Category Archives: Autojaune Universe

Rico - Pegaso Seida car 710
The Spanish Equation

I appreciate the design of Spanish toys. The equation is simple: how to make something [...]

11
Jan
JRD - Unic Lautaret tracteur porteur Transports Internationaux 127
Requests to Santa Claus

I'm thinking back to this anecdote because we're approaching the holiday season and it's time [...]

14
Dec
Nicky Toys - Jaguar Type E coupé 120
Fluid lines

For people of my generation, born in the early sixties, the Jaguar E-Type is an [...]

07
Dec
AR - Peugeot 402 fuseau Sochaux
An extraordinary miniature

I remember… acquiring my first Peugeot 402 Coupé Fuseau Sochaux from AR. It was at [...]

30
Nov
Britains - Bluebird 1934 promotionnel Cadbury
A whole life

That someone would build such a collection only to then put it up for sale [...]

23
Nov
Jo Hill Co - Dennis camion pompier premier secours
What a lovely gift!

I often came across this English toy in Scandinavia, proof that this English company knew [...]

16
Nov
Skybird - coffret anti-aircraft gun
The two uncles

verse from a song by Georges Brassens, "Les deux oncles": "The only generals we should [...]

09
Nov
Micro DK - Camion réparateur de ligne de tramway
Visiting Copenhagen

I thought of this when I saw the rare truck equipped with a mobile platform [...]

02
Nov
Tekno - Renault 4cv 811 Turquoise
The 4CV from Stockholm

He explained to me that he drove a Renault 4CV in Stockholm and that he [...]

26
Oct
C.I.J. - Saviem S7 ridelles bâché avec remorque 4-77
New wave

I thought about this again when I saw the superb Saviem S7 with its tarpaulin [...]

19
Oct