Vat Inc. €57.95 The smallest car marketed in Europe has increased its size from the first to the second generation. Entering production in 2007, the Smart II received improved finishes and a number of technical updates. The range was enriched with a 100% electric version. Among the most popular engines were the petrol ones (1000cc engines with power from 61 horsepower to 84 of the turbo). Less successful for diesels (800cc with 45 horsepower). The Smart II, after a restyling in July 2007, went out of production in 2014.
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The Danhausen company of Aachen, Germany, began producing its own series of handcrafted 1:43 models under the names Metal 43, Plumbies, SD Models and Minichamps in 1974. Between 1976 and 1990, AMR produced over 70 different Minichamps models for Danhausen. The mass production of highly detailed die-cast model cars, marketed under the name Minichamps, began in China in 1990 and marked a real revolution in the field of model making, with high quality products at extremely competitive prices. Minichamps models are developed in Germany, but production and assembly takes place in the Far East. In less than ten years Minichamps practically became the reference in the diecast sector. In 2004 the first resin miniatures were introduced. Over the years other scales have been developed significantly, including 1:18. The Maxichamps range, which includes affordable reissues of older Minichamps items, was introduced in 2016.
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