1:50 Contemporary Manufacture Diecast Cars, Trucks & Vans

Everything You Need to Know Before Buying 1:50 Contemporary Manufacture Die-cast Cars

1:50 contemporary manufacture die-cast cars, trucks, and vans can be the perfect addition to your collection. You can also choose a classic, contemporary manufacture die-cast car as a commemorative item for the birth of a child. Both children and children at heart will enjoy admiring and playing with die-cast trucks and vans.

The 1:50 scaling is the most common scale used by European manufacturers when they distribute official models of contemporary cars and lorries for promotional purposes. Although these models are smaller than typical US die-cast models, the difference between a European 1:50 scale die-cast vehicle and an American 1:48 scale die-cast model is negligible. If you're collecting die-cast cars from manufacturers in multiple countries, it will be very difficult to spot scaling differences if the scaling is similar. You can find many new and used 1:50 contemporary manufacture die-cast cars, trucks and vans model trucks for sale on eBay.

Pick and choose from American, British, and European manufacturers specialising in the manufacture of die-cast lorries, trucks, low loaders, containers, tractor-trailers, and vans. Some of the bespoke brands that you can choose from include the following:

• Corgi - Corgi model trucks 1:50 scale have been manufactured by the company since 1956. The brand offers limited edition vehicles and detailed eight-wheel lorries.
• Cararama - Cararama specialises in models of lorries. 1:50 tractor trailers and low-loaders are wonderful gift for die-cast model enthusiasts.
• Code 3- Code 3 carries a wide variety of die-cast 1:50 scale model trucks, cars and vans.
• Solido - Purchase iconic British double-decker buses and models of Renault fire brigade vehicles from Solido.

If the die-cast models you plan on buying are intended to be gifts for children, you might want to check to see what type of alloy they're made from, especially if you're purchasing used die-cast models that could potentially be made from lead. Die-cast models are prepared by pouring molten zinc alloy into car or van shaped moulds. The most detailed moulds produce the most intricate die-cast model vehicles. The use of molten lead to make die-cast vehicles is decreasing as 1:50 model cars are sometimes bought as toys for young children. In the UK, die-cast models are commonly formed through a metal composite known as Mazak. Die-cast models have become increasingly true to life since they first became well-known with the 1950s Matchbox Series.