| The production of diecast model cars and other | | | | emphasis on detail improved dramatically. Models |
| vehicles started in the year 1934.At that time, | | | | started to have diecast alloy bodies, rubber tyres |
| diecast cars and trucks were merely an addition | | | | and tinplate radiators, and miniature figurines were |
| to model railways, to make them more realistic, | | | | also included. |
| therefore not really regarded as collectibles by | | | | Later, more types of diecast vehicles came out, |
| people. | | | | like tanks, boats and airplanes. |
| The early diecast models were not as coveted as | | | | Today, items made from that era are hardly |
| they are today, due mainly to the fact that they | | | | seen. If they are still in the hands of collectors and |
| were made with a alloy with high lead content. As | | | | are in good condition, they are extremely highly |
| we know, lead breaks easily, thus it was not | | | | valued. These can fetch a good couple of |
| possible to build the models to a good level of | | | | hundreds in an auction. |
| detail. Besides, they were not meant to be made | | | | The 1950s was another important chapter in the |
| after real vehicles. | | | | history of diecast vehicles. New production |
| Soon, manufacturers realize that there is a great | | | | methods were found, and new competitors |
| market for such models. They began to build | | | | entered the market, thus satisfying the collectors' |
| diecast models based on actual vehicles, for | | | | desire for more variety and detail. Diecast models |
| example, Dinky Set 36A was based on the | | | | created during these times have better running |
| Armstrong Siddely, 36B a Bentley, and 36F a | | | | gear and finer details, much more comparable to |
| Salmon sports car. Gradually, the quality and | | | | the ones made in the present day. |