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RAMI models were made of diecast zamac metal alloy – only wheels and tires were plastic. Some early models, like the Marne Taxi are made in diecast halves joining down the middle of the car – this faux pas was avoided on most other models. Seats and thin fenders were diecast metal on R.A.M.I. models,
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Panhard & Levassor model. Above the
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Hautier Taxi is particularly interesting as a vehicle that is mainly a horse carriage with an electric motor. The driver sits in a makeshift seat up and behind the cab, almost in a 'stagecoach' position. Some kind of crude steering mechanism went down then to the rear wheels. To enter, one
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Phaeton was model No 11 made by RAMI by J.M.K. The original car used a unique engine with two opposed pistons within each cylinder; engine compartment was under the rear seat. This model is a year newer than the 1898 model in the Malartre
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Automobile Museum Malartre of Rochetaillée sur Saône in eastern France. This was the real auto collection of Henri Malartre who also started RAMI. The concept was similar to
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Villeurbanne, next to Lyon, by a Monsieur Rivoire. Production models were made in Lure of the department Haute SaĂ´ne about 175 miles northeast of Lyon, near the border with Switzerland and Germany.
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the punctuation. "J.M.K." was a further acronym that stood for the three founding members of the company: M. Jarry, Henri
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Rare Toy model of a 1912 Packard
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1958: 1905–1916 Renault de la Marne Taxi type AG, 1900 De dion Bouton, 1902 Motobloc tonneau, 1911 Lion Peugeot Double-phaéton VC3, 1900 De Dion-Bouton Cab, and the 1923–1925 Citroen 5CV 2-seater roadster.
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1964: 1908 Panhard & Levassor "La marquise", Panhard & Levassor tonneau ballon, 1898 Hautier Electric Taxi, 1904 Delaunay Belleville double-phaéton and the 1902 Georges Richard tonneau.
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collector vehicles mostly of classic French automobiles in 1:43 scale. The acronym was seen on packaging without the periods between the letters of the acronym, but on some of the vehicle bases
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Rare Toy model of the 1873 Amédée Bollée père steam vehicle "La Mancelle" by R.A.M.I. (No. 30) in die-cast, scale c. 1/50. This is the early variant with die-cast wheels rhather than plastic
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1158:Heller
1133:Airfix
1090:Hornby
1075:Bandai
1070:Airfix
1052:Zvezda
1037:Tamiya
1022:Schuco
1017:Revell
982:Heller
947:Aurora
942:Airfix
916:Zvezda
911:Tamiya
906:Solido
896:Revell
876:Heller
856:Airfix
813:Tomica
798:Tamiya
793:Solido
783:Schuco
763:Revell
738:Pocher
688:Mettoy
658:Maisto
648:Lesney
643:Kyosho
638:Kenner
603:Heller
553:Conrad
548:Code 3
526:Aurora
511:Airfix
496:trucks
484:brands
372:
343:
292:
201:museum
185:Lineup
73:France
1297:Bayko
1259:Mezco
1143:Dinky
1125:Ships
1095:Jouef
1042:Tekno
962:Dinky
861:Dinky
818:Tonka
803:Tekno
773:Safir
728:Norev
653:Lledo
618:Husky
608:Herpa
568:Dinky
1274:SOTA
1264:NECA
1244:Jada
1234:Hawk
1206:Siku
1201:Ertl
1173:Pyro
1153:Hawk
1148:Frog
1110:Lima
1100:Kato
1027:Siku
1012:Pyro
977:Hawk
972:Frog
967:ESCI
932:List
891:Pyro
866:ESCI
838:Ziss
788:Siku
758:RAMI
753:Pyro
718:Muky
628:Jada
588:Frog
583:ESCI
578:Ertl
573:Efsi
543:Buby
501:List
492:Cars
370:ISBN
341:ISBN
214:S.A.
117:with
106:RAMI
90:cars
67:Lure
54:1969
47:1969
27:1958
1007:MPC
723:NZG
703:MPC
531:AFX
516:AMT
494:and
290:SBN
1395::
319:^
70:,
935:)
929:(
504:)
498:(
464:e
457:t
450:v
378:.
349:.
298:.
56:)
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