Promotional Model

Samuel Whitbread established Whitbread with Thomas Shewell in 1742. In 1750, Samuel Whitbread moved his brewing operations to the first purpose-built mass-production brewery in East London. For over 200 years, Whitbread & Co introduced many brands to the UK, such as Stella Artois and Heineken, amongst others, which grew in popularity up to the 90s when people began to purchase international brands such as Fosters and Budweiser. Then, in 2001, after a long history of brewing, the company known as Whitbread Group Plc decided to sell all its breweries and brewing interests (Whitbread Brewing Company) to Interbrew, now known as InBev. Buy it now

Edwin Foden Sons & Co Ltd was formed in 1887 and development work commenced on Foden's idea of a superior steam wagon. By1901 a design had been produced which was to set the standard for steam wagons for the next twenty-five years. The company developed successive ranges of highly successful steam wagons. They, and arch-rival Sentinel, practically monopolised the market.

The Foden 'C' Type was the final design of the overtype (engine above boiler) Steam Wagon developed from earlier models. This wagon was introduced in the 1920's and had a double crank compound engine which developed 23 B.H.P. at 450 rpm. It was fitted with spur gearing giving speeds up to 16 mph, but special gearing could be ordered which would enable the wagon to achieve 26 mph, double the permited speed limit for such wagons. Edwin Foden died on 31st August 1911, being succeeded by his sons William and E.R. (Later to found ERF). By the late 1920s it was becoming obvious that however excellent the product, steam was giving way to the internal combustion engine, and so a new era of Foden wagons started leaving steam behind. Display stand not included. Buy it now

Whitbread traces it origins back to the 18th century when in 1742 Samuel Whitbread first entered the brewing trade.By the 1780's he was brewing more beer than anyone had brewed before.His efforts laid the foundations of the modern business which two and a half centuries later is thriving ,continually adapting to the changing tastes and markets.
For the model collector the name of Whitbread is likely to remain synonymous with ale and beer for some time to come, so let's have a look at some of the vehicles which for serveral gernerations have distributed their bottles, barrels and kegs around the country. A word of warning though, for well over half a century Whitbread stuck to the same basic livery of dark brown for the bulk of their vehicles so you'd better like brown.

Matchbox made promotional models for many other companies and attractions. But this particular MB38 was made to promote Matchbox itself. The first regular issue MB38 rolled down a Matchbox assembly line in 1982. This vehicle, for the 1-75 line, was the Champion Spark Plugs van. It came with royal blue cab, black base, white roof and shining chrome bumpers, headlights and grille, along with the company’s familiar red and black logo incorporating a sketch of a sparkplug.

Matchbox itself has used the vehicle for sale and advertising messages such as the last model was suspended production in 1992 later on it was produced in Macau, China and Thailand. It is a Model A Ford Van, a yellow colour that advertised itself.

JCB have always had a strong network of dealers and service support in the UK. As the company expanded in the 1950’s and 60’s, a growing number of service vans were seen on UK roads and the Ford Anglia Van is an early example in the iconic yellow and red colour scheme of the time. Buy it now

Here we have the excellent ERC EC with Nootebom Step Frame Trailer complete with JCB JS220 Excavator, asuperb combination. Buy it now

The first release in the series of JCB-liveried vehicles from Corgi is this DAF XF and step-frame box trailer, finished as the JCB mobile exhibition unit, complete with graphics showing different machines on each side. Buy it now