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[edscars]

Going through my cars today I found this one, which looks like a Ford Mk IV to me. Maybe the body doesn't go with the chassis. Pretty sure it's the only Auto World brass chassis that I own. Not sure if the chassis was sold alone or usually as a complete car.  Any info would be appreciated. I want to say some were pictured in some old Auto World catalogs, although I haven't checked to be sure.

 

 

[don.siegel]

These were originally Atlas chassis and motors. When they pulled out of slots, Auto World bought up large amounts of their stocks and began offering their own kits with vac-form bodies from different manufacturers, Cox gears and various wheels and guides. Not sure about the AW marking, maybe added by Auto World, unless they had a few more of these chassis produced with their own logo. 

 

Very likely your car was sold as a kit by Auto World. 

 

Don 

[edscars]

Thanks again, Don; good to know. I'll have a look at some of the old Auto World catalogs to see what exactly they sold on those.

[ajd350]

That body looks like the Cox that was sourced from Lancer for their Daytona series. There probably was a surplus of those bodies and ended up in Auto World kits.

[edscars]

I checked some of the old Auto World catalogs from '68 to '70 and came up with some of the ads for what Oscar and company were selling. Here they are:

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[don.siegel]

Thanks Ed, yep, those are the ones I was referring to. Looks like your MKIV is a real remnant. 

 

Don