Hi Woodsy,
The Italian company Politoys once had an extensive range of die-cast Walt Disney cartoon vehicles. Many were driven by such well known characters as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck, but others carried the more rarely seen Disney characters.
This range recently came up on Moonbase, so I thought I would dig out some photos of the only model from this series that I have. A boxed, but slightly battered example of Uncle Scrooge McDuck's chauffeur-driven limousine.
The box is marked l'auto di paperon de paperoni – The Car of Uncle Scrooge, Politoys, and Made in Italy. The underside of the model carries No.559.
The end of the box says 1600 Lire. Length of the model is 6 inches, or 15 centimetres.
I picked this example up at a fair in 2023 – it is the only model from this series I have ever seen in New Zealand. I could not resist, as Uncle Scrooge is my favourite Disney Duck, despite it being rather expensive.
The colour scheme for these Politoys models is mostly red and blue, with a little yellow trim. All come with well-painted plastic figures.
All are great, fun models. It would be nice to find some more examples.
Paul Adams from New Zealand
