MVM Nostalgic Miniatures 1936-1937 CORD 810-812

Very nice indeed!  I haven't heard of this model before.

These look interesting, even though I'm not sure of their scale.  I found several, including the Cord, on eBay under "Nostalgic Miniatures,"  Toys & Hobbies. There was a broad range of prices.

For your information, here are some old MTI catalogs.  Only one was dated 1978. All show Nostalgic Miniatures or MVM...

I have the Buick Skylark in red and the Lasalle coupe as shown.

David Green, small world indeed!  Your post brings back memories! From 1972-76 we lived in Westborough, Massachusetts.  It’s a beautiful New England town. Just off the Circle in the center of town was this building the lower level of which served as a warehouse for the mail order business of MTI operated by a guy named Bob Brennan. I was told about the place by a friend in town who knew I was interested in miniature cars. He had somehow received a brochure from MTI which he gave to me. I went over to the place and walked in. I recall Bob’s voice from behind a counter, “Sorry, we’re just mail order.” Before my eyes were rows and rows of shelves of model cars mostly 1:43. I introduced myself as a local resident. By good fortune he let me stay and look.

It was there that I saw my first Brooklin, BRK4, the Model A Ford Tudor. But it was too expensive at $35.00. I was a young Episcopal priest with a wife and four young sons to feed. Bob and I struck up a conversation and somehow I gained permission to return and Bob and I became friends.  I could afford an occasional Schuco at $10.00 a copy or a Polistil at $8.00.  I once asked him if he was acquainted with Wiking’s 1:40 scale VW promotional models that were available at local VW dealerships.  He was interested and we went over to Roy Rioux VW and he ordered a carton of the darn things to sell giving me several.

As we got to know each other I became aware of his Nostalgic Miniatures series of models. He was working on a Divco milk truck and as I had an interest in Divcos, I was able to help a bit with details. Then he decided to do a series of VW Beetles over the years. Could I help him with some of the detail changes over the years?  This was long before the internet where pictures would be readily available. I remember drawing pictures with narrrative about various changes in the evolution of the Beetle. Then, I received a call to move to a new parish in Winchester, Virginia and we left Westborough. Several years later as we passed through Westborough I stopped by but Bob Brennon and his MTI business were gone. I’ve often wondered what became of him.

@david-knight 

Hi David,

How lucky you are to have that first person encounter and activities with Bob Brennon. Thank you for sharing them with us on The Diecast Zone.

I had similar contact with John Hall of Brooklin and it had a major effect on my collecting and interests. I wonder what did ultimately happen to Bob and his business.

Did those VWs  you both were involved with ever get into circulation?

No. they never did.