In Australia Matchbox models have been quite popular for a long time, especially the classic car range "Models of Yesteryear". Sometimes these models are sold in typically Australian liveries. There are also scale model cars from Australian manufacturers, mostly in 1/43rd scale. Micro Models produced model cars from the 1950s, Steamlux made a 1/36th scale diecast model of the Holden FE Sedan and several models in smaller scales towards the end of the same decade, Xenita introduced a model of the Holden Commodore VL in the mid-1980s, and in 1986 Trax released the range "Australian Motoring History". Original cars copied by Trax are mainly Holdens and Australian Fords. While Trax is specialized in classic car models in 1/43rd scale, and also diversified into truck and bus models in smaller scales under the "Trux" banner, Paradise Garage released some models of contemporary Australian cars (Holden Commodore, Ford Falcon) from the mid-1990s, and the model car retailer Biante offers a range of high quality diecast models of domestic cars in 1/12th, 1/18th, 1/43rd and 1/64th scale made by Autoart in China, which are marketed under both the Biante and the Autoart name. Another Australian manufacturer is Classic Carlectables. Originally this company was specialized in racing car models, but in the course of time, more and more road cars have also been modelled, mostly in 1/43rd and 1/18th scale. Cooee Classics focuses on smaller scales and offers 1/64th and 1/87th scale cars in the "Aussie Road Ragers" series, as well as trams in 1/76th scale. There were and are also several manufacturers of handbuilt models in Australia, such as Dinkum Classics, Weico and Microcar Models Australia.
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