|
1948 Citroen 2CV (1/24) (fs)
|
|
1961 Jaguar Type E 3L8 FHC (1/24) (fs)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The 2 CV was presented for the first time at the 1948 motor show, 12 years after the start of the design study. This car was launched by the director of Citroën M. Boulanger, who wanted this surprising car. He had personally drawn up the main lines of it as early as 1936, which he summed up as follows : "four wheels under an umbrella“.
|
The Jaguar E-Type made its debut at the Geneva Motor Show in 1961. He followed his big brother XK120 with twelve years apart. After the first two prototypes, which were two-seater convertibles, Jaguar developed the E1A (A for aluminium). The car was powered by a six-cylinder engine and was available as a coupé or cabriolet, then as a 2+2 from 1966.
|
|
|
|
1950 Talbot Lago Record Converitble 60th Anniversary Limited Edition (1/24) (fs)
|
|
1947 Renault 4 CV (1/24) (fs)
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Talbot Lago-Record Type T26 was a large, six-cylinder executive car launched by the French Talbot company in 1946. In the context of the company's protracted financial collapse, the last T26s were probably those produced during 1953.
Steel-bodied four- and two-door sedans and coupes were offered. Numerous coach builders also offered bespoke bodies for the car, although in the economically constrained conditions of the time, relatively few were built.
There was also a shortened sports version known as the Talbot Lago-Grand Sport Type T26.
|
The RENAULT 4 CV was presented in the first post-war Paris Motor Show in October 1946. Evolved during the bombings and completed while France was still under rations, this little “car for everyone” created by the engineer Ferdinand Picard would be the vehicle of newly found freedom and a better life. For both families and city use, robust, economical and cheap, the 4CV would be the first French car to produce more than a million of its make: 1,105,547 in a 14-year career.
|
|
|
|
1931 Bugatti T.50 (1/24) (fs)
|
|
Citroen 5CV Trefle (1/24) (fs)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Type 50 was the first road-going Bugatti to be powered by the DOHC engine, with the honor of the very first ever going to the 1930 Type 51 Grand Prix racer. The engine was based on the Type 46 unit, but slightly decreased in size with a different bore and stroke. The design of the cylinder-head was directly inspired by the Miller engines Ettore Bugatti had acquired to study at the end of the 1920s. With 225 hp available, the Type 50 engine was the most powerful production engine Ettore ever designed. Although the Type 50 was intended solely for road use, Jean Bugatti convinced his father to prepare three examples for the 1931 24 Hours of Le Mans race. For the first time Bugatti had a car with a large enough engine to take on the Bentleys or 'British lorries' as Ettore referred to them. Painted in all-black to show Bugatti's discontent with the French government's refusal to sponsor the racing effort, the Type 50 racers were all withdrawn after a tire-failure on one of the team cars. One of those 24 Hour racers returned to Le Mans three more times, and even led the race for a while in the 1935 running. The road-going Type 50s were delivered as a running chassis ready to be bodied by the coach builder of the customer's choice. Taking in account the high price of the chassis, it came as no surprise that only the finest of coach builders were commissioned to body the Type 50s. Most chassis' received coupe bodies. One of the most famous versions was the Jean Bugatti designed Profilee body style, which became inspiration for the later Ventoux body type found on the Type 57 chassis. Production of the Type 50 lasted just three years in which 65 examples were constructed, including the three Le Mans racers. It was outsold by the Types 46 and 57 many times, which might explain why the Type 50 is one of the lesser known and written about Bugatti models. The chassis' pedigree alone should give it a more prominent position in the marque's history. Combining that with the lavish and beautiful bodies fitted, the Type 50 could be considered the finest car ever produced by Bugatti. Founded in Paris, France in 1957, Heller kits are widely regarded as some of the best fitting and most authentic kits every produced. Being a French company, Heller is well-known for their European car and truck models.
|
André Citroën wanted to produce a vehicle that was simply designed, low-priced and lightened, without compromising its sturdiness. After the type A, the B2 was launched, followed by a smaller model, the 5CV two-seat Torpedo, which was generally painted yellow, earning it the nickname of „little lemon“. Then came the three-seat Torpedo, nicknamed the „cloverleaf“ due to the shape of the passenger seating.
|
|
|
Car Transporter Trailer (1/24) (fs)
Just Arrived
|
|
Renault Taxi Type AG (1/24) (fs)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Two- or four-wheel trailers have become an indispensable means of transporting vehicles in many sectors.
