The Novacar series was a short-lived range of plastic bodied 1/64 models made by the Portuguese company Minia Porto before they were taken over by Majorette in the late 1980's or early 1990's and briefly continued to make a handful of existing castings by the French company, again converted to plastic bodies. They were actually available here in the U.K. as I remember buying the majority of mine from sometime in the 1990's from a local and long gone discount shop. Rather like the recent MBX obsession of using plastic the actual quality of this Nissan Terrano is actually pretty good with only a distinct lighness giving the game away and the actual crispness of the casting is unaffected. An interesting footnote in the history of the Portuguese toy industry I was able to buy this very cheaply on Ebay recently. Mint and boxed.

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A great plastic model from Novacar of the 80's Nissan Terrano II. This small range of plastic but diecast looking vehicles by Novacar were briefly available in the U.K. back in the 1990's. Mint and boxed.

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Using all plastic bodies with a diecast metal baseplate to compensate is certainly not just the preserve of Mattel. Other toy makers have been doing it for decades notably the short-lived range made by a the Portuguese Minia Porta and sold under their Novacar brand. Briefly produced sometime in the 1990's before they were taken over by Majorette they were seen as a fairly decent budget alternative to the usual big boys and even made their way over to the U.K. where I remember seeing them infrequently in discount stores.
This is their Ferrari Testarossa which I suspect was unlicensed but remarkably accurate and indeed pretty crisp in its appearance. Given to me recently as a kind gift its in mint and boxed condition.

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It's hard to believe the small range of Novacar vehicles brought out in the early 90's were made of plastic as the quality is very good. This truck I believe is based on a Kenworth T600. Mint and boxed.

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Good quality plastic model of a Ferrari Testarossa by Novacar. I bought this in the mid 1990's when their small range was briefly available on the UK market. Mint and boxed.

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