Peugeot Diecast Material Rally Cars
While being a large French road car maker, Peugeot is also a major contender in the world of rally racing. Many of the rally cars the company has competed with, have been reproduced as replicas in the various examples of Peugeot diecast material rally cars. Diecast Peugeot rally cars are available for every year Peugeot has competed in rally sport competitions, dating all the way back to 1981.
Peugeot rally car diecast vehicles
Diecast Peugeot rally car toys are suitable for children over the age of three and are also collected by Peugeot rally car fans and avid diecast vehiclecollectors. They are made in lifelike detail in several scales, commonly, 1:18, 1:24,1:33, 1:43 and 1:64. Peugeot diecast rally cars are made by leading diecast model manufacturers including Altaya, Corgi, Matchbox, Spark, Sun Star and Vitesse.
Peugeot diecast rally cars released by Corgi and Matchbox are generally produced to a lower level of detail and are more suitable for use as toys than the high specification models produced by Altaya, Spark, Sun Star and Vitesse. These producers make their diecast Peugeot modelsfor display purposes, mounting their model cars on discreet plastic base plates or within display cases.
Most model Peugeot diecast rally cars have rolling wheels and realistic rubber tyres, which are also a common feature. The large scale models (1:18) usually also feature opening doors and bonnets.
Diecast Peugeot rally cars
Diecast vehicle models are made from non-ferrous metals, usually zinc. The metal is heated to 450 centigrade and, when in liquid form, forced at high pressure into moulds of the vehicle shape. Once cooled other details such as paint and decals are added. Other details that finish the Peugeot rally car diecast model look, such as lights, windscreens, windows and tyres are made from plastic, rubber and glass.
