{"id":103,"date":"2017-05-03T03:38:00","date_gmt":"2017-05-03T03:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americanootoday.com\/?p=103"},"modified":"2021-06-25T18:34:24","modified_gmt":"2021-06-25T18:34:24","slug":"quick-look-oxford-diecast-oo-vehicles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americanootoday.com\/?p=103","title":{"rendered":"Quick look: Oxford Diecast OO vehicles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It is hardly news that there are British lines of 1\/76 scale with every imaginable OO product. One line I noted was Oxford Diecast and their line of vehicles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/americanootoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Oxford-Diecast-VW.jpg?resize=640%2C424&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3038\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/americanootoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Oxford-Diecast-VW.jpg?w=999&amp;ssl=1 999w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/americanootoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Oxford-Diecast-VW.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/americanootoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Oxford-Diecast-VW.jpg?resize=768%2C509&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I purchased these two on Amazon, kind of a treat for myself. The majority of the line is of European prototypes, some of which of course were exported to the USA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This pair are sharp models and of vehicles I recall seeing growing up in Kansas, there were examples of the VW Golf and Vanagon truck roaming around town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is very interesting to compare these accurately scaled 1\/76 models with the cars I have been using. Most were in the same size range at least, whew!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/americanootoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Oxcord-Diecaast-VW-2.jpg?resize=439%2C292&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3039\" width=\"439\" height=\"292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/americanootoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Oxcord-Diecaast-VW-2.jpg?w=999&amp;ssl=1 999w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/americanootoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Oxcord-Diecaast-VW-2.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/americanootoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Oxcord-Diecaast-VW-2.jpg?resize=768%2C510&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/americanootoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Oxcord-Diecaast-VW-2.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 439px) 100vw, 439px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Oxford Diecast models almost seem too good to take out of their boxes, when they arrive they are packed like this in a plastic &#8220;jewelry box.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Presently I am running 1950s era trains again, but when the 70s\/80s return next (I switch eras every few months) these will be out in prime locations. Certainly, every American OO enthusiast should treat themselves to at least a couple of these, and undoubtedly I will pick up a few more over time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is hardly news that there are British lines of 1\/76 scale with every imaginable OO product. 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