Made in vietnam

[Flying10uk]

I purchased this model recently from a charity shop. It brought a smile to my face to see that it is made in Vietnam.

[browningautorifle]

Sort of a cross between a 113 and a Bradley...?

[Low & Slow]

Or a 113 and a BMP?

[browningautorifle]

a BMP?

Sure, maybe...

[Sapper740]

BMP - Bradley methinks.

[browningautorifle]

Bradley methinks.

The only reason I mention 113 is the ramp door, Bradley is round and 113 is this weird shape.

It's going to be a combination made from several pics they had.

[Aragorn243]

Nothing real that I'm aware of. I got a bunch of Soviet made toys a while back and they are actually pretty nice. Kind of like what we made in the 1950's.

[browningautorifle]

Nothing real that I'm aware of.

No, of course not. Like many of the toys made when we were younger, it's a combination of things. I was just trying to figure out which ones.

[Flying10uk]

It is a "Corgi" model, a well known make in the UK but, sadly, no longer manufactured here.

[Aragorn243]

It is a "Corgi" model, a well known make in the UK but, sadly, no longer manufactured here.

One of the first things I noticed and was somewhat shocked by. Not that they were made in Vietnam but that it was so unrealistic. Corgi is not well known in the States but they do exist. I have a few military models and the ones I have are fairly accurate portrayals.

All of our best car toys (small) were made by English companies with Matchbox (Lesney) being the leader by a huge margin. Dinky, Corgi, Budgie being three minor companies here. Our big exception is Hot Wheels and I was never a huge fan of them because most were fantasy pieces and I liked the real deal which Matchbox provided. Corgi was way too expensive. Budgie I don't believe I ever saw for sale new but I have several I purchased used. What's interesting is that Matchbox produced a huge variety of American cars and trucks along with the British variants.

Bigger toys are almost exclusively trucks, and US made. Structo, Tonka, Buddy L and probably a dozen less known manufacturers produced the 1-2 foot long vehicles.

I'm a casual collector of all these toys with many being from my uncle when he was a kid, passed down to me and then I've been buying them ever since.