NEW Vintage Circa 2001 Maisto Superior Motorized 1:31 Diecast Silver Chrysler PT Cruiser #21001 - Collectible!

NIB MAISTO Chrysler PT Cruiser (Silver) 1/31 Scale Diecast Model - MOTORIZED Pull Back Action - Front Doors Open!

This vehicle is New Old Stock in the original box. The car is 4" long and features pull-back action. Diecast and plastic parts, made in China.

Car is NEW IN BOX ~ box shows signs of wear, car is new, unused. Car never removed packaging base, so no detail pictures available.

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Car In NEW Vintage Condition - Original Box In Good Vintage Condition (Has Shelf Ware - Clear Plastic Window Has Crinkles)

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About this item:

Age: For Adult Collectors or 3+

Contents: (1) Diecast Car

Approx. Size: 4" 

Box/Card Measures: 5.5" x 2.75" x 2.5"
 
Weight: 0 Lb. 5.9 Oz.

Brand: Chrysler PT Cruiser™

Manufacturer: Maisto International, Inc.™

MPN: #21001

UPC: 090159210016

Made In: China

Year: Circa 2001

Condition:  Car In New Vintage Condition - Original Box/Card In Good Vintage Condition (Has Shelf Ware) - Sold As Is - What You See Is What You Get - See Photos & Video for any Issues! 

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Maisto Iternational, Inc.

Maisto is a brand of scale model vehicles introduced in 1990 and owned by May Cheong Group, a Chinese company founded in 1967 in Hong Kong by brothers P.Y. Ngan and Y.C Ngan. Head-quartered in Hong Kong, the brand has its offices in the United States, France and China. MCG also owns other model car brands such as former Italian brand Bburago (whose assets and rights to brand name were acquired in 2006) and Polistil.

The company has also manufactured a number of Tonka products under license from Hasbro. Products under the Maisto brand includes die-cast scale model cars.

Company history

The company was established in Hong Kong in 1967 as "May Cheong Toy Company" by brothers P.Y. Ngan and Y.C Ngan. Products were initially commercialised under the "MC Toy" (using the initials of the company) brand.

Some of the first MC Toys products were direct copies of Matchbox cars, although the firm had original designs as well. Soon after, European cars were added to its range of products. MC produced models of European cars which were not made by Matchbox or Hot Wheels, and the brand became popular for providing the same quality as its contemporaries at cheap prices.

In the mid-1980s, Intex Recreation introduced MC Toy products to the US market with some of the die-cast cars being labeled as Intex. In the late 1980s, MC Toys' vehicles increased their quality, becoming more realistic and accurate to real models, in contrast with other counterpart companies that produced toy-like cars. In 1990, the company introduced the "Maisto" brand of diecast cars. Through the 1990s, Maisto was considered the US division of Master Toy Co. Ltd. of Thailand with May Cheong being the Kowloon, Hong Kong, subsidiary.

The May Cheong Group products are made in China and Thailand. The factories in China and Thailand manufacture 1:12, 1:18, 1:24, 1:25, 1:27, 1:43, 1:31 and 1:64 scale replicas. Most models are officially licensed products, based on popular vehicles. Some models, however, are fantastical hot-rod and custom creations more in line with the Hot Wheels formula. The US warehouse and distribution center, aka Maisto International, Inc, is located in Fontana, California.

In 2006, the May Cheong Group acquired the assets of the Italian brand Bburago. Later, the firm also obtained the Polistil name, another Italian scale model manufacturer that had previously gone bankrupt in 1993.

Automobiles

Maisto mainly competed in 1:18 scale with Italian Bburago, Polistil and the more expensive Franklin Mint Precision Models. By 2000, a whole host of companies like Yatming, Ertl, AUTOart and even Mattel's Hot Wheels had entered the larger scale 1:18 fray and the market segment became more saturated and competitive. In the budget 1:18 scale category, many competitors left the market after the mid-2000s and Maisto faced little to no competition with the company moving upmarket itself with its Exclusive line of model cars featuring finer details than the more commonly available Premiere and Special Edition lines.

Maisto scale models in 1:18 scale usually have opening features all around with adequately appointed engines and interiors. The models have nearly perfectly proportioned bodies and usually have excellently researched detail considering models are mass-produced in the hundreds of thousands and the fact that the brand belongs to the budget category of diecast scale models. Due to the mass manufacturing nature of the models, there are some inconsistencies and omission of finer details such as the paint application, which might be too thick or not uniform, and details that should be chrome are often painted silver. Body panels may be uneven, lights unrealistic, and the trim rather thick and gaudy. Muscle Machines magazine noted that the 1963 Dodge 330 Hemi was completely devoid of any indication of a gear shift of any type (even push button on the dash). Collectors wanting finer crafting in this size must look to AUTOart, CMC, or Exoto at the higher dollar end of miniature modeling.

1/64 scale Maisto die-cast models are comparable in quality and details to Matchbox, Hot Wheels and Johnny Lightning, but new models in this scale are not released very often. Even some models use similar castings from older Matchbox and Hot Wheels models. Newer lines offer vehicles in more customized themes. One such line is the AllStarz which features custom rims, special paint jobs, lowered suspension and super upgraded in-car entertainment systems. Another line is Pro Rodz which uses the same themes but consists of classic American muscle cars. Both lines are in direct competition with 'Jada Toys' 'Dub City' and 'Big Time Muscle' brands that started the 'bling' trends in auto toys.

