So far, I’ve looked at specialist hand-built models of the Minor van and pickup, as well as mass-produced models by Corgi and Lledo. In this concluding part, I’ll review those made by other manufacturers.
OXFORD DIECAST
Lyndon Davies of Oxford Diecast had worked at Mettoy producing Corgi Toys in the late 1970s and early 80s, subsequently returning to the new Corgi business in 1986. He has had various degrees of involvement with Corgi on and off ever since and is now CEO of Hornby Hobbies, which owns Corgi.
Independently of Corgi, though, in 2007, he decided to introduce a series of diecast Morris Minor van models infit seeming better on some than others. Windscreen wipers were moulded into the glazing unit and picked out in black. The coloured plastic wheels were fitted with plain chrome hubcaps. Bonus points to Oxford for not fitting saloon car chrome bumpers or overriders, although the silver paint they applied usually extended across the whole bumper valance rather than just the bumper blade on the real van.
