Brand Diecast Car List

Italics indicate defunct brand or no longer in the market

• Abrex - Czech firm, Škoda models
• Academy Plastic Model - Korean plastic model maker.
• Airfix
• AMT
• Aoshima - Japanese plastic model manufacturer
• Arcade - Very early and primitive producer of cast vehicles
• Arii
• AUTOart - a popular high quality die-cast manufacturer form Hong Kong
• Aurora Plastics Corporation
• Bang - Italian manufacturer, specialising in 1:43
• Bandai - now produces model cars if they relate to anime merchandising
• Banthrico Early '50s die cast car banks in 1:25th scale
• Base Toys
• BBR Models - Italian 1:43 and 1:18 scale model manufacturer.
• Bburago
• Benbros
• Biante - Australian 1:18, 1:43 and 1:64 scale model manufacturer.
• Bing German manufacturer of tin-plate models
• Brekina - German manufacturer for highly detailed plastic models of the 1940s - 1970s in 1:87 scale (H0)
• Britbus - highly detailed bus models in 1:76 scale
• Britains
• Brooklin - handbuilt 1:43 white metal cars (incl. related brands Lansdowne, RobEddie, U.S. Model Mint, International Police, Buick Collection '34-'39)
• Bruce Arnold Models (a.k.a BAM) - handbuilt 1:43 white metal / resin post-war American cars. Officially licensed by General Motors.
• Bub - German toymakers since 1851
• Busch - German manufacturer for plastic models in 1:87 and 1:160
• C.C.C. - handbuilt 1:43 cars, mostly made of resin
• Classic Carlectables - manufacturers of Australian Touring Cars and V8 Supercars
• CMNL Creative Master Northcord Ltd - highly detailed die-cast bus models in 1:76 scale
• Corgi Toys
• Conquest- handbuilt 1:43 white metal cars (incl. related brand Madison)
• Cox Model Cars - Manufactured by L.M. Cox Manufacturing Co, Inc.
• Crown Premiums - manufacturers of mint die-cast collectibles
• Danbury Mint - Intricate 1/24th scale die casts
• Dinky Toys - the first brand of toy car to be collected widely
• Doyusha
• Durham Classics - handbuilt 1:43 white metal cars
• EFE Exclusive First Editions (Gilbow) - model manufacturer, specializing in buses and trucks
• Ertl Company
• Fairfield Mint
• Franklin Mint - Intricate 1/24th scale die casts
• Fujimi Model - Japanese plastic model manufacturer
• Great American Dream Machines - handbuilt 1:43 white metal models of mid-20th century Detroit showcars
• Guisval - Spanish manufacturer of models in 1:64 and 1:43 scales.
• Gunze Sangyo - Japanese plastic model manufacturer
• Hasegawa - Japanese plastic model manufacturer.
• Heco - handbuilt 1:43 resin cars (incl. various related brands such as Challenge), specializing in French cars of the classic streamlined era
• Herpa - for railway modelling, primarily 1:87 plastic
• High Speed - a Hong Kong based diecast vehicle maker.
• Hongwell a.k.a. Cararama
• Hot Wheels and Hot Wheels Elite - an upgraded version of 1:18 Hot Wheels, mostly replicas of Ferrari.
• Italeri
• Imai
• IMC (Industro-Motive Corporation) - US manufacturer of competition and show car models, notably Ford products. This company was bought out by Hawk Models in the early seventies, which was then purchased by Testors, and later merged with Lindberg Models, owned by parent company RPM. RPM seems to have sold off the molds along with everything else previously owned by Lindberg or Hawk to the new Lindberg Models.
• Ixo - part of a conglomerate of brands from the Far East, with Altaya, Atlas, del Prado, Yat Ming
• Jada Toys
• Jo-Han
• Kaden - Czech firm, Škoda models
• Kyosho
• Lindberg Models
• Lledo (Days Gone, Vanguards) - product line now absorbed into Corgi
• Lone Star Toys
• LS, bankrupted in 1992
• Maclovell Huon Pine Racing Cars - Tasmanian hand carved wood models
• Märklin - German manufacturer in various scales
• Maisto
• Marks - German manufacturer in 1:87 and 1:160
• Marqueart - suppliers of high quality hand built 1:43 scale model cars
• Matchbox
• Minex - British, 1:76 plastic car models
• Mebetoys - Italian
• Minichamps - German manufacturer of highly detailed models, primarily 1:43
• Miniatures du Mont-blanc - French manufacturer 1:43 (Berliet, Chevrolet, Saviem, Renault, Citroën, Jeep...)
• Minimarque 43- handbuilt 1:43 white metal cars
• Model Factory Hiro - Japanese resin kit manufacturer
• MPC
• Monogram models
• Morestone-Budgie
• Motor City USA - handbuilt 1:43 white metal cars (incl. related brands Design Studio, American Models, USA Models)
• New-Ray
• Norev - French manufacturer of models in 1:64, 1:43, 1:18 and 1:87 scales
• One43 - collectible limited edition fine scale model cars in 1:43 scale
• Otaki Model Toy Company - defunct Japanese plastic model manufacturer
• Oxford Diecast - Swansea based UK company coming to prominence in early 3rd millennium.
• PMC - Product Miniature Corporation
• Protar, mostly specialise in Italian racing cars, absorbed into Italeri
• Pocher Model Cars - Italian manufacturer, famous for its large sized (1:8) and highly detailed cars
• Polistil - Italian
• Provence Moulage - handbuilt 1:43 cars, most often made of resin
• Revell
• Rietze - German manufacturer of highly detailed plastic models mainly in 1:87 scale
• Roco - Austrian manufacturer of model railways, model car brand went to Herpa
• Roskopf - German manufacturer in 1:87 that was sold to Wiking
• Rosso Corporation - Short lived high end plastic scale model manufacturer from Japan
• Schabak - Made Ford and other German model cars in the 1990s mainly in 1:43 scale
• Schuco - German
• Siku - German model manufacturer
• Solido - French manufacturer of good quality 1:43 and 1:18 scale models
• Studio 27 - high end scale model and accessory manufacturer from Japan
• Tameo - Italian 1:43 scale model manufacturer
• Stahlberg Models - Finnish promos of Swedish Saabs and Volvos
• Tamiya - high quality die-cast manufacturer, more famous for plastic models and RC cars
• Testor Corporation
• Tokyo Marui - Japanese manufacturer who made briefly plastic model car
• Tomica - Japanese model manufacturer
• Tootsie toys - American manufacturer of die-cast vehicles, produced their first model car in 1911
• Trofeu - Portuguese manufacturer specialize in 1/43 scale rally cars
• Trumpeter - Nicely detailed kits and models
• UT Models - Retired brand name of AUTOart
• V & V Model - From Czech Republic
• Victory Models - handbuilt 1:43 resin cars (incl. related brand La Familia)
• Vitesse Models - From Portugal
• Wave Corporation - Japanese resin model manufacturer, notable for F1 models, no longer produce car kits
• Welly - Chinese manufacturer exporting widely
• Western - handbuilt 1:43 white metal cars (incl. related brand Small Wheels)
• Wiking - primarily 1:87 plastic models
• Gerald Wingrove