Volvo P1800 models among others .
Electrotren was a Spanish company producing mostly railroad models and accessories in 0 and H0 scale. Hornby Railways acquired the company in 2004. This bulk pack contains the following cars :
Click here to see the Volvo Amazon by AHI. An excellent overview of other models by AHI offers this webpage : www.87thscale.info/ahi.htm This Volvo Amazon scale model has been produced in Japan by the company AHI. The model consist of a diecast body with a tinplate bottom-plate riveted to it. The car has free rolling axles with tires made of rubber. The scale model comes mounted on a black plastic base with a clear plastic cover. The car is fixed with a ribbon to the base. I have seen the car so far only in this orange livery.
                            An excellent overview of other models by AHI offers this webpage : www.87thscale.info/ahi.htm
Amazon65, a long-time Volvo collector from the Netherlands informed me about this small Volvo PV544 scale model. It is a plastic scale model that the American company MPC (Multiple Products Company) produced back in 1961. The scale is close to 1:87 but I have not been able to verify this information. The model has been produced in the following four colours : red, green, blue and yellow. But it seems that you can find models in various shades of each colour. Volvo PV544 in red by MPC :
Volvo PV544 in green by MPC :
Quote from an article by Dave B. Reeves : A Brief History: A few brief notes that may prove helpful to you in collecting these cars: They were made by the Multiple Products Company (MPC) in New York City between approximately 1954 and 1970. They were frequently sold in bags of 40 or 100, for either 49 or 99 cents, and were originally called "Cars of All Nations". In later years they also appeared in cellophane boxes, and renamed such things as “Detroit in Miniature” and other names. Usually sold in 5 & 10 stores such as Woolworth’s, they also appeared in the toy aisles of many drug stores and grocery stores. Some of you may even be old enough to remember when they were sold through advertisements in the back pages of comic books ... cars sold this way came in the mail in a square box (I have three sets in their original shipping boxes, and a copy of the ad itself, in my own collection). Note that the MPC Company that produced them has no relation to the MPC Company that later produced plastic model kits. The little cars appear to have disappeared from stores in the early 1970’s although occasionally a complete bagged set still turns up (I have six or seven different sets in unopened bags). ........ (click on the link below to read the entire article) Source & copyright : www.87thscale.info/mpc.htm |
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