Over the years I have been presented with so many Manufacturer Promotional Toy Cars for our display cabinets, that collecting them has now become a bit of an obsession. Couple this with my unhealthy passion for Scalextric and you can see that my own personal collection is starting to grow :-

Alpine: BMW 3 Series BMW 320i Edicion Especial Alpine 1:32 Scale Slot Racing Car Manufacturer: FLY (Espana) Very Rare Slot Car to be found in the UK Converted for use on our Digital track.

Alpine: Nissan 350Z Nissan 350Z Alpine 1:32 Scale Slot Racing Car Manufacturer: Hornby (China) An unusual feature of this slot car is the ability to drift and spin a full 360 degrees. Travelling the wrong way back up the track makes for some interesting racing !!

Becker: Porsche 911 Porsche 911 Becker Radio Navigation 1:43 Scale Die Cast Manufacturer: Vitesse (China) Very rare and sought after model with prices approaching three figures !!

Blaupunkt: BMW 323i BMW 323i Ref:1006 Blaupunkt Las Minituras 1:25 Die Cast Manufactured by: Mira (Spain) One of the larger cars in my collection

Blaupunkt: BMW M3 BMW M3 DTM 1988 Raceland Exclusivmodell 1:87 Scale Plastic Manufactured by: Herpa (West Germany) One of the smallest cars in my collection

Blaupunkt: BMW M3 BMW M3 Pep Bassas - Antonio Rodriguez Rallye Principe de Asturias 1989 1:43 Die Cast Manufactured in China The BMW M3 was certainly a popular car with Blaupunkt

Blaupunkt: MAN TG-460 MAN TG-460 Lorry 1:87 Scale Die Cast Manufacturer: Dickie Spielzueg (China) Presented to me by Blaupunkt UK During their UK product tour in 2000

Blaupunkt: Porsche 956 Porsche 956 1985 - Blaupunkt Die Cast Manufactured by: Corgi (Breat Britain) Looking for a better condition one !

Blaupunkt: Porsche 962 Porsche 962 - Blaupunkt Die Cast Manufactured by: ONYX (Portugal) Another Rare one to the UK

Blaupunkt: Renault Renault Lorry 1:87 Scale Plastic Manufacturer: Albedo Presented to me by Blaupunkt UK During their UK product tour in 1998

Blaupunkt: Smart Smart ForFour 1:87 Scale Plastic Manufacturer: Busch Automodelle (Germany) Incredible detail on a toy car that is not much bigger than a penny.

Bosch: Audi 1983 Audi Quattro Plastic Manufacturer: Micro Machines Sent over by some friends in the USA, as its a very rare one to find over here.

Bosch: Volkswagen VW Split Screen Van Die Cast Manufacturer: LLedo Days Gone Despite a limited production run, it is a very popular vehicle to find.

Robert Bosch: Van Robert Bosch Promotional Model Die Cast Manufacturer: LLedo (England) LLedo also produce a series of models based on old vehicles.

Clarion: Lancia Delta Lancia Delta Clarion 1:43 Scale Die Cast Manufacturer: Vitesse (China) Very rare and sought after model and impossible to find in the UK

Clarion: Nissan GT-R Nissan GT-R Plastic Manufactured by: Super GT (China) Not exactly a scale model, but it is badged up as Clarion

Clarion: Nissan R390 GT1 Nissan R390 GT1 (XLM99001) 1998 Le Mans Collection Nielson - Lagorce - Krumm Die Cast Manufactured by: Onyx (China) Unusual to find both trading names of Clarion and Addzest in the same place.

Clarion: Nissan Skyline Nissan Skyline GT-R LM (BCNR33) 1996 1:64 Scale Die Cast Manufactured by: Kyosho (China) The accuracy and level of detail on this car is quite simply: Stunning !

