Politoys came on the market in the early 60's , but only in the midle of the 60's they decide to try the 1/43 scale . Later the firm's name was changed to Polistil , to avoid problems with british Palitoys . The CD was available from 1971 , first as Politoys and later as Polistil . I know 3 diffrent Politoys boxes , 1 plastic and 2 cardboard with window . Polistil boxes I know 2 , those I have . You could purchase a Polistil box with a Politoys marked model . Later the base was changed to Polistil name . Almost all variants have an unpainted metal base , but at the end of production ? the base changed to plastic . In the Dr Edward Force book the E21 is silver and in the Paolo Rampini , The Golden Book of Modelcars the color is yellow and silver . Bellow you can see my 5 different CD . I can't confirm if the rear window opens in any version . I saw in the internet two other variants that I haven't in my collection one metallic brown and one olive green with graphics .
This is my first CD , bought in 1979 . The box is Polistil but the model is marked Politoys in the base . It was bought in Coimbra and the car was always in the box , so I am almost 100% sure that the Politoys base was sold inside a Polistil box .
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This is my 2º model , bought in 2002 in the Aveiro Fair , this time again a Polistil box with a Politoys marked model .The seller told me that this model was bought by him and like me a Polistil box with a Politoys model.
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My 3º model , bought in 2007 on Ebay . This time Polistil box and Polistil marked model . Change in the base , only the Polistil name instead of Politoys . Nice color . Please note that in this box a logo of Opel takes place near the "Opel CD" .
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My 4º model , bought in 2008 on Ebay . This is my favourite a silver Poliyoys model with Politoys last type box .
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This CD I purchased it on Ebay in 2009 . This is a rare version with plastic base . Polistil model without box .
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Bought in 2010 without box and not perfect , # 3754 of my 1/43 collection , is different only for the wheels . Metal base .