SOLIDO FORD V8 PERRIER DELIVERY TRUCK - FRENCH DIE-CAST MODEL CIRCA 1950S-1960S

A CHARMING VINTAGE DIE-CAST DELIVERY TRUCK BY SOLIDO OF FRANCE, FAITHFULLY REPRODUCING A 1930S FORD V8 IN THE ICONIC GREEN AND CREAM LIVERY OF PERRIER MINERAL WATER. THIS IS A CLASSIC EXAMPLE OF FRENCH TOY MANUFACTURING CRAFTSMANSHIP FROM THE POST-WAR ERA.

IDENTIFICATION AND MAKER:
- MANUFACTURER: SOLIDO, FRANCE
- MODEL: FORD V8 DELIVERY TRUCK
- MARKING: EMBOSSED TO UNDERSIDE 'FORD V8' AND 'SOLIDO MADE IN FRANCE' WITH SCALE NOTATION
- PERIOD: CIRCA 1950S-1960S BASED ON CASTING STYLE AND PAINT APPLICATION

CONSTRUCTION AND DETAIL:
- PRIMARY MATERIAL: DIE-CAST METAL BODY WITH SEPARATE METAL CHASSIS
- PAINT FINISH: ORIGINAL FACTORY APPLIED CREAM (CAB) AND DARK GREEN (CARGO BED)
- BRANDING: PERRIER DECALS APPLIED TO BOTH SIDES OF CARGO BED, FEATURING THE DISTINCTIVE PERRIER OVAL LOGO AND TEXT 'EAU MINERALE' AND 'GAZEUSE NATURELLE'
- WHEELS: FOUR RUBBER TYRES ON METAL AXLES, ALL ROTATING FREELY
- SCALE: APPROXIMATELY 1/43 TO 1/50 SCALE

DIMENSIONS:
- HEIGHT: 8 CM
- LENGTH: 18 CM
- WIDTH: 7 CM

CONDITION: GOOD FOR AGE. THE ORIGINAL FACTORY PAINT FINISH SHOWS LIGHT SURFACE SCRATCHING AND MINOR WEAR CONSISTENT WITH VINTAGE TOY USE. THE CREAM CAB AND GREEN CARGO BED RETAIN THEIR COLOUR WELL. PERRIER BRANDING DECALS REMAIN CLEARLY LEGIBLE ON BOTH SIDES. RUBBER TYRES ARE SUPPLE WITH NO CRACKS OR PERISHING. ALL WHEELS ROTATE SMOOTHLY. NO SIGNIFICANT DENTS, STRUCTURAL DAMAGE, OR RESTORATION WORK EVIDENT. THE PIECE RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL CHARM AND CHARACTER.

PROVENANCE: PRIVATE COLLECTION, ORIGIN UNKNOWN. NO ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION ACCOMPANIES THE LOT.

SOLIDO DIE-CAST MODELS FROM THIS PERIOD ARE INCREASINGLY SOUGHT BY COLLECTORS OF VINTAGE FRENCH TOYS AND ADVERTISING MEMORABILIA. THE PERRIER BRANDING ADDS SIGNIFICANT APPEAL TO COLLECTORS OF BEVERAGE-RELATED ADVERTISING ITEMS. THIS EXAMPLE REPRESENTS A FINE SNAPSHOT OF MID-20TH CENTURY EUROPEAN TOY MANUFACTURING AND COMMERCIAL VEHICLE DESIGN.

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

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