Spa Croft Models is a British company based in Tibshelf, Derbyshire, close to Hardwick Hall, the home of Bess of Hardwick. The company has been producing 1/43rd scale whitemetal models of British cars since 1995.
The company produces models of cars from around the 1930s to the 1960s. Amongst the models in the range are the Austin A70 Hampshire Saloon and Countryman, Morris Oxford Series III, and Isis Series II, Standard Vanguard Phase I and Phase III, 14Morris 14/6, Wolseley 25 Super Six Series II, Vauxhall GL Limousine, Austin 14 Goodwood, and Humber Super Snipe Series IV. The latest model is the 1945 Humber Pullman Mk.I. The next model will be the Morris 25 Coupé. Spa Croft Models is only a small company and production levels are low. Only 500 of each model is produced, but in various authentic colours. Much research is carried out to ensure the accuracy of each model.
In addition to producing their own range of models, Spa Croft Models is also the principle UK distributor of the products of Brooklin Models Ltd., and has been retailing these products since 1984
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