Clarion: Nissan Z GT500 Nissan Z Super GT 500 2007 Woodone Advan No.24 Die Cast Manufactured by: MMP (China) Lots of very detailed and fragile bits, and very rare to find everything intact

JVC: Toyota Land Cruiser Toyota Land Cruiser - JVC Miniaturas En Metal Die Cast Manufacturer: Guisval (Espagne) Not available in the UK, and sent over by some friends in Spain

JVC: Toyota Land Cruiser Toyota Land Cruiser - JVC 1:43 Scale Die Cast Manufacturer: Vitesse (China) This larger scale version was found on eBay.

Kenwood: BMW M1 BMW M1 - Kenwood 151 Krankenburg 1:87 Scale Die Cast Manufactured by: Schuco (China) Found this one on Ebay.

Kenwood: Honda Odyssey Honda Odyssey No:46 - Kenwood 1:66 Scale Die Cast Manufactured by: Tomica 2000 (China) Exceptionally Rare to the UK

Panasonic: Kenworth Kenworth Aerodyne 1983 1:100 Scale Die Cast Manufacturer: Matchbox (Thailand) Not available in the UK, and sent over by some friends in the USA

Philips: Renault 5 Renault 5 Maxi Turbo Tour de Corse 1985 J.Ragnotti - P.Thimonier 1:43 Scale Die Cast Manufacturer: China Not available in the UK, and sent over by some friends in France

Philips: Renault 5 Renault 5 Turbo J.Ragnotti - P.Thimonier 1:43 Scale Die Cast Manufacturer: SKID China Very similar, but significantly more detailed than the above version.

Philips: Renault 5 Renault 5 Maxi Turbo 4x4 1989 1:43 Scale Die Cast Manufacturer: Nuestros Campeones de Rallyes Not available in the UK, and sent over by some friends in Mallorca

Philips: Seat Marbella Seat Marbella Proto 1988 1:43 Scale Die Cast Manufacturer: Nuestros Campeones de Rallyes Not available in the UK, and sent over by some friends in Mallorca

Pioneer: Citroen AX GTi Citroen AX GTi - Pioneer 1:43 Scale Die Cast Manufactured by: Unknown Rare model depicting the Rally Monte Carlo 1993

Pioneer: Ferrari 512 BB Ferrari 512 BB - Pioneer 1983 Matchbox "Specials" 1:40 Scale Die Cast Manufactured by: Matchbox (Macau) Quite a common one to find

Pioneer: Ferrari GTO Ferrari GTO - Pioneer 1:32 Scale Slot Racing Car Manufactured by: Scalextric Hard to find now in this condition

Pioneer: Ford Escort Mk3 Ford Escort Mk3 No:1315 - Pioneer 1:43 Scale Die Cast Manufactured by: Solido (France) Not seen this one in the UK before and sent over to me from France

Pioneer: Peugeot 405 Peugeot 405 Raid No:4150 - Pioneer 1:43 Scale Die Cast Manufactured by: Burago (Italy) This one came form a local Autojumble and Swapmeet

Pioneer: Porsche Carrera Porsche Carrera - Pioneer 1:43 Scale Die Cast Manufactured by: Vitesse (China) Found this one on eBay

Pioneer: Porsche Carrera Porsche Carrera - Pioneer 1:43 Scale Die Cast Manufactured by: Vitesse (China) The only model I have ever seen with Serpistar Car Alarms advertised.

Pioneer: Praying Mantis 1996 Praying Mantis - Pioneer Championship NHRA Drag Racing Die Cast Ltd Edition Manufactured by: Johnny Lightning (China) Complete with Collectors badge !

Siemens: Audi A4 Siemens Audi A4 DTM Saison 2005 1:87 Scale Die Cast Manufactured by: Schuco (China) Thankfully, Collecting some of these does not take up too much space.

SiemensVDO: BMW Siemens VDO BMW 1:87 Scale Die Cast Manufactured by: Schuco (China) Amazing detail considering the car is much smaller than my little finger