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25/11/2025 3:38 pm
After a long break, the latest 1:43 Zaugg Model Car, a 1950 Mercury, is now appearing.
https://www.maronline.org.uk/new-zaugg-1950-mercurys/
25/11/2025 3:45 pm
Gorgeous! Love the two-tone green version and that race iteration!!
25/11/2025 4:25 pm
@perrone1 My second car was a 1950 Mercury coupe which I bought in 1956 for $600.00. I have to have this to display next to my Brooklin 49 and Zaugg 51.
25/11/2025 4:32 pm
They look super nice.
25/11/2025 6:40 pm
Wow.... these racer versions look great. - Gives me ideas for 1/18 versions. 🤔 🤔 🤔
26/11/2025 10:59 am
@karl, I appreciate your regular spotlights and links to MAR. I often forget to check in there for lots of great content.
26/11/2025 12:16 pm
For me as a collector of 1/43 Fords rebirth of the 1950 Mercury by Zaugg are good news. But I don't think that I'll be able to purchase anyone because our stores don't order white metal models because of current situation.
I have got in my collection the 1949 Mercury by Brooklin in refiished version but hope to find 1950 and 1951 versions. Perhaps I'll manage to buy a version by Tin Wizard on the secondary market to fill the 1950 gap if it's possible. For the 1951 the most realistic variant for me is Franklin Mint.
26/11/2025 1:28 pm
1949-50 Mercury coupes are a popular model subject, done by Brooklin, Road Champs (with a Kager transkit to a woody), Eagle.(Universal Hobbies?) and MiniChamps in a Ford commemorative series. The black Eagle one always reminds me of the car James Dean drove in Rebel Without a Cause.
John F. Quilter
Eugene, Oregon USA
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26/11/2025 1:50 pm
1949-50 Mercury coupes are a popular model subject...
I think its due to the large grin on its face! 😋
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20/01/2026 8:35 am
Seems to be that Tin Wizzard added chrome and photo- etched details and offers interesting variants and color combination. But not sure that old mould has been reworked. It means that this selection of models isn't in 1/43.