VOLVO 460 GL "Taxi de Barcelona" - PILEN / AHC Models
Nr. 461.
Volvo 460 GL Mk1 5-door sedan (1992).
Taxi de Barcelona (Olympic Games Barcelona 1992).
Escala 1/43
Series 400.
AHC Models, Epe, Holland.
Made in Spain by Pilen / Artec.
Años 90.
Printed description on the baseplate:
" AHC MODELS
EPE HOLLAND
MADE IN SPAIN
VOLVO 460 GL
1990 NR. 461 "
More info:
pilen.jimdo.com/asociaci%C3%B3n-con-otras-marcas-i/
www.minivolvo.lu/uploads/7/8/7/9/7879273/minivolvo-car-00...
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AUTO PILEN / ARTEC / AHC DOORKEY
[ Brief history
of Companies Interconnexions ]
"Auto Pilen was a diecast line of model cars made in Ibi, Alicante, in southeastern Spain by Pilen S.A..
Models were produced from the 1970s through the mid-1990s mostly in 1:43 scale.
A majority of the castings were inherited from French Dinky.
The company was started in the 1960s, diecasting items like colorful metal sailboats and key chains.
In the late 1980s. Pilen was apparently bought by AHC of the Netherlands."
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auto_Pilen
(...)
"Pilen ceased its production in 1983, but only 5 years later, in 1988, the company was reborn with the new name Artec.
In the first catalogues from Artec, there is still place for the Pilen logo, meaning that both companies are really the same one, or at least, that Artec is the successor of Pilen."
(...)
Source: toysfromthepast.blogspot.com.es/2013/06/293-pilen-artec-s...
(...)
"Around 1980 there was a Pilen connection with Holland OTO, which had taken over Dutch Efsi Toys. A 1980 Auto Pilen catalog shows many of the revered Efsi vehicles like the Model T series and many Efsi trucks continued as a line Pilen 1980 (Bras 2012).
Around 1990, there was also a connection with the Dutch diecast company AHC, which appears to have bought Holland Oto and thus Auto Pilen (Bickford 2009).
AHC has since shared dies and traditionally Pilen stamped cars can be found in both AHC and Holland OTO labeled boxes (Bickford 2009; Johnson 1998, p. 15)."
AHC, however, usually produced Volvos, of which Pilen only had a few: the DAF based 66, the 480 Turbo, and the 460 and 850 sedans - most of these appear to have been developed first by AHC models before they were reverse marketed - and then also later sold as Pilens - some of which were made in Spain.
Some of these Volvos also appear to have been sold as promotional models. There were also some Nissans made by AHC/Doorkey packaged as Pilens (Bickford 2009).
With the bankruptcy of Doorkey in the early 1990s, Auto Pilen disappeared. The last new models with the Pilen name appeared at this time. "
(...)
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auto_Pilen
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Doorkey
"Doorkey was a Dutch model car manufacturer .
The company was established in Epe .
They sold miniatures in the scale 1:43.
The models are:
- Opel Combo, Opel Manta
- Nissan Maxima, Nissan Serena, Nissan Micra (5 door)
- SEAT Ibiza, SEAT 600, SEAT 850 Spider, SEAT 127, SEAT Toledo
- Volvo 440, Volvo 850
- Toyota Celica, Toyota Land Cruiser
- Suzuki Samurai
- Mercedes-Benz 250C, Mercedes-Benz 100, Mercedes-Benz 500
- Mini Cooper
- Porsche Carrera 6
- VW Buggy
- Indra
- Ford Courier
- BMW 2000, BMW 507
- Lexus SC 400
Buses:
- The Elder Alliance 220 DAF
- The Elder Alliance 230 DAF
- The Oldest Alliance 310 DAF
The models were made by the Spanish Artec.
Johannes van Rijn founded the company AR-GEE Hobby Collection together with his son Richard, under the name of Ar-Gee , especially for retail.
Ar-Gee stands for the initials of son Richard and colleague Gerrit. They distributed the models under the name Doorkey.
Both companies AHC and AR-GEE were sold in 1995. The companies eventually went bankrupt."
Source: nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doorkey
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1989 - 1996
VOLVO 460 CLÁSICO
"El Volvo 460 fue lanzado en 1989 como versión cupé del hatchback 440 de tracción delantera.
El Volvo 460 presentaba la misma estructura técnica básica y configuración que el cupé deportivo 480. Es decir, incorporaba la misma tracción delantera y motor transversal que el modelo deportivo, todo ello unido, obviamente, a las ventajas asociadas a la excelente maniobrabilidad y adherencia a la calzada del 480.
A lo largo de su existencia, el 460 estuvo disponible con distintos motores, de entre 1,6 y 2,0 litros. Todos ellos eran unidades de 4 cilindros dotadas de árbol de levas en cabeza y habían sido desarrolladas a partir de la misma familia de motores."
"Especificaciones técnicas
Modelo: 460
Producción: 1989-1996
Volumen: 238401
Carrocería: compacto de 5 puertas
Motor de 4 cilindros en línea OHC de 1.596 cc, 1.721 cc con o sin turbo, 1.794 cc o 1.998 cc y turbodiésel de 4 cilindros en línea OHC de 1.870 cc.
Transmisión: 5 marchas manuales, 4 marchas automáticas
Frenos: Hidráulicos, frenos de disco en la parte delantera y de tambor en la trasera, o discos en todas las ruedas
Dimensiones: Distancia entre ejes: 250 cm"
Source: www.volvocars.com/es/acerca-de-volvo/compania/origen/coch...
