A cubist 2CV? The Citroën Dyane represents the attempt - partially failed - to replace the eternal 2CV. With more angular and theoretically more modern lines, the Dyane, introduced in 1967, would have had to take the place of the 2CV, but in reality not only could not match the sympathy that aroused the other model, but even went out of production three years earlier, exactly in 1987! Designed by Bionier, ex-Panhard stylist, the Dyane had engines from 425 to 602cc and was produced in almost 1.7 million units.
Mebetoys was founded by Mario Besana in Milan in 1966. The company produced many different models, first in 1:43, then also in 1:25. Already at the beginning of the 1970s Besana sold the company to the American Mattel, shortly thereafter founding Martoys and then Bburago. With Mattel, the Mebetoys models, originally very detailed, became simpler and closer to the needs of the toy world. Mattel used its Hot Wheels brand for all Mebetoys models from 1981 onwards and closed the Italian factory in 1984.