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Winross is a diecast model truck producer based in Churchville, New York, just west of Rochester. The company was started in 1963 to make models of White brand trucks. Winross was the pioneer in 1/64 scale promotional model semi-tractor-trailer trucks. [1] The trucks were known for their wide variety of logos and promotional ads on their sides.
GreenLight – 1:18, 1:43 and 1:64 scale diecast with a central focus on film and television dual-licensed items. Griffin Models – Bulgarian manufacturer of white metal models, fairly authentic vintage Saabs. 1:43 scale. GT Spirit – Guiloy – Spanish manufacturer of die-cast models in 1:64, 1:43, 1:24 and 1:18 scales.
Majorette is a toy brand owned by German Simba Dickie Group [5] which mostly produces small Die-cast scale model vehicles, particularly in 1:64 scale. This is a normal 2.5–3 in (64–76 mm) size, thus Majorette has sometimes been called "the Matchbox of France". Diecast models are now made in Thailand. [6]
A 1:24 scale model of a NASCAR racecar by Racing Champions Racing Champions was a diecast company founded by Glen Ellyin based in Illinois. Since obtaining NASCAR license in 1991–92, Racing Champions went through success in the 1990s by manufacturing diecast models of stock cars in various scales such as 1:18, 1:24 and 1:64.
Many die-cast automobiles and commercial vehicle models for collectors have been made to a strict scale of 1:64. However, for much of the die-cast toy market, 1:64 is only a nominal scale. Though collectors and manufacturers loosely describe popular lines of die-casts as 1:64, toy vehicles are usually made to "box scale."
In the early 1990s Ertl started the American Muscle line up of diecast collectible cars, trucks, and motorcycles. These were 1:18 or 1:10 scale replicas that quickly found a dedicated following of baby boomers. Limited editions of 2,500 were especially sought after. Many of the earliest releases have fetched upwards of $500.