Oxford Diecast - NCA003 - Truck, Van, Bedford, CA - Lyons Maid - BOA 697

Specific Item Information: The pale blue and yellow colour scheme on the CA van comes with simplistic Lyons Maid graphics typical of the era, printed in red out of white above the split windscreen and then again along the sides. There is the appearance of moulded roof boards along the edges of the roof which are left plain pale blue, whilst the promotion of the limited Lyons Maid range of the day comprises illustrations on the window to the right of the serving hatch – not so much choice in those days but on a hot summer day, the selection still looks delicious!

Model Information: Factory painted and assembled, the Oxford Diecast line of metal vehicle models are 1:148 (British) N-Scale. This models the Bedford CA in its Ice Cream van version.

Road Name History: Lyons Maid is a brand of ice-creams and ice-lollies created in 1925[1] as a spin-off from the J. Lyons and Co. retail organisation. Well-known brands produced by Lyons Maid included: Zoom (no longer in production), Strawberry Mivvi, Orange Maid, Lolly Gobble Choc Bomb, Fab and Haunted House. Its most commercially successful period was probably during the 1970s when a vast range of ice-lollies were sold. This range often had tie-ins to well-known characters from TV and film and included free gifts. It often involved inventive wrapper designs, and cartoon strips were also launched.From Wikipedia

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.