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16/11/2012 6:59 pm
Can you identify this 1:43 model? (pics)
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My toy club met last night, and this was my "find" of the evening. The background photo is the actual 1:1 in a modern museum. The model is light plastic. Sorry, no tail fins, logos, or other easily identifiable markings, but the 1:1 was made by a very early manufacturer with a familiar name that is still around. Neither the model or the 1:1 is American. No more hints unless no one even attempts a guess. I'll post the answer tomorrow. Happy hunting! (Okay, I stuck the driver in just to see if he would fit.)
17/11/2012 3:47 am
Why, it's the 1897 Tatra President Motorized Carriage...
made by Igra. Igras tend to be a little larger scale than 1:43, but I think this model is smaller than the listed scale of 1:36. Some of them are about 1:43, but it helps to see the models in person to make any sort of judgement.
I like the Igras a lot. Just look at that filligree on the front. Fun model!
17/11/2012 4:31 am
I have one too David. This was the best Igra model!
17/11/2012 4:43 am
17/11/2012 2:21 pm
Question: Is the original President in the Tatra Museum or elsewhere?
When I was visiting Prague, I thought it would be a good side excursion to visit the Tatra Museum in Kop?ivnice, especially as the Prague Technical Museum was closed for a long renovation. But it would have involved two trains with a 12 minute window to connect, and I decided against it.
But from what I've seen on the web, the Tatra Museum would be well worth a visit for European auto lovers. The same is true for the Prague museum, which I think is now open again.
17/11/2012 2:27 pm
17/11/2012 5:17 pm
Scott, I have no answer for you. I found the picture on the web under "Tatra history"
but no details were given. Sorry.
18/11/2012 10:08 am
Great, Karl. Many thanks!
18/11/2012 10:31 am
Ta Da! Karl, what would we do without you?
You can see there's a lot more to Tatra history than the streamlined 77s, 87s and 97s. I noticed that Robert Budig of Berlin is selling some earlier Tatra models, including a delivery truck, but I don't know the maker. They seem have some hand-done imperfections.
ZZ models and Hynek Knopp did some Tatras and even Ixo did a 603 a few years ago, but there are still many unmodelled cars.