Lot 110:
PeeWee Motors Super Die Cast Metal Scale Cars Collectors Series Volvo 1800 S
Description
A vintage die-cast metal model vehicle from the PeeWee Motors Super Die Cast Metal Scale Cars Collectors Series. The model is finished in a pale sage green paintwork with a red interior and is based on a Volvo 1800 S casting. It features opening doors, an opening bonnet revealing a detailed engine, and black tyres mounted on silvered hubcaps. The vehicle is housed in its original blister packaging alongside a pictorial cardboard picture box.
The backing card features various literal inscriptions. The front is printed in red, white, and yellow, reading PeeWee MOTORS and SUPER DIE CAST METAL SCALE CARS COLLECTORS SERIES. It includes feature callouts for OPENING HOOD, JEWELLED HEADLIGHTS, DIE CAST ENGINE, OPENING DOORS, SEATS, NON-SCRATCH TIRES, SILVERED HUB CAPS, OPENING TRUNK, WINDOWS, SPRING SUSPENSION, and AXIAL STEERING WHEEL.
The reverse of the card displays a checklist for the Collectors Series, including Style No. 19 VOLVO 1800 S, which corresponds to this model. Other listed models include the Jaguar MKX, Chrysler Imperial, and Mercedes-Benz 220 SE Limousine. A printed line at the bottom right of the card reads MADE IN ENGLAND, and the distributor is identified as DURHAM INDUSTRIES INC., NEW YORK, N.Y.
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