They are used when it is not possible or not allowed for the vehicles themselves to travel on the road.
For example, they are transported to the garage, to the dealer, to the customer or to the race or rally track. Some of the trailers are equipped with winch. The loading ramps and the cable winch make loading uncomplicated.
|
In 1905, the Compagnie Française des Automobiles de Place, which took the name of G7, launched a call for tenders for a fleet of “automobile coaches” with a view to replacing the 20,000 horse-drawn vehicles circulating in Paris. RENAULT wins the market with the Type AG equipped with an 8 hp twin-cylinder engine. Presented to the „École des mines“ (college of engineers) on September 26, 1905, the vehicle was ordered from this first year in 250 copies. Deliveries begin immediately, and the G7 places a new order for 1000 „taxis“ in 1906, then 1500 in 1908. The AG-1 type offered by HELLER appeared in 1907.
|
|
|
|
1938 Citroen 15 CV "Traction Avant" (1/24) (fs)
|
|
Bentley 4.5L Blower Race Car (1/24) (fs)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The „TRACTION“ was presented at the 1934 Motor Show. At that time, there were three versions: the “7”, the “11” and the “22”. It was André Lefèbvre who took over the construction of the revolutionary car which was the “TRACTION”. The “15 SIX” was a normal “11cv” with an extended bonnet, and it attained timed speeds of up to 130 km/h, with remarkable roadholding, which is why it came to be nicknamed “La Reine de la Route” (Queen of the Road).
|
|
|
|
|
Bugatti EB 110 (1/24) (fs)
|
|
Renault 4 TL/GTL (1/24) (fs)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Originally, the EB 110 project was undertaken by Oliviero Pedrazzi, Tiziano Benedetti, and Achille Bevini, technicians capable of developing the most subtle refinements so as to obtain a modern car matching the incomparable image of Ettore Bugatti himself. The EB 110 symbolizes everything that Bugatti stands for, elegance, aerodynamics, beauty, comfort, and harmony.
|
When the new little Renault first appeared at the Paris Auto Show in late 1961, it was hailed as revolutionary! There, the manufacturer with the diamond logo not only unveiled a new concept, but also a new approach to the automobile. Everything in the Renault 4 was revolutionary for a car in its segment. This four-cylinder economy car with a sealed, maintenance-free cooling circuit boasted front-wheel drive (a first for Renault on a passenger car), a platform to which the body was bolted, four wheels with independent suspension.
|
|
|
|
Landini 16000 DT Farm Tractor (1/24) (fs)
|
|
Goods Trailer (1/24) (fs)
Just Arrived
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Landini was founded in Emilia-Romagna in 1884 and is one of the oldest and most successful Italian tractor manufacturers, which became the largest tractor manufacturer in Italy in the 1930s. The LANDINI 16000 DT was manufactured in 1986 in the Massey Ferguson factory in Beauvais (France). It was almost identical to the MF 2785 and had all the features, in particular the turbo engine equipped with an air-water heat exchanger. A single large door on the left gave access to a comfortable cabin.
|
A transport trailer is used in many sectors. The robust construction makes it irreplaceable for transporting garden tools, building materials, furniture and other items. Hobby gardeners, do-it-yourselfers, tradesmen, farmers and many other sectors always have something to transport, whether it‘s timber, paving stones, hedge or lawn cuttings, tools or machinery. The trailer can be towed by most cars, small transporters and tractors, making it ideal for everyday use. The load can be secured with ropes or straps using the lashing hooks on the sides. Matching side walls and a tailgate turn the trailer into a reliable helper in no time at all. For transporting bicycles, motorbikes and scooters, ramps and bike racks as well as a cable winch make loading easy.
|
|
|
