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Scale model of an automobile, the Oldsmobile Toronado XSR , made by Tomica . This example is reference F54, included in what is usually known as the "Foreign" series, dedicated to non-Japanese vehicles. It is made in Japan in 1978. Metal body painted in a sort of pearl white. Metal base, unpainted. Glazing represented in transparent plastic, rear-view mirror molded on the windshield. Interior details in red plastic. Plastic wheels, rims with "chrome" finish. With suspension. Opening doors. "F54T"  license plate. The nominal scale is 1:78 and the overall length is approximately 2.9 in. About 1.3 oz. This model represents an automobile, possibly the 1977  Oldsmobile Toronado XSR coupe prototype. It is made by Tomica, as far as I know, only in this version.  ● Modelo à escala de um automóvel, o Oldsmobile Toronado XSR , feito pela Tomica . Este exemplar é a referência F54, incluída naquela que é usualmente conhecida por série "Foreign" (estrang...

Scale model of an automobile, the Ford Continental Mark IV , made by Tomica . This example is reference F4, included in what is usually known as the "Foreign" series, dedicated to non-Japanese vehicles. It is made in Japan in 1983 or 1984. Metal body painted in yellow, white roof. Metal base, unpainted. Glazing represented in transparent plastic, with the rear-view mirror molded on the windshield. Interior details in red plastic. Plastic wheels, rims with "chrome" finish. With suspension. Opening doors. "FORD" license plate. The nominal scale is 1:77 and the overall length is approximately 3 in. About 1.7 oz. This model represents an automobile, possibly the 1974  Lincoln Continental Mark IV coupe. It is made by Tomica in several versions. In the late 1970s, Lincoln automobiles always evoke, among some of the adults I know, a sort of automotive excellence, even if they are a rare sight on Portuguese roads – and objectively no better than equivalent E...

Scale model of an automobile, the Type T Ford Coupe , made by Tomica . This example is reference F11, included in what is usually known as the "Foreign" series, dedicated to non-Japanese vehicles. It is made in Japan in the late-1970s. Metal body painted in dark red, including fenders and running boards. Black roof top in plastic simulating canvas. Black plastic base. Glazing represented in dark yellow transparent plastic. No interior details. Plastic wheels reproducing the shoulder blocks, rims in black. No suspension. The nominal scale is 1:60 and the overall length is approximately 2.3 in. About 1.3 oz. This model represents an automobile, possibly the 1914 or 1915  ¹   Ford Model T coupe. It is made by Tomica in several versions. A simple, but lovely model, sadly with no interior details. Purchased in 1979, about a week after the Datsun No.1 . This automobile, the Type T Ford Coupe , is is in my collection under the theme "American Vehicles".  ● Modelo à...