Literature
Several books about model cars have been published. The following list - which is not complete - shows some recent and well-known publications about the subject. Most of the books describe the products and the history of a certain model manufacturer. You can find such books at model car shops, good book shops or online stores.
- Biene, Ulrich: Lieblingsautos. Die schönsten Modelle aus der Spielzeugkiste (German, 2018)
- Boracco, Bruno L.: Automodelli da collezione (Italian, 1998)
- Braun, Matthias: Modellautos von Meisterhand. Kleinserienmodelle im internationalen Sammlermassstab 1:43 (German, 1997)
- Braun, Matthias; Cordes, Peter: Internationales Lexikon der Modellautos (German, 1993)
- Dudley, Merry: Standard Guide to 1:18 Scale Die-cast Cars (English, 2003)
- Hertz, Louis H.: The Complete Book of Building and Collecting Model Automobiles (English, 1970)
- Huber, Rudger: Blechspielzeug. Autos - Motorräder (German, 1982)
- Hutchinson, Ken et al.: The Golden Age of Automotive Toys 1925-1941 (English, 1997)
- Irvine, Mat: Modellbau leicht gemacht (German, 2022)
- Johnson, Dana: Collector's Guide to Diecast Toys and Scale Models. Identifications and Values (English, 1998)
- Johnson, Dana: Toy Car Collector's Guide (English, 2002)
- Kelly, Douglas R.: The Die Cast Price Guide. Postwar: 1946 to Present (English, 1997)
- Massucci, Edoardo: Model Cars. Golden Age of Motoring (English, 1972)
- Miller, Judith: Metal Toys (English, 2006)
- Pascal, Dominique: La folie des autos miniatures (French, 2000)
- Pascal, Dominique: Collectible Miniature Cars (English, 2002)
- Pascal, Dominique: Modellautos (German, 2003)
- Pfarr, Bernd: Rollendes Blech. Spielzeugautos und -motorräder von 1920-1935 (German, 2001)
- Purwin, Knut: Modellautos sammeln & restaurieren (German, 2009)
- Ragan, Mac: Diecast Cars of the 1960s (English, 2000)
- Ralston, Andrew: Plastic Toy Cars of the 1950s & 1960s. The Collector's Guide (English, 2007)
- Ralston, Andrew: Tinplate Toy Cars of the 1950s & 1960s from Japan (English, 2008)
- Ralston, Andrew: Diecast Toy Cars of the 1950s & 1960s. The Collector's Guide (English, 2009)
- Rampini, Paolo: Encyclopedia of 1:43 Model Cars 1900-1975 (Italian - English, 1990)
- Rampini, Paolo: The Golden Book of Model Cars 1900-1975 (Italian - English, 1995)
- Rampini, Paolo: Enciclopedia Moto-Giocattolo 1890-1970 (Italian - English, 1996)
- Rampini, Paolo: The Golden Book of Toy Cars 1900-1980 (Italian - English, 2004)
- Rampini, Paolo: Modelcars in the World 1900-1985 (Italian - English, 2007)
- Rampini, Paolo: Automodelli gommosi (Italian, 2020)
- Rampini, Paolo: Automodelli gommosi Volume 2 (Italian, 2023)
- Richardson, Michael; Richardson, Susan: Christie's World of Automotive Toys (English, 1998)
- Rixon, Peter: Miller's Collecting Diecast Vehicles (English, 2005)
- Sakahangas, Kimmo; Weber, Dave; Foster, Mark: Encyclopedia of Small-Scale Diecast Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (English, 2006)
- Schmarbeck, Wolfgang: Modellautos aus eigener Hand. Die Werkstatt im Wohnzimmer (German, 1969)
- Schmarbeck, Wolfgang: Modellautos mit System gesammelt. Die Garage im Wohnzimmer (German, 1970)
- Siry, Renaud: 50 ans de tôle (French, 2015)
- Smith, Ron; Gallagher, William C.: The Big Book of Tin Toy Cars Vol. 1 and 2 (English, 2004)
- Stearns, Dan: Standard Catalog of Die-Cast Vehicles (English, 2002)
- Stephan, Elizabeth: Today's Hottest Die-Cast Vehicles (English, 2000)
- Stephan, Elizabeth: O'Brien's Collecting Toy Cars and Trucks, 3rd edition (English, 2000)
- Strutt, Ray; Wright, David: A History of White Metal Transport Modelling: A Who's Who in the Industry (English, 2011)
