Oxford Diecast - NMOS001 - Automobile, Morris Minor - Painted/Unlettered - 336 AWO

Specific Item Information: The 'Moggy Minor' is one of the UK's most iconic cars ever produced, the lilac Morris Minor Saloon was launched to celebrate production reaching the 1000,000th mark in 1961. Newly tooled in N scale, our finely detailed two-door saloon features the later headlight configuration, set in the wings rather than in the radiator and the windscreen is one full section rather than split in the centre. Registered 336 AWO, the model has a black chassis, off white front radiator grille and wheel surrounds with silver wheel inserts. The interior of the car is off white with a black steering wheel. The boot carries the chrome Minor 1000,000 printing, which also appears on each side of the bonnet above the wheel arches. The fine detail of this model extends to the black lining out round the rear windows, too.

Model Information: Factory painted and assembled, the Oxford Diecast line of metal vehicle models are 1:148 (British) N-Scale.

Prototype History: The Morris Minor is a British car that made its debut at the Earls Court Motor Show, London, on 20 September 1948.[4] Designed under the leadership of Alec Issigonis, more than 1.6 million were manufactured between 1948 and 1972 in three series: the MM (1948 to 1953), the Series II (1952 to 1956), and the 1000 series (1956 to 1971).

Initially available as a two-door saloon and tourer (convertible), the range was expanded to include a four-door saloon in 1950, a wood-framed estate car (the Traveller) from October 1953 and panel van and pick-up truck variants from May[5] 1953. It was the first British car to sell over a million units[6] and is considered a classic example of automotive design, as well as typifying "Englishness".

Road Name History: Some items are designed to have their owner add whatever company marking they choose, usually in the form of decals or dry-transfers. These items are painted in a generic prototypical fashion but with all company affiliation deliberately left off.

Manufacturer Information: Established in 1993, Oxford Diecast is a British Company that specializes in high-quality die-cast metal vehicles. Produced in various scales, the firm's models are marketed as collector items, gifts, and promotional products. Their largest production goes to OO scale (1:76) and in 2015 they introduced railway products under 'Oxford Rail' brand.
Their N-scale collection is using the 1:148 scale ratio as most British manufacturers.