Volvo 144 Taxi by Amercom

Here is yet another packaging version of the Volvo 144 Taxi that has been distributed in partwork collections by several companies all over Europe. I will show you here the Bulgarian, Polish and Greek version. The same Volvo 144 Taxi model has been available in France, Spain, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Bulgaria and also Greece :

-   Bulgaria
-   Czech Republic
-   Poland
-   Greece
-   France
-   Spain

9.99 BGN ( Bulgarian lev )
129 CZK ( Czech koruna )
19.99 PLN ( Polish Zloty )
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5.09 €
5.00 €
4.82 €
9.99 €
10.50 €
12.99 €

Amercom
Amercom
Amercom
DeAgostini
Altaya
Altaya

2012 → 2013
Jan 2012 → 2013
  ?
Mar 2009 → Apr 2011
Feb 2002 → Dec 2004
  ?

Please let me know if you are aware if it has been offered in other countries.

The models are theoretically everywhere the same. But in the end the released versions for each country differ in some details. The most noticeable is clearly the various packaging versions and of course the folder coming with each model. But there is more. You can detect many tiny differences when checking in deep the various details and overall finish.

Bulgaria

Booklet

Greece

Booklet

Poland

Photos used with permission.

Courtesy of Dietmar

Differences between the models released in Bulgaria and Greece :

Just have a look at the following three photos to see some obvious differences between the Volvo 14 released in Bulgaria and the one released in Greece :

On the sides :

• packaging
• rims
• rear-view mirrors
• bumpers

On the front :

• rear-view mirrors
• radiator grill
  

On the rear :

• label showing the model type
• rear lights ( different colors )
• glazing ( big difference in quality )

Sources :

amercom.com.pl
amercom.cz
deagostini.gr
taxitata.com

Polish website
Czech Republic website
Greek website
Bulgarian website

Czech Republic  :  folders & release order

1. Ford Crown Victoria - New York 1992
2. Citroen DS 19 - Paris 1968
3. Tuk Tuk - Bangkok 1980
4. Fiat 125p - Warsaw 1980
5. Peugeot 203 - Casablanca 1960
6. Volkswagen Beetle (Garbus) - Mexico City 1985
7. Ford V8 - Montevideo 1955
8. Ford Escape Hybrid - New York 2005
9. Gaz M-21 Wołga - Moscow 195
10. Ford Fairlane - Havana 1955
11. Alfa Romeo 156 - Florence 1997
12. Mercedes 200D - Athens 1965
13. Peugeot 504 - Lagos 1977
14. Fiat 1400 - Rome 1955
15. Mitsubishi i-MiEV - Tokyo 2010
16. Toyota Avensis - Eindhoven 2003
17. Seat Leon - Barcelona 1999
18. Checker - San Francisco 1980
19. Simca 1000 - Paris 1962
20. Volvo 144 - Stockholm 1970
21. Citroen Traction Avant - Madrid 1955
22. Renault 8 - Bamako 1970
23. Renault colorale - Algiers 1950
24. Opel Rekord E - Nuremberg 1980
25. Citroen Dong Feng 988 - Beijing 2000
26. Mercedes 240D - Beirut 1973
27. Lada 1200 - Addis Ababa 1980
28. Volkswagen Passat Variant - Vienna 2005
29. Fiat 1400 - Rome 1955
30. Lancia Thesis - Lisbon 2002
31. Austin FX4 - London 1958
32. ....
    

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Bulgaria  :  folders & release order

1. Austin FX4 - London 1958
2. Peugeot 203 - Casablanca 1960
3. Volkswagen Beetle (Garbus) - Mexico City 1985
4. Fiat 125p - Warsaw 1980
5. Tuk Tuk - Bangkok 1980
6. Citroen DS 19 - Paris 1968
7. Toyota Crown - Hong Kong 1995
8. Ford Crown Victoria - New York 1992
9. Gaz M-21 Wołga - Moscow 195
10. Ford Fairlane - Havana 1955
11. Ford Escape Hybrid - New York 2005
12. Alfa Romeo 156 - Florence 1997
13. Mercedes 200D - Athens 1965
14. Peugeot 504 - Lagos 1977
15. Fiat 1400 - Rome 1955
16. Mitsubishi i-MiEV - Tokyo 2010
17. Toyota Avensis - Eindhoven 2003
18. Seat Leon - Barcelona 1999
19. Checker - San Francisco 1980
20. Simca 1000 - Paris 1962
21. Volvo 144 - Stockholm 1970
22. Citroen Traction Avant - Madrid 1955
23. Renault 8 - Bamako 1970
24. Renault colorale - Algiers 1950
25. Opel Rekord E - Nuremberg 1980
26. Citroen Dong Feng 988 - Beijing 2000
27. Mercedes 240D - Beirut 1973
28. Lada 1200 - Addis Ababa 1980
29. Volkswagen Passat Variant - Vienna 2005
30. Fiat 1400 - Rome 1955
31. Lancia Thesis - Lisbon 2002
32. ....
    

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Poland  :  folders & release order

1. Ford Crown Victoria - New York 1992
2. Volkswagen Beetle (Garbus) - Mexico City 1985
3. Austin FX4 - London 1958
4. Peugeot 203 - Casablanca 1960
5. Fiat 125p - Warsaw 1980
6. Citroen DS 19 - Paris 1968
7. Tuk Tuk - Bangkok 1980
8. Toyota Crown - Hong Kong 1995
9. Ford Escape Hybrid - New York 2005
10. Gaz M-21 Wołga - Moscow 1955
11. Ford Fairlane - Havana 1955
12. Alfa Romeo 156 - Florence 1997
13. Mercedes 200D - Athens 1965
14. Peugeot 504 - Lagos 1977
15. Fiat 1400 - Rome 1955
16. Mitsubishi i-MiEV - Tokyo 2010
17. Toyota Avensis - Eindhoven 2003
18. Seat Leon - Barcelona 1999
19. Checker - San Francisco 1980
20. Simca 1000 - Paris 1962
21. Volvo 144 - Stockholm 1970
22. Citroen Traction Avant - Madrid 1955
23. Renault 8 - Bamako 1970
24. Renault colorale - Algiers 1950
25. Opel Rekord E - Nuremberg 1980
26. Citroen Dong Feng 988 - Beijing 2000
27. Mercedes 240D - Beirut 1973
28. Lada 1200 - Addis Ababa 1980
29. Volkswagen Passat Variant - Vienna 2005
30. Moskowicz 408 - Moscow 1964
31. Lancia Thesis - Lisbon 2002
32. ....

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Greece  :  summary ( not complete ) of the folders from the Greek website

Company Overview :
Amercom S.A. operates as a media company. The company engages in newspaper and magazine publishing, including educational publishing both in print and DVD formats. Amercom SA is based in Poznañ, Poland.
Website : www.amercom.com.pl