[Closed] A Quiz on Manufacturers

David, second row....

unless you're trying to fool us by putting the figures inside that particular 1915 Ford Model T: the yellow one is from Corgi Toys, England, Die-cast 1:48th scale made of Zamak. Part of the Corgi Classics line introduced in...1965?...came in yellow and black that year, later in red with a detachable hood (top) and I believe a figure in a duster who was cranking it up. The other Classics that year were a 1927 Bentley and a 1910 Dailmer 4 pass. I know these models because I still have the former two. The black one....looks similar but cowl seems to be another colour and windshield has a frame....I'd better not guess although Matchbox may have something to do with it.
As for your other photos, I'd be showing my ignorance by guessing!

Answers? ....

Row 1: LH car Tootiestoy lead '20's Made in the USA RH car don't know.

Row 2: Yellow car Corgi Toys 1915 mazak Made in Britain (Swansea, South Wales) mid '60's Black car IXO zamak Made in China early 2000's.

Row 3: Red car Matchbox Models of Yesteryear Made in England mazak mid'60's Rami Made in France zamak mid '60's.

Row 4: LH car Ziss-Modell zamak Made in Western Germany mid '60's RH car EKO plastic made in Spain mid '60's.

Cheers Chris

Not bad, Chris. But tell me, what size boot did the Ziss patternmaker wear?

Randall, unfortunately Ziss-Modell's lack finesse .......

when compared to the best that were manufacturing in the mid '60's to early '70's. One friend of mine described them as 'chunky'. However, to complete a collection of what was available at this time you have to have a representative from this range.

Not sure if this response answers your question Randall but some people I know reckon that I should have taken up politics!

Cheers Chris

Model Ts: one last i.d.

I think the rest have been identified; the one on the top right is a 1915 "Lizzie" from SAFIR, a French maker.
I'm a great lover of Model T models in 1:43 or thereabouts and have a permanent display of about 33 different models (no mere color variants allowed), which I've entitled "Model T Parade." It's surprising how colorful my shelf looks, considering they were only supposed to come in black! I do have some TT vans and trucks with various liveries, of course.

Ziss masters had a wonderful crisp linearity to them, very clean and Germanic.

They were perfect as toys, still very satisfying as models, but obviously not to be compared with the superfine scale models of today.

Thanks David that was an interesting competition ......

considering you posted it at about 1.47am UK time! :))

Well now you know what I do at 2am in the morning!
That's right if I can't sleep I log onto here! 😉

As we have said before David you have an interesting and varied collection.
Cheers Chris