Around late 2010, Maisto toys sold in Wal-Mart stores took on the name 'Adventure Wheels' on all Maisto packaging with red-orange and yellow gold box and blister pack colors with black trim.

Maisto produces many licensed properties that reflected contemporary promotional and industry trends. For example, it is an official licensee of Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Company. Chrysler is a big user of Maisto for promo models - one example was the offering of three different versions of the PT Cruiser (stock, sport and panel) made available first to auto journalists, but later sold normally in Walmart and other stores. The brand is popularly seen in Sam's Club and often makes exclusive editions of its model cars intended to be sold at the store which feature special paint schemes not commonly found on the regular variations of the model.

Read More: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maisto

 

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Chrysler PT Cruiser

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Chrysler PT Cruiser is a compact car that was built by the American company Chrysler from 2001 until 2010. Introduced as a five-door hatchback wagon, a two-door convertible variant was also made from 2005 until 2008.

Originally planned as a Plymouth model, the PT Cruiser was ultimately marketed as a Chrysler when Plymouth was discontinued. Intended to invoke 1930s aesthetics, the exterior of the PT Cruiser was designed by Bryan Nesbitt. The model received an intermediate facelift for the 2006 model year. Interior packaging was noted for its high roof, high h-point seating, and flexible cargo and passenger configurations enabled by a multi-level rear cargo shelf and rear seats a user could fold, tumble, or remove.

The PT Cruiser was produced in Mexico and Austria at the Toluca Car Assembly and Eurostar Automobilwerk factories. By the end of production in July 2010, worldwide production had reached 1.35 million.

In its nameplate, PT stands for "Personal Transport" or "Personal Transportation". PT was the PT Cruiser's product code for the Mexican-made units.

Overview

The PT Cruiser is a front-wheel drive 5-passenger vehicle, classified as a truck in the US by the NHTSA for CAFE fuel economy calculations but as a car by most other metrics. Chrysler specifically designed the PT Cruiser to fit the NHTSA criteria for a light truck to bring the average fuel efficiency of the company's truck fleet into compliance with CAFE standards. A turbocharged GT model was introduced for the 2003 model year. A convertible was introduced for the 2005 model year.

The cars were manufactured at Toluca Car Assembly in Toluca, Mexico. On March 8, 2006, DaimlerChrysler announced that 1,000,000 PT Cruisers had been built. The final PT Cruiser was built on July 9, 2010. A total of 1,050,281 PT Cruisers were marketed in the United States.

The PT Cruiser was also assembled at the Eurostar Automobilwerk in Graz, Austria, for markets outside North America, using the production code PG, for the model year 2002. European PT Cruisers built in 2001 or from 2003 on were manufactured in Mexico under the PT production code. The US version used a 2.4 L four-cylinder gasoline engine. In addition to this standard model, a 2.2 L four-cylinder diesel engine built by Mercedes-Benz was also available in Europe, Asia, and South Africa. A 2.0 L engine (D4RE) was also available outside the US. It produced 140 hp (104 kW) SAE at 6500 rpm with 130 lb⋅ft (176 N⋅m) of torque at 4800 rpm.

In July 2000, the PT Cruiser replaced the Neon in Japan as their small car offering. Chrysler sold over 10,000 PT Cruisers in Japan. The five-door hatchback, two-door convertible, and GT turbo engine package were sold in Japan in right-hand drive configurations. Japanese versions were manufactured at the Austrian factory and were equipped similarly to European specifications. From 2002 until 2007, the PT Cruiser was used in the city of Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture by the Maihama Resort Cab company to serve as a taxi in the vicinity of Tokyo Disneyland because of its fun, retro appearance. The PT Cruiser taxis augmented the Maihama Resort Line service to Tokyo Disneyland. The ten Chrysler PT Cruisers were to help customers "hold on to that lingering Disney feeling all the way home." The cars were offered in Japan until April 2010, when it was replaced by the Dodge Caliber.

The PT Cruiser arrived in Australia in mid-2000 and came in only three specification levels: Grand Tourer, Limited, and Touring. Until 2006, the only choice of engine was the 2.0 L. The cabrio was introduced to Australia in 2006. From 2006, all models, including the new cabrio, received the 2.4 L I4 engine coupled to a four-speed automatic or five-speed manual. Sales were never spectacular, and the car's reputation for lackluster performance turned buyers to the competition. Sales sharply declined following the facelift despite the newer models having a more powerful engine. Between 2000 and 2009, total sales for Australia were 7,000.

In 2001 Motor Trend named the PT Cruiser as its Car of the Year and Car and Driver put it on its Ten Best list. the PT Cruiser also won the North American Car of the Year. The PT Cruiser also won the North American Car of the Year, based on a solid majority of top automotive journalists charged with "picking a vehicle that has set new standards or benchmarks in its class while considering aspects such as general design, safety, fuel economy, handling, general roadworthiness, performance, functionality, technical innovation, driver satisfaction and price." It also held the distinction of being listed by Consumer Guide automotive editors as "Best Buy" continuously from 2001 through 2006.

Read More: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysler_PT_Cruiser

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