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06/10/2023 8:53 am
Dugu Miniautotoys was a brand of diecast metal models, mostly in 1:43 scale, made in Varallo Sesia, Vercelli Province, Piedmont, Italy, north of Turin and west of Lake Orto. The company made models for the Carlo Biscaretti di Ruffia Auto Museum in Turin. They were made from approximately 1961–1975. The Dugu company apparently changed its name to Sispla in 1974, but lasted only until 1975.
I have quite a number of these bought about 1970. Here is one of my favourites.
1946 Cisitalia 202
1946 Cisitalia 202 by Pininfarina – a sleek car that was to completely change sports car design during the 1950s. Like most Dugus it was offered in 1:43 scale about the year 1974. The shape of the car is perfectly rendered in miniature with some details very strikingly portrayed while others seem overgeneralized. The Cisitalia grille is oversimplified with large chrome bars. Though the hood is a separate piece – it does not open and there is no engine detail.
06/10/2023 9:27 am
That is my favorite DUGU but it seems I never got one in 1/43... I did have the MOMA poster though on my wall as a teenager.
Did you see our multi-part series on them? https://www.maronline.org.uk/dugu-143-models-part-i/
06/10/2023 9:40 am
I have a few Dugu models but not the Cisitalia. A really neat model with the side exiting exhaust.
06/10/2023 2:14 pm
Really nice in this brilliant red ! Somewhere, I have a 1950-51 magazine with a road test and review of this early-1950's Cisitalia.