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Mercury - Italy

MDC-R

Clemente & Cavero, an Italian manufacturer, produced these ready-made diecast models in the early 1960s. Most of the models are 1/90 but there is also one model, the FBW Swiss postbus that is exactly 1/87.

The following models have been available:

Ref#	Model
25	FBW / Saurer coach PTT Switzerland
41A	Aero saloon
41B	Fiat Farina
41C	Lancia Aprillia
41D	? American saloon car
41E	Studebaker Champion
42A	Maserati F1
42B	Auto Union F1
42C	Mercedes F1
43A	? Tipping truck
43B	? 'Esso' tanker
43C	? 'Agip' tanker
43D	? 'Petrolea' tanker
44A	Maserati Grand Prix
44B	Alfa Romeo 158 Alfetta
44C	Ferrari 1500
44D	Cisitalia 1100
44E	Cisitalia 1500
44F	SVA F1
44G	Mercedes 1500
44-7	Mercedes F1
47A	? Tarpaulin covered truck
47B	? Crane truck
47C	Saurer coach
48A	Cadillac 62 sedan
48B	Fiat 500C
48C	Fiat 1400 saloon
48D	Lancia Aurelia saloon
49A	Goliath Ercole tipping semi-trailer (1/120 scale)
49B	Goliath Ercole 'Shell' tanker semi-trailer (1/120 scale)
49??	Goliath Ercole 'Standard' tanker semi-trailer (1/120 scale)
49C	Goliath Ercole flat semi trailer (1/120 scale)
88A	Saurer van truck 'Kehrli & Oeler'
88B	Saurer van truck 'Natural Le Coultre'
88C	Saurer van truck 'Welti-Furrer'
88D	Saurer van truck 'Gondrand'
89A	Saurer tipper truck
89B	Saurer flat truck
91A	Pluto tipping truck
91B	Pluto cattle carrier
92-93	Goliath van
92-93A	Goliath cattle carrier
94A	Ciclope flat truck
94B	Ciclope tipping truck
94C	Ciclope flat truck + 2 ladders
94D	Ciclope crane truck
95	Vulcano 3-axle trailer
95	? Car transporter
231	Tank
232	Gun
501	Michigan 375A wheel loader
502	Michigan 380 wheel dozer
503	Michigan 310 tractor scraper
504	Caterpillar 12 grader  (1/130 scale)
505	Euclid R40 dumptruck
506	Caterpillar 12 grader  (larger version)
507	Lima 2400 shovel
508	Autocar AP40 dumptruck
508A	Autocar AP25 dumptruck
509	Lorain Moto Crane
510	Massey Fergusson Tractor + 3 accessories
513	Euclid TS24 road scraper
514	Drott tractor shovel
514A	International bulldozer
515	Blaw Knox cement mixer
517	Allis-Chalmer bulldozer
518	Austin-Western roadroller
519	Euclid C6 bulldozer
520	Euclid L30 tractor shovel
521	Warner & Swasey Gradall
522	Austin Western grader
523	Landini tractor

Mercury - USA

MDC-R

Also known as Lit'l Toys, later marketed as Gibbs Metal Miniatures.

In the mid 1960s, these 1/90 scale models appeared on the American market. Some of the models originate from the Italian Mercury moulds, but others were never available from the Italian Mercury. The models were also sold under the Lit'l Toys brandname and after the Lit'l Toys factory had burned down in the 1960s and the company had relocated from Plattsburgh, New York to Canton, Ohio they reappeared as Gibbs Metal Miniatures. They are easily distinguished when boxed because the Lit'l Toys boxes are yellow and black and the Gibbs boxes are gold and black. All models remained the same except for the Lima shovel which used to have an upper body part of metal which was changed to plastic.

The following models have been available:

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