SOLIDO DIE-CAST MODEL VEHICLE COLLECTION - FRENCH MANUFACTURE, CIRCA 1960S-1980S

A COLLECTION OF FOUR VINTAGE SOLIDO DIE-CAST MODEL VEHICLES, REPRESENTING THE FRENCH MANUFACTURER'S CLASSIC OUTPUT FROM THE MID-TO-LATE TWENTIETH CENTURY. SOLIDO WAS RENOWNED FOR PRODUCING HIGHLY DETAILED, ACCURATELY PROPORTIONED DIE-CAST MODELS WITH EXCEPTIONAL ATTENTION TO PERIOD-CORRECT LIVERY AND MECHANICAL DETAIL.

COLLECTION CONTENTS:

1. HISPANO SUIZA (MODEL 4145) - A BURGUNDY OPEN-TOP TOURING CAR WITH GREY CANVAS HOOD, DETAILED WHITE-WALL TYRES, AND CHROME-PLATED METAL TRIM. HAND-PAINTED DETAIL TO THE HOOD MECHANISM AND WINDSCREEN FRAME. MOUNTED ON CREAM SOLIDO BASE WITH GILT LETTERING.

2. CITROËN 15 CV (MODEL 4022) - A BLACK SALOON WITH OPENING DOORS, DETAILED INTERIOR, AND PERIOD-CORRECT YELLOW-PAINTED WHEELS. REPRESENTS THE CLASSIC FRENCH SEDAN OF THE 1930S. MOUNTED ON CREAM SOLIDO BASE WITH GILT LETTERING AND MODEL DESIGNATION.

3. DODGE CITERNE CASTROL (MODEL 4447) - A GREEN AND CREAM TANKER TRUCK WITH AUTHENTIC CASTROL MOTOR OIL LIVERY. FEATURES DETAILED CAB, OPENING DOORS, AND PERIOD-CORRECT WHITE-WALL TYRES. THE LIVERY IS HAND-PAINTED WITH EXCEPTIONAL PRECISION. MOUNTED IN CLEAR ACRYLIC DISPLAY CASE WITH PRINTED BASE LABEL.

4. UNIDENTIFIED SALOON - A BLACK FOUR-DOOR SEDAN WITH OPENING DOORS AND DETAILED INTERIOR. MOUNTED ON CREAM SOLIDO BASE WITH GILT LETTERING AND MODEL NUMBER VISIBLE.

SPECIFICATIONS:
- MANUFACTURER: SOLIDO, FRANCE
- PERIOD: CIRCA 1960S-1980S BASED ON BASE DESIGN AND PACKAGING STYLE
- SCALE: APPROXIMATELY 1:43 SCALE (STANDARD FOR SOLIDO)
- CONSTRUCTION: DIE-CAST METAL BODIES WITH PLASTIC WINDOWS AND RUBBER TYRES
- CONDITION: DISPLAY-WORN, CONSISTENT WITH AGE. PAINT FINISH SHOWS MINOR SCRATCHING AND FADING. TYRES HARDENED BUT INTACT. NO SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE OR RESTORATION EVIDENT.

PROVENANCE: PRIVATE COLLECTION. THE DODGE CITERNE CASTROL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL CLEAR ACRYLIC DISPLAY CASE, SUGGESTING CAREFUL CURATION. THE REMAINING THREE MODELS ARE MOUNTED ON ORIGINAL CREAM SOLIDO BASES WITH GILT LETTERING INTACT.

COLLECTING NOTE: SOLIDO MODELS FROM THIS PERIOD ARE INCREASINGLY SOUGHT BY COLLECTORS OF VINTAGE DIE-CAST VEHICLES AND AUTOMOTIVE MEMORABILIA. THE CASTROL TANKER IS PARTICULARLY DESIRABLE DUE TO THE ICONIC LIVERY AND THE RARITY OF COMMERCIAL VEHICLE MODELS IN THE SOLIDO RANGE. THE HISPANO SUIZA AND CITROËN 15 CV REPRESENT SIGNIFICANT FRENCH AUTOMOTIVE HERITAGE AND ARE POPULAR WITH EUROPEAN AUTOMOBILE ENTHUSIASTS.

Item Size: Height: 10cm, Width: 6cm, Depth: 6cm, Weight: 0.5Kg

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

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Location of item: 9 Hi-Tech Drive, Toormina, NSW, Australia

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