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Espewe (derived from the abbreviation "SPW" for "Spezial-Prägewerke", German for "special embossing works") was the most commonly used brand name for 1/87th scale plastic model cars made in the GDR. The biggest model car factory in the country was located in Annaberg-Buchholz in the Ore Mountains and started production in 1961. Besides 1/87th scale models of contemporary domestic cars, buses and trucks, the range also included military vehicles and a series of plastic and diecast classic car models in 1/50th scale, in which various German cars were modelled, as well as a 1916 Rolls-Royce. Three special models of this series were released in 1970 to commemorate Lenin's 100th birthday: the Rolls Royce already mentioned before as the revolutionary's staff car, the locomotive of the train by which he returned from exile to Russia in spring 1917, and the armoured car on which he held a speech to workers and soldiers in Petrograd some days later. In the 1980s the Plasticart brand name was also used for the Espewe models, and after 1989 s.e.s from Berlin continued to produce some of these models. In 2011, production and distribution of Espewe models were taken over by Busch.

Model manufacturer: Espewe

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Austin-Putilov Armoured Car car on which Lenin spoke to the people in Petrograd on 3rd April 1917; Russia 1917 Espewe (GDR), article no. 100 diecast, scale 1:50; acquired 2017 search at Google | bid on it at eBay | send as postcard

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Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost green metallic/black, open; United Kingdom 1916 Espewe (GDR), article no. 528 diecast, scale 1:50; acquired 2007 search at Google | bid on it at eBay | send as postcard

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Simson Supra red/black, open; Germany 1925 Espewe (GDR), article no. 523 diecast, scale 1:50; acquired 2017 search at Google | bid on it at eBay | send as postcard

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Wanderer white/black, open; Germany 1904 Espewe (GDR), article no. 1521 plastic, scale 1:50; acquired 2015 search at Google | bid on it at eBay | send as postcard

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