Category:RAMI models
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RAMI, short for Rétrospectives Automobiles Miniatures was a French brand of toy and collector scale automobiles. Production was organized by three friends in Lure (Haute-Saône), Jarry, Koch, and Henri Malartre, who was an entrepreneur and founder of the Musee Henri Malartre in Rochetaillée-sur-Saône, the first public automobile collection in France. RAMI did only models of cars which were considered historic even at that time, most are of French origin. Few were of cars built after 1930, and most models were patterned after cars shown in Malartres collection. These scale cars are designed as toys, and there are some limitations in accuracy (in details, but also in scale, which varies, c. 1/40 to 1/50), and with some very bright colors. There were 41 models offered, numbered 1-39 (No 1 and 2 were reissued for different model cars).
The models were built from zamac casts delivered by SIMEB S.A. in Fougerolles (Haute-Saône). Assembling and packaging was done by Homeworkers in Lure. Lower castings always show the script R.A.M.I. by J.M.K., the ladder being an acronym of Jarry, Koch and Malartre.
Subcategories
This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
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- RAMI models of automobiles (3 F)