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wheeled crane, in that year. By 1974, at least 30 models were in the NZG range were noted in David
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1160:Ships
1130:Jouef
1077:Tekno
997:Dinky
896:Dinky
853:Tonka
838:Tekno
808:Safir
763:Norev
688:Lledo
653:Husky
643:Herpa
603:Dinky
411:(PDF)
400:(PDF)
1309:SOTA
1299:NECA
1279:Jada
1269:Hawk
1241:Siku
1236:Ertl
1208:Pyro
1188:Hawk
1183:Frog
1145:Lima
1135:Kato
1062:Siku
1047:Pyro
1012:Hawk
1007:Frog
1002:ESCI
967:List
926:Pyro
901:ESCI
873:Ziss
823:Siku
793:RAMI
788:Pyro
753:Muky
663:Jada
623:Frog
618:ESCI
613:Ertl
608:Efsi
578:Buby
536:List
527:Cars
433:ISBN
368:Erie
343:ISBN
271:and
84:cars
44:1968
37:1968
1042:MPC
758:NZG
738:MPC
566:AFX
551:AMT
529:and
208:MAN
113:NZG
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419:^
402:.
137:.
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499:e
492:t
485:v
441:.
385:.
351:.
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