Oxford diecast... whats next?

[RANGERS]

On 03/09/2023 at 21:03, Dunsignalling said:

….nor the characterful swb Hillman Husky which must be a contender for the title of first UK-built hatchback.

If we’re talking “hatchback” in the traditional sense of a top hinged tailgate, the Mk2 Farina A40 beat the imp based Husky by several years. Granted it had a split tailgate (so that’s where Land Rover got the idea for the Range Rover from!).

 

The Minx based husky had a side hinged door, as did the related Commer Cob van.

[Fat Controller]

12 minutes ago, RANGERS said:

If we’re talking “hatchback” in the traditional sense of a top hinged tailgate, the Mk2 Farina A40 beat the imp based Husky by several years. Granted it had a split tailgate (so that’s where Land Rover got the idea for the Range Rover from!).

 

The Minx based husky had a side hinged door, as did the related Commer Cob van.

The tailgate design made them prone to fust; that's what did for ours.

[RANGERS]

1 hour ago, Fat Controller said:

The tailgate design made them prone to fust; that's what did for ours.

That’s definitely where the LR folks got the idea from them 😉

[Mike Harvey]

I have had some dialogue with my contact at Oxford Diecast, and fans of a bog-standard MkV Cortina will not be disappointed. Look closely at the next Oxford new items announcement on Friday 15 September on their Facebook page and  their other social media channels.

[PhilJ W]

7 hours ago, RANGERS said:

If we’re talking “hatchback” in the traditional sense of a top hinged tailgate, the Mk2 Farina A40 beat the imp based Husky by several years. Granted it had a split tailgate (so that’s where Land Rover got the idea for the Range Rover from!).

 

The Minx based husky had a side hinged door, as did the related Commer Cob van.

The Ford 100E estates (Squire and Escort) had a split tailgate (from 1954).

[BernardTPM]

7 hours ago, RANGERS said:

If we’re talking “hatchback” in the traditional sense of a top hinged tailgate, the Mk2 Farina A40 beat the imp based Husky by several years. Granted it had a split tailgate (so that’s where Land Rover got the idea for the Range Rover from!).

Innocenti made a one-piece top hinged tailgate for their version of the A40 Farina.

[Mike Harvey]

This evening Oxford have announced a large number of new items - 69 I think across all ranges.

 

New shapes include Bond Bug, Mazda MX5, Volvo F88, two missing Ford Transit van variants, Bedford CF van, Ford County Tractor in 1/76, Packard Clipper, Ford Country Sedan, Chevy Corvair wagon in 1/87 and 4 items in 1/120 - Routemaster Bus, Mini, VW T2 and Ferguson Tractor.

 

Info to the trade tomorrow.

[PhilJ W]

33 minutes ago, Mike Harvey said:

This evening Oxford have announced a large number of new items - 69 I think across all ranges.

 

New shapes include Bond Bug, Mazda MX5, Volvo F88, two missing Ford Transit van variants, Bedford CF van, Ford County Tractor in 1/76, Packard Clipper, Ford Country Sedan, Chevy Corvair wagon in 1/87 and 4 items in 1/120 - Routemaster Bus, Mini, VW T2 and Ferguson Tractor.

 

Info to the trade tomorrow.

TINY-HK have beaten them to it with the Transit Mk. II. LWB van, minibus and a Wadham-Stringer ambulance.

[Dunsignalling]

On 10/09/2023 at 15:07, Fat Controller said:

The tailgate design made them prone to fust; that's what did for ours.

By no means the only part of them IIRC! A work colleague once made the mistake of jacking his up with the door open. Unfortunately he was supposed to be giving me a lift home that day....

 

A40 Farinas could also be had with a boot. The one with the split tailgate was branded "Countryman", like the Austin-badged Mini estates.

 

John

 

 

 

[Obi-Jiff Kenobi]

Bond Bug will be great if I ever get around to my much dreamed about 1970s-set railway.

[Obi-Jiff Kenobi]

As an aside, there’s a Bond Bug a few streets away from me, regularly parked on the road and still in use.

 

Elsewhere in the same town there’s a Reliant 3-wheeler hot rod, complete with roof-mounted rear wing.

[Gilwell Park]

Has anybody yet produced a 4 door MK 2 Cortina? I had two. One stolen, the other turned upside down with me in it. Grateful thanks to Fords for solid roof struts.

[PhilJ W]

Not as far as I am aware, well certainly not in 1/76 scale. While we are about it there are no estate versions of any mark of Cortina, or of the 105E Anglia for that matter.

[Mike Harvey]

18 hours ago, PhilJ W said:

Not as far as I am aware, well certainly not in 1/76 scale. While we are about it there are no estate versions of any mark of Cortina, or of the 105E Anglia for that matter.

