Die-cast Vehicles
Many die cast automobiles and commercial vehicle models for collectors have been made to a strict scale of 1:64. However, for much of the die-cast toy market, 1:64 is only a nominal scale. Though collectors and manufacturers loosely describe popular lines of die-casts as 1:64, toy vehicles are usually made to "box scale." This means that the size of the model is determined by the size of the standard packaging (formerly a cardstock box, now usually a clear blister-card). Models of a 1959 Cadillac and an Austin Mini-Cooper designed to fill up the same packaging space will have very different actual scales, but for the passenger automobiles in many die cast lines, 1:64 is a reasonable approximation. Brands of die-cast toys in and around this scale include Hot Wheels and Matchbox, Ertl, Greenlight, Code 3, Johnny Lightning, and Jada Toys.
Outside the USA brands like Maisto, Siku, Norev Mini Jet, Corgi, Tomica, Autoart, Edocar, Kyosho, Majorette, Schuco, Welly, and many others, are available in this scale.
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