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This is the Brentware Austin Loadstar Beverage Truck originally issued between the 1950s and 1960s in red. It is 116mm long, 38mm wide and 34mm high.
It is a one piece casting with all detail such as grille, bumpers, lights, body lines and trim, etc. cast into the metal. There is no glazing or base to the model. On the under-side the model carries no manufacturer details or country of origin details nor the common mold number.
The wheels are made of solid rubber, mounted on steel crimped axles that pass through the wheels and are pinch-clamped to the columns that protrude from the body of the model.
This item could have been manufactured in either New Zealand or Australia.
Item: 3963