I would be happy to see the old Corgi Cortina Mk2  Estate resized even with the woody sides.

[64F]

The 1960s-mid '80s Ford range is already well covered in OO, so hopefully they'll get around to estates in due course.  If the forthcoming Cortina mk.V makes it into OO as well, that would leave only the mk.IV unrepresented, and given its similarity to the mk.V I think it would make a lot of sense to model it as an estate.  Other British Fords of that period not yet represented by Oxford in any form are the Corsair and Zephyr/Zodiac mk.IV (of which estates were rare conversions, not that this hindered representations of the Cresta PA estate), and the Sierra mk.I (which the definitive 5-door hatch is the obvious version to model).  The (German) Granada mk.II would be another option, but the saloon was such a common police traffic car of the period that it may be a more appealing prototype than the estate.

 

I'm hoping that the newly announced Transit mk.II LWB makes a future appearance in White Arrow livery.  A British Gas Bedford CF would also be nice.

[BernardTPM]

11 hours ago, Mike Harvey said:

I would be happy to see the old Corgi Cortina Mk2  Estate resized even with the woody sides.

Mk.1 Cortina Super estate, 1962-64 only. The facelifted version (1964-66) lost the Di-Noc.

Edited September 18, 2023 by BernardTPM

[russ p]

I see they are doing a 1/76 scale metro, as an owner of a real MG metro and MG maestro I hope they do them in 1/43 scale

[Obi-Jiff Kenobi]

Great idea. Metro and Maestro were really popular in their day, and although modelled at the time (Corgi, Scalextric) they haven’t had much love since, at least until Oxford’s 1/76 versions.

 

If nothing else, I’d love to get hold of Datapost & McCain’s racing Metros in 1/43.

[Yo]

On 18/09/2023 at 13:25, 64F said:

 

I'm hoping that the newly announced Transit mk.II LWB makes a future appearance in White Arrow livery.  A British Gas Bedford CF would also be nice.

Love to see a white arrow transit too . I recall they had sliding drivers door and single rear wheel base, not sure the tooling will cater for that variant? 

Looks like it has a side door which I think only appeared in the very last couple of years of mk2 production. 

[Hal Nail]

10 hours ago, Obi-Jiff Kenobi said:

although modelled at the time (Corgi, Scalextric) they haven’t had much love since

 

10 hours ago, russ p said:

as an owner of a real MG metro and MG maestro I hope they do them in 1/43 scale

You might find one 2nd hand:

https://www.alldiecast.co.uk/mg/mg-metro/

[russ p]

14 minutes ago, Hal Nail said:

 

You might find one 2nd hand:

https://www.alldiecast.co.uk/mg/mg-metro/

 

I've got quite a few 6R4s but I had no idea anyone had done a normal 1/43 metro 

[PhilJ W]

8 hours ago, Yo said:

Love to see a white arrow transit too . I recall they had sliding drivers door and single rear wheel base, not sure the tooling will cater for that variant? 

Looks like it has a side door which I think only appeared in the very last couple of years of mk2 production. 

The side door was an option on all Mk. I & II Transits.

[Dunsignalling]

8 hours ago, PhilJ W said:

The side door was an option on all Mk. I & II Transits.

Presumably on either side to cater for the export market?

 

Admittedly on much later marks, but a friend of mine who was a "working director" in a specialist business, used to ensure his personal Transit came with one on each side. Plus top spec in the cab, of course!

 

John

[PhilJ W]

1 hour ago, Dunsignalling said:

Presumably on either side to cater for the export market?

 

Admittedly on much later marks, but a friend of mine who was a "working director" in a specialist business, used to ensure his personal Transit came with one on each side. Plus top spec in the cab, of course!

 

John

The Transit was also built in Germany but with German engines which like the British engines were V4's but there was no compatibility. You could have any combination of doors that you wanted. A Transit minicoach I saw once had a sliding cab door on the nearside, a conventional drivers door and the side door on the offside. The passengers entered and left by the sliding door and the offside door was the emergency exit. The rear doors were cut down to waist level to make a boot and a fixed back window was installed. It had 16 seats in 2+1 format with 4 seats at the back. It must have been very cramped, I would not like to take a long journey in it.

[Yo]

21 hours ago, PhilJ W said:

The side door was an option on all Mk. I & II Transits.

I'm sure your correct,  I was going off my own memories of them. I didn't have much to do with the mk1, they were a bit before my time . A big selling point of the transits was, and probably still is, the amount of body options that was available. 

I'm really liking the latest announcements. Not just the transit but the Beford CF as well. (Although I'd prefer a plain livery) Also who can resist a  horrible brown  Cortina and a  beige  escort.