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21/08/2021 2:01 pm
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21/08/2021 5:23 pm
These seem to be unauthorized knock-offs of Jim Cowen's Automodello model released a couple years ago. This brand also sells a copy of the Top Marques Ken Block's F150 and a 1/18 Mercedes released by someone else, so these must be all made by the same factory that produces the legitimate stuff nut has an issue with ethics.
22/08/2021 9:39 am
looks like their only online presence is their ebay store...
John Kuvakas and John Kuvakas reacted
22/08/2021 9:47 am
I have two of the Continental Mark IIIs, they are nice models. I didn't realize they were copies of the Automodello versions until after I bought them.
John Merritt
South Lyon, Michigan - USA
John Kuvakas and John Kuvakas reacted
23/08/2021 9:02 am
That's just a shame. Undoubtedly, the original issuing company paid for the development of the models only to see the factory release them at a lower price because someone else absorbed the cost of the molds and castings. These Mark III's are clearly the same as Automodello's.
John Kuvakas
Warrenton, VA