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| Douglas | Feb 3 2017, 05:37 PM Post #1 |
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Just 3 to show, found them at different toy shows over the years past. The first one came in this early style packaging, distributed in US by Physio-Chem, it is hard to see in my photo. The horse was attached to the base when I got it, but somehow I broke it loose. ![]() ![]() These next two were found loose at different shows, but I'd have to assume, or is it presume, that they went together, since in each instance the pairs were the only two Majorette's found in the trays on each dealers table, plus, according to photos I'd seen, each of cars castings were paired with the trailers I found with them. ![]()
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| pjedsel | Feb 3 2017, 07:57 PM Post #2 |
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Those are great! I have the Pug wagon and horse trailer - think my horse still attaches to the base but it also may have escaped as I haven't seen the horse trailer for a while.
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| Douglas | Feb 4 2017, 06:21 PM Post #3 |
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Glad you liked them John, my Pugeot seems to be an example of Majorette's early attempt at spectraflame paint, but I think they were lacking a good, if any undercoat, so the paint is pretty blotchy.
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| juantoo3 | Feb 4 2017, 07:46 PM Post #4 |
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Those are really cool. Early Majos are scarce around these parts. |
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| ninuxx | Feb 5 2017, 05:20 PM Post #5 |
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Nice ones... I have the same blotchy paint on a racing team Peugeot as well as on a DS. I think this burgundy color was very predestinated for getting blurry... ![]() ![]() |
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| Douglas | Feb 7 2017, 06:04 PM Post #6 |
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Thanks Wes, and Niels. Niels those are some nice sets, that racing team Pugeot wagon is one I'd never seen before.
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| JBH6666 | Feb 8 2017, 02:11 PM Post #7 |
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Can someone tell me what years the early wheels were used? |
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| Douglas | Feb 8 2017, 05:24 PM Post #8 |
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I will only be guessing based on how Matchbox wheels changed over the years, but I'd think the ones that have tires on hubs might be from mid-to late 1960's, although I think the solid all black wheels may have carried over, on some models, into the early 1970's. No idea on the gray wheels on hubs, like Niels (ninuxx) shows, probably used even earlier on the old Rail Route issues which later became Majorette models. Hopefully somebody else with more knowledge of it will revisit this page and give you the accurate details and dates. |
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| Hobie-wan | Feb 10 2017, 06:00 PM Post #9 |
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Cool stuff. I have the little F3 racer by itself that came in a lot at some point. |
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| Douglas | Feb 10 2017, 06:06 PM Post #10 |
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Thanks! Those F3's are cool little models by themselves. |
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| pjedsel | Feb 10 2017, 08:13 PM Post #11 |
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That is a new and neat version to me of the Pug wagon with the race car.
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| HE-Man | Mar 8 2017, 03:43 PM Post #12 |
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Generally speaking, "new" wheels issued by several manufacturers, around year 1970. Reason for that was Mattel with, in those days, new brand Hotwheels, issued year 1968, which made with wider wheels and thinly axles. Cars with such wheels and axles simply "flew" in children's hands. That was marketing strike on leading manufacturers. In response to competition, Lone star is first with their Flyer serie, next year, 1969. Mathcbox issued, in part, Superfast same year, 1969 and finished new range in 1970. Husky was re-branded by Corgi Juniors in 1970. Also Majorette made new wheels (and axles!) in 1970. SIKU did same a few years later, with Super serie instead V-serie. Manufacturers who didn't change wheels, like Efsi, didn't exist much longer. |
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| HE-Man | Mar 8 2017, 03:51 PM Post #13 |
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And yes, as @Douglas wrote, Some Majorette models had black wheels in early '70's, like DAF and Bernard trucks. And trailers, too. |
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| MrFutura | Mar 8 2017, 04:14 PM Post #14 |
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Super cool. Hard to catch a price break with these on eBay. |
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| ninuxx | Mar 8 2017, 04:52 PM Post #15 |
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Black Majorette wheels were the first ones, which were named "special piste", which means fast on tracks. The black wheels of the trucks were of course different from those on Panther, Porsche LeMans, MB 280S or Peugeot 504. In Germany, the hubcaps wheels were also sold as "superschnell", which means superfast in German. But as written above, also the earlier black ones were "fast" and made for the use on tracks. Majorette had no own tracks but recommended Faller Hitcar tracks. Some models switched directly from rubber wheels on plastic rims to hubcaps wheels (like R16, 204 convertible or DS) and never had the black and fast wheels. I think it has to do with the diameter ...those wheels were all small in diameter. The Siku change from V series to super series was more due to a change in scale. The v series cars were already sold under "Flitzer", which means "speeders" ..so also the v series was equivalent to the superfast models. |
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Those are great! I have the Pug wagon and horse trailer - think my horse still attaches to the base but it also may have escaped as I haven't seen the horse trailer for a while.





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