More info:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volvo_440/460
VOLVO 460 GL "Taxi de Barcelona" - PILEN / AHC Models
Nr. 461.
Volvo 460 GL Mk1 5-door sedan (1992).
Taxi de Barcelona (Olympic Games Barcelona 1992).
Escala 1/43
Series 400.
AHC Models, Epe, Holland.
Made in Spain by Pilen / Artec.
Años 90.
Printed description on the baseplate:
" AHC MODELS
EPE HOLLAND
MADE IN SPAIN
VOLVO 460 GL
1990 NR. 461 "
More info:
pilen.jimdo.com/asociaci%C3%B3n-con-otras-marcas-i/
www.minivolvo.lu/uploads/7/8/7/9/7879273/minivolvo-car-00...
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AUTO PILEN / ARTEC / AHC DOORKEY
[ Brief history
of Companies Interconnexions ]
"Auto Pilen was a diecast line of model cars made in Ibi, Alicante, in southeastern Spain by Pilen S.A..
Models were produced from the 1970s through the mid-1990s mostly in 1:43 scale.
A majority of the castings were inherited from French Dinky.
The company was started in the 1960s, diecasting items like colorful metal sailboats and key chains.
In the late 1980s. Pilen was apparently bought by AHC of the Netherlands."
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auto_Pilen
(...)
"Pilen ceased its production in 1983, but only 5 years later, in 1988, the company was reborn with the new name Artec.
In the first catalogues from Artec, there is still place for the Pilen logo, meaning that both companies are really the same one, or at least, that Artec is the successor of Pilen."
(...)
Source: toysfromthepast.blogspot.com.es/2013/06/293-pilen-artec-s...
(...)
"Around 1980 there was a Pilen connection with Holland OTO, which had taken over Dutch Efsi Toys. A 1980 Auto Pilen catalog shows many of the revered Efsi vehicles like the Model T series and many Efsi trucks continued as a line Pilen 1980 (Bras 2012).
Around 1990, there was also a connection with the Dutch diecast company AHC, which appears to have bought Holland Oto and thus Auto Pilen (Bickford 2009).
AHC has since shared dies and traditionally Pilen stamped cars can be found in both AHC and Holland OTO labeled boxes (Bickford 2009; Johnson 1998, p. 15)."
AHC, however, usually produced Volvos, of which Pilen only had a few: the DAF based 66, the 480 Turbo, and the 460 and 850 sedans - most of these appear to have been developed first by AHC models before they were reverse marketed - and then also later sold as Pilens - some of which were made in Spain.
Some of these Volvos also appear to have been sold as promotional models. There were also some Nissans made by AHC/Doorkey packaged as Pilens (Bickford 2009).
With the bankruptcy of Doorkey in the early 1990s, Auto Pilen disappeared. The last new models with the Pilen name appeared at this time. "
(...)
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auto_Pilen
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Doorkey
"Doorkey was a Dutch model car manufacturer .
The company was established in Epe .
They sold miniatures in the scale 1:43.
The models are:
- Opel Combo, Opel Manta
- Nissan Maxima, Nissan Serena, Nissan Micra (5 door)
- SEAT Ibiza, SEAT 600, SEAT 850 Spider, SEAT 127, SEAT Toledo
- Volvo 440, Volvo 850
- Toyota Celica, Toyota Land Cruiser
- Suzuki Samurai
- Mercedes-Benz 250C, Mercedes-Benz 100, Mercedes-Benz 500
- Mini Cooper
- Porsche Carrera 6
- VW Buggy
- Indra
- Ford Courier
- BMW 2000, BMW 507
- Lexus SC 400
Buses:
- The Elder Alliance 220 DAF
- The Elder Alliance 230 DAF
- The Oldest Alliance 310 DAF
The models were made by the Spanish Artec.
Johannes van Rijn founded the company AR-GEE Hobby Collection together with his son Richard, under the name of Ar-Gee , especially for retail.
Ar-Gee stands for the initials of son Richard and colleague Gerrit. They distributed the models under the name Doorkey.
Both companies AHC and AR-GEE were sold in 1995. The companies eventually went bankrupt."
Source: nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doorkey
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1989 - 1996
VOLVO 460 CLÁSICO
"El Volvo 460 fue lanzado en 1989 como versión cupé del hatchback 440 de tracción delantera.
El Volvo 460 presentaba la misma estructura técnica básica y configuración que el cupé deportivo 480. Es decir, incorporaba la misma tracción delantera y motor transversal que el modelo deportivo, todo ello unido, obviamente, a las ventajas asociadas a la excelente maniobrabilidad y adherencia a la calzada del 480.
A lo largo de su existencia, el 460 estuvo disponible con distintos motores, de entre 1,6 y 2,0 litros. Todos ellos eran unidades de 4 cilindros dotadas de árbol de levas en cabeza y habían sido desarrolladas a partir de la misma familia de motores."
"Especificaciones técnicas
Modelo: 460
Producción: 1989-1996
Volumen: 238401
Carrocería: compacto de 5 puertas
Motor de 4 cilindros en línea OHC de 1.596 cc, 1.721 cc con o sin turbo, 1.794 cc o 1.998 cc y turbodiésel de 4 cilindros en línea OHC de 1.870 cc.
Transmisión: 5 marchas manuales, 4 marchas automáticas
Frenos: Hidráulicos, frenos de disco en la parte delantera y de tambor en la trasera, o discos en todas las ruedas
Dimensiones: Distancia entre ejes: 250 cm"
Source: www.volvocars.com/es/acerca-de-volvo/compania/origen/coch...
More info:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volvo_440/460