Publisher Description

Once again Dr. Edward Force, America's foremost authority on miniature vehicles shares his knowledge with other avid collectors. This time he turns to Italy, where diecast miniature vehicles began to be manufactured after the end of World War II. Mercury built their first models in 1945, followed by Lima, Nigam, PM, Ra-Ro, Rivarossi, Safar and SVP. Cars from these and other Italian companies are presented in full color with informative, vital facts about the cars presented in an easy to use format._x000D_This new volume has more models to list than any of Ed Force's previous works, making it a jam-packed, interesting, important reference. This is an important book for the libraries of all serious miniature car collectors._x000D__x000D_ AUTHOR: Ed Force lives in central Connecticut and is an avid collector of diecast toys. His many previous works include two in the Classic Miniature Vehicles series: Made in Germany and Made in France. A price guide is included._x000D__x000D_

Author Biography

Edward Force is a recognized authority on miniature vehicles from around the world and the author of numerous books on the subject. He resides in Connecticut.

Long Description

Here, at last, is a long-awaited volume for collectors of miniature vehicles. After a span of several years, noted authority Edward Force turns his eye toward the vehicles produced in northern Europe from the early to mid-20th century. From Scandinavia the toys include the classic Tekno brand, as well as Vilmer and several smaller brands such as Bapro and Lemeco. Also included are a series of plastic models once offered by Lego. From Belgium, there are vehicles from the Gusquy-Septoy firm and the short-lived Sablon brand. Holland is represented by Lion Toys and the Best Box-Efsi-Oto-Holland line. Finally, the book contains the German Siku line.In all, hundreds of examples are shown in full color, plus the encyclopedic gathering of information that collectors have come to expect from Dr. Force. Values are provided for each model shown. This new volume will satisfy the pent-up demand for a new volume on miniature vehicles and will be a welcome addition to the collector's library.

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