My Other Car is A...

Minix. With my dad being a train fan, I think he aspired to having a big layout one day, which never materialised. But he did get a few trackside accessories, including these neat little 00/H0 scale cars. Some of them came with a car transporter wagon, but they were also sold separately in tiny little packs, not much bigger than a pack of chewing gum. I found the above on ebay, still sealed, but a little squashed.

As a result, I nipped into the loft and raided the train set for the other cars, which I knew we had. My dad used to get really annoyed with me as a kid, as I wanted to play with the cars, rather than the trains and was always taking them off the wagons! As you can see, they are tiny things, see the Golden Astro for scale.

They may be small, but they are quite accurate. The Ford Anglia and the Austin Morris are only a couple of inches long. Minix were made by Rovex, so often featured in Triang catalogue layouts.

The Hillman Imp is number 10, so there must have been quite a few different models. The Vauxhall Victor is Number 11.

The 4/5 Berth Caravan chassis was re-used for the Rowing Boat and Car Transporter Trailers too.

The Simca 1300 is number 9 in the series.

The Hillman Minx in white, ready for the holidays, is number 8.

The packaging is fabulous and also includes a free gift offer on the base, so common in the 60's.

I spent many a day poring over the Triang Hornby catalogues, looking at the amazing layouts, maybe one day..