- Trüdinger, Jörg: Jungs, Eure Kinderträume. Die Modellautos der 70er - Hot Wheels, Corgi, Siku & Co. (German, 2023)
- Van Roode, Ben: Grote jongens spelen niet met Dinky Toys (Dutch, 2005)
- Wagner, Botho; Baecker, Carlernst: Modellautos im H0-Bahnmassstab (German, 2002)
- Walz, Jörg: Auto Modell Geschichte (German, 2019)
- Williams, Guy: The World of Model Cars (English, 1976)
- Wright, David: The History of Resin Transport Modelling: A Who's Who in the Industry (English, 2013)
- Berse, Andreas A.: Die Schuco-Saga: 100 Jahre voller Wunderwerke (German, 2012)
- Biene, Ulrich: Der Modell-Mythos Wiking. Wie es wirklich war: Historie, Hintergründe und Dokumente (German, 2007)
- Biene, Ulrich: Wiking - Kleine Autos, grosse Liebe (German, 2009)
- Biene, Ulrich: Automodell-Faszination Wiking: Über puristische Miniaturen und leidenschaftliches Sammeln (German, 2010)
- Biene, Ulrich: Die Siku-Story: Lebendige Autoträume aus Kindertagen (German, 2012)
- Biene, Ulrich: Wiking-Welten. Über Automodelle, Sammellust und Leidenschaft (German, 2012)
- Biene, Ulrich: Meine Wiking-Autos. Menschen und Modelle. Träume auf kleinen Rädern (German, 2014)
- Biene, Ulrich: Faller - Kleine Welt ganz gross (German, 2016)
- Biene, Ulrich: Wiking-Autoträume: 85 Jahre Miniaturen zu Wasser, zu Lande und in der Luft (German, 2017)
- Biene, Ulrich: Faller - Die Welt von oben (German, 2021)
- Biene, Ulrich: Leidenschaft Wiking-Autos. Die grosse Welt der Verkehrsmodelle in 1:87 (German, 2023)
- Blanck, Christian: Kinderzimmerhelden - Das Siku-Buch (German, 2023)
- Braun, Matthias; Storz, Alexander: Modellauto-Katalog Siku, 2. Auflage (German, 1993)
- Cordes, Peter; Kruck, Lars: Modellauto-Katalog 1:43, 3. Auflage (German, 2005)
- Force, Edward: Classic Miniature Vehicles Made in Germany (English, 1992)
- Franzke, Jürgen: Schuco, Bing & Co. Berühmtes Blechspielzeug aus Nürnberg (German, 1993)
- Franzke, Jürgen: GAMA (German, 1996)
- Franzke, Jürgen: Tinplate Toys from Schuco, Bing, and other Companies, 2nd edition (English, 2000)
- Gärtner, Stefan; Graf, Heinz-Hartmut: Modellautos der DDR (German, 2001)
- Gärtner, Stefan; Lange, Frank: Spielzeugautos der DDR (German, 2000)
- Henning, Hans-Heinrich: Historische Automodelle - Piccolo von Schuco (German, 2003)
- Huber, Rudger: Blechspielzeug. Autos und Motorräder, 4. Auflage (German, 1995)
- Huber, Rudger: Schuco piccolo. Die Modelle von 1957 bis heute (German, 1999)
- Huber, Rudger: Schuco (German, 2001)
- Huber, Rudger: Tipp & Co. (German, 2003)
- Huber, Rudger: Schuco - legendäres Spielzeug (German, 2007)
- Johnson, Dana: Siku Toys of Germany, 4th edition (English, 1999)
- Knox, Chris: Schuco Classic Tin Toys (English, 2002)
- Minichamps - A Passion for Model Cars Vol. 1 to 3 (English, 2003-2005)
- Rampini, Paolo: Modelcars Made in Germany 1900-1990 (Italian - English, 1998)
- Rothenberger, Wolfgang: Gescha & Strenco. Blechspielzeug aus Nürnberg (German - English, 1999)
- Saure, Carsten: Wiking-Handbuch der alten Modelle - Ausgabe 2016 (German, 2016)
- Schweizer, Ulrich: Schuco. Pre- and Postwar Vehicles (German - English, 2005)
- Schweizer, Ulrich: Josef Neuhierl (JNF) Toys from 1920 until 1963 (German - English, 2007)
- Taubert, Ulli; Berse, Andreas A.: Die Revell-Story. Bauanleitung zum Erfolg (German, 2018)
- Walsdorff, Rüdiger: Wiking - die Peltzer-Ära (German, 2004)
- Walsdorff, Rüdiger: Wiking - das Peltzer-Erbe (German, 2007)
- Warnecke, Dieter: Blechspielzeug - Nutzfahrzeuge. Deutsche Modelle der 50er und 60er Jahre (German, 1997)
- Boxall, David: The Dinky Years. A Personal Journey through the Decades (English, 2011)
- Cappi, Gianluigi: Brooklin Models Collectors Guide, 4th edition (English, 2019)
- Chapman, Giles: Britain's Toy Car Wars: Dinky vs Corgi vs Matchbox (English, 2016)
- Cooke, David: Corgi Toys (English, 2008)
- Cooke, David: Dinky Toys, 2nd new impression (English, 2008)
- Cordes, Peter: Modellauto-Katalog Corgi Toys, 2. Auflage (German, 1995)
- Davey, Vic; Chan, Danny C.Y.: The Complete World of Exclusive First Editions (English - Chinese, 1997)
- Fawdry, Marguerite: British Tin Toys. Including an A-Z of British Metal Toy Makers (English, 1995)
- Flößer, Bernd: Modellauto-Katalog Matchbox Serie 1-75, 5. Auflage (German, 2000)
- Flößer, Bernd: Modellauto-Katalog Matchbox Superfast (German, 2002)
- Force, Edward: Corgi Toys, 4th edition (English, 2005)
- Force, Edward: Dinky Toys, 5th edition (English, 2001)
- Force, Edward: Matchbox and Lledo Toys (English, 1988)
- Force, Edward: Lledo Toys (English, 1996)
- Johnson, Dana: Matchbox Toys 1947-2007, 5th edition (English, 2004)
- Johnson, Dana: The Other Matchbox Toys 1947-2004 (English, 2005)
- Jones, Nick: Matchbox Toys (English, 2016)
- Leake, Geoffrey: Concise Catalogue of 1-75 Series "Matchbox" Toys by Lesney (English, 1992)
- Mack, Charlie: Lesney's Matchbox Toys - The Regular Wheels Years 1947-1969 (English, 1992)
- Mack, Charlie: Lesney's Matchbox Toys - The Superfast Years 1969-1982, 2nd edition (English, 1999)
- Mack, Charlie: Universal's Matchbox Toys - The Universal Years 1982-1992, 2nd edition (English, 1999)
- Mack, Charlie: Tyco's Matchbox Toys - The Tyco Years 1993-1994 (English, 1995)
- Mack, Charlie: Collecting Matchbox Regular Wheels 1953-1968 (English, 2001)
- Mack, Charlie: The Encyclopedia of Matchbox Toys 1947 to Present, 3rd edition (English, 2002)
- Mack, Charlie: The Big Book of Superfast Matchbox Toys 1969-2004 Vol. 1 and 2 (English, 2005)
- Manzke, Bill: The Unauthorized Encyclopedia of Corgi Toys (English, 1997)
- Manzke, Bill: Corgi Juniors and Husky Models. A Complete Identification and Price Guide (English, 2003)
- Newson, Robert: Budgie Models: A History and Description of Budgie Die Cast Toy Vehicles (English, 1989)
- Newson, Robert: Benbros T.V. Series & Mighty Midgets (English, 2002)
- Pascal, Dominique: Dinky Toys. Autos, camions, engins (French, 2007)
- Ragan, Mac: Matchbox Cars. The First 50 Years (English, 2002)
- Ralston, Andrew: Lone Star Toys (English, 1998)
- Ramsay, John: British Die-cast Model Toys Catalogue, 9th edition (English, 2001)
- Richardson, Michael: Collecting Dinky Toys (English, 2001)
- Richardson, Michael: Collecting Corgi Toys (English, 2004)
- Richardson, Michael; Richardson, Susan: The Great Book of Dinky Toys (English, 2000)
- Schiffer, Nancy: Matchbox Toys, 5th edition (English, 2000)
- Scholl, Richard: Matchbox. The Official 50th Anniversary Commemorative Book (English, 2002)
- Stoneback, Bruce; Stoneback, Diane: Matchbox Toys (English, 1993; German, 1994)
- Taff: A Journey Through Time. Mettoy - Corgi - Microlink - Oxford (English, 2006)
- Van Cleemput, Marcel: The Great Book of Corgi 1956-1983 (English, 2001)
- Van Cleemput, Marcel: The New Great Book of Corgi 1956-2010 (English, 2010)
- Butler, Steve: Promotionals 1934-1983. Dealership Vehicles in Miniature (English, 1997)
- Butler, Steve: Hubley Toy Vehicles 1946-1965 (English, 2001)
- Butler, Steve: Hubley Catalogs 1946-1965 (English, 2002)
- Clark, Jack; Wicker, Robert E.: Hot Wheels. The Ultimate Redline Guide 1968-1977 Vol. 1 and 2 (English, 2003)
- DeSalle Don; DeSalle, Barb: Collector's Guide to Tonka Trucks 1947-1963, 3rd edition (English, 1999)
- Gottschalk, Lillian: American Motortoys (English, 1985)
- Johnson, Dana: Collector's Guide to Road Champs, 2nd edition (English, 2001)
- Leopard, David M.: Rubber Toy Vehicles (English, 2003)
- Melton, Howard W.; Wagner, Robert E.: Barclay Toys. Transports and Cars 1932-1971 (English, 2004)
- Parker, Bob: The Complete Book of Hot Wheels 1968-1998, 4th edition (English, 2000)
- Parker, Bob: Hot Wheels 1968-1972 (English, 2002)
- Parker, Bob: Hot Wheels. The Recent Years (English, 2002)
- Ragan, Mac: Hot Wheels Cars (English, 2001)
- Ragan, Mac: Tomart's Price Guide to Johnny Lightnings (English, 2001)
- Rampini, Paolo: Hot Wheels Convention Cars (English, 2019)
- Rampini, Paolo: Hot Wheels for McDonald's (English, 2020)
- Rampini, Paolo: Hot Wheels French Cars (English, 2020)
- Rampini, Paolo: Hot Wheels Italian Cars (English, 2020)
- Rampini, Paolo: My Hot Wheels Collection 1968-2000 (Italian - English, 2021)
- Rampini, Paolo: Modelcars Made in America (English, 2023)
- Richter, David E.: Collector's Guide to Tootsietoys (English, 1996)
- Strauss, Michael: Tomart's Price Guide to Hot Wheel Collectibles, 5th edition (English, 2002)
- Van Bogart, Angelo: Hot Wheels. 40 Years (English, 2007)
- Wieland, James: Tootsietoys. The World's First Diecast Models (English, 1980)
- Zamock, Michael: The Ultimate Guide to Hot Wheels Variations (English, 2002)
- Alazet, Robert; Borsarello, Jean-François; Giroud, Henri: Les jouets Quiralu 1933-1964 (French, 1995)
- Azéma, Bertrand: Jouets Solido 1932-1957 (French, 1991)
- Azéma, Bertrand: Jouets Solido 1957-1991 (French, 1991)
- Azéma, Bertrand: Guide Solido. Tous les modèles de 1957 à 1995 (French, 1996)
- Azéma, Bertrand: Les automobiles de Solido 1991-2004 (French, 2004)
- Barthélémy, Jean-Marc: RAMI, les autos miniatures made in Lure / L'encyclopédie (French, 2013)
- Beaujardin, Didier: Minialuxe - la saga d'une grande marque française (French, 2013)
- Beaujardin, Didier; Botté, Bernard; Darotchetche, Denis: Les belles autos de Norev (French, 2003)
- Beaujardin, Didier; Botté, Bernard; Darotchetche, Denis: Le monde fantastique de Norev (French, 2005)
- Beaujardin, Didier; Botté, Bernard; Darotchetche, Denis: Eligor, l'incroyable collection (French, 2006)
- Beaujardin, Didier; Casubolo, Cédric; Gurski, Edith: Passionnément Dinky Toys. Cote, tendance, panorama du marché (French, 2016)
- Bernard, Hervé: Les Dinky Toys série 24, 1949-1959. La décennie triomphante (French, 2013)
- Bonnet, Daniel; Broquière, Patrick: Jouef. La passion des jouets (French, 2006)
- De Pommery, Lionel: Tout Joustra pour le collectionneur (French, 2013)
- Defradat, Serge: Majorette. Ma voiture miniature préférée (French, 2004)
- Duprat, Mick: Les jouets CR. Invention et fantaisie (French, 1998)
- Force, Edward: Classic Miniature Vehicles Made in France (English, 1992)
- Force, Edward: Solido Toys (English, 1997)
- Goirand, Robert: Les jouets Meccano dans les années 30 (French, 2004)
- Johnson, Dana: Unauthorized Collector's Guide to Majorette Toys of France (English, 2002)
- Lamming, Clive: Jep, le jouet de Paris (French, 1990)
- Martinez, Marc-Olivier: Les miniatures Majorette de 1965 à 1980 (French, 2005)
- Pascal, Dominique: Dinky Toys. Autos, camions, engins (French, 2007)
- Rampini, Paolo: France in Miniature 1900-1980 (Italian - English, 2004)
- Redempt, Thierry; Ferrer, Pierre: Les jouets CIJ en zamac (French, 2002)
- Redempt, Thierry; Ferrer, Pierre: Les jouets en zamac CIJ-JRD (French, 2006)
- Redempt, Thierry; Wagner, Claude: Dinky Toys. La série 24 française (French, 2004)
- Redempt, Thierry; Wagner, Claude: Dinky Toys. Séries 25, 500 et militaires (French, 2007)
- Riaud, Thomas; Emptas, Thierry: Populaires Dinky Toys. Les voitures et leur univers (French, 2021)
- Roulet, Jean Michel: Les Dinky Toys et Dinky Supertoys français (French, 1999)
- Ruf, Antony; Gregg, Michael: AMR, le