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Three of the Civilian lorries with a military one for comparison, these were a 'mid-budget' range, more expensive than the
Tudor Rose/Pyro end of the market and would have been competing with similar vehicles by
Wells Brimtoy, Palitoy and Co. The cab is generic, but has shades of
AEC/Guy. Note also; the two different wheel/tyre types.
Earlier versions of these trucks - especially the civilian ones - are
subject to warping and were made with some form of phenolic plastic,
later ones however; are a more stable styrene compound.
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Civil version of the tracked tractor next to the military one, and two colour variants of the limousine, I think it's meant to be a
Bentley or
Rolls Royce?
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The final incarnation of
Triang Minic was these '
Minix' all plastic non-powered HO scale vehicles which were sold singly like
Matchbox 1-75 series, or in sets of three and were also supplied to
Triang Trains for the Motor-Rail coaches and flat-bed wagons.
There was also the
Minic Motorway system in which vehicles similar to some of the above were fitted with electrically powered 'slot' motors, but that is a post for another day!
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