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Betal
Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2016 12:34 am
by johnboy
Nick has an Austin A40 without a maker -
http://www.vintagebritishdiecasts.co.uk ... herite.htm
It seems to be made by Betal (Glasman) from East London, can anyone confirm that?
Re: Betal
Posted: Tue Dec 27, 2016 6:16 pm
by starni999
Hi John,
Yes sure looks like it. I had a very similar car years ago, looked like a copy of a Dinky 30 series Rolls, or a very poor 40a Riley? It wasn't until the wonderful world of the internet that I ever found out who made these.
Cheers
CW.
Re: Betal
Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2016 11:35 am
by toysnz
Yes I agree it looks to be a Betal... got several of them downstairs somewhere and cannot recall where3 I eventually confirmed Betal as the manufacturer...
Ian
Re: Betal
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2017 3:19 am
by GHOSTHUNTER
I agree with this model coming from 'BETAL' but I have never been happy with what model Austin it is based on. It is generally accepted as A30/A35 (A35 has a larger rear screen than the A30), but one must wonder what they were looking at when they decided to make it...
- BETAL Austin car.jpg (76.26 KiB) Viewed 1642 times
Ghosthunter.
Re: Betal
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2017 9:37 am
by johnboy
GHOSTHUNTER wrote:I agree with this model coming from 'BETAL' but I have never been happy with what model Austin it is based on. It is generally accepted as A30/A35 (A35 has a larger rear screen than the A30), but one must wonder what they were looking at when they decided to make it...
BETAL Austin car.jpg
Ghosthunter.
Thanks everyone, with the three side windows I was initially guessing it may have been a Devon. Perhaps it was conceived after a liquid lunch
