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In the late 1970s, Ertl offered a series of plastic model kits of heavy commercial trucks, over-the-road trailers, tractors, plows, and farm wagons. Although these kits never achieved the hoped-for popularity, they led to the acquisition of AMT. In 1983, AMT was purchased by Ertl from Lesney, and renamed AMT/Ertl.
Emek – Finnish plastic trucks in 1:25; also took over some Stahberg 1:22 scale production. ERA Diecast; Ertl Company – American company from Iowa – mostly tractors, but later took on about everything else. Espewe – Also called VEB Plasticart. East German state plastic model producer (VEB being "factory of the people").
On July 20, 1997, during a fishing trip in Cane Creek, Alabama, 41-year-old Harold Alan Pugh (May 12, 1956 – July 20, 1997) and his 11-year-old son Joey Alan Pugh (June 22, 1986 – July 20, 1997) were attacked by a group of five men, who wanted to steal the Pughs' truck as their getaway vehicle in an upcoming bank robbery plan.
Aluminum Model Toys (AMT) is an American brand of scale model vehicles. The former manufacturing company was founded in Troy, Michigan, in 1948 by West Gallogly Sr. AMT became known for producing 1:25 scale plastic automobile dealer promotional model cars and friction motor models, and pioneered the annual 3-in-1 model kit buildable in stock, custom, or hot-rod versions.
In 1967, Meccano Ltd released a train set featuring a clockwork model of Percy the Small Engine with some trucks—a yellow open wagon and a red closed van—and a circle of blue track. The model of Percy was a fair likeness of the pictures in the books and was about the size of an O gauge engine.
1985 First Hess Truck Bank; 1986 Red Fire Truck; 1987 Truck with Barrels; 1988 Truck with Racer; 1989 White Fire Truck Bank. Similar to the 1986 Hess Fire Truck. Final model to include a built-in coin bank. 1990 Tanker Truck. The last annual holiday tanker truck to be released. Tanker truck releases after 1990 have either been miniatures or ...
Gearbox – Mainly trucks, often banks in 1:24 scale, and replicas of pedal cars. Gems and Cobwebs – Milestone Miniatures line of white metal models made in conjunction with the Brooklands Museum Trust of England. General Molds and Plastics Corporation – From Pittsburgh, PA, made larger fire trucks ca. late 1950s.
With its factory set in London, Britains then diversified into other associated toys such as die-cast zamac military trucks, commercial vehicles, and toy cars. Today, the Britains brand is owned by Tomy since 2011, [ 1 ] and the W. Britain brand by First Gear, Inc. [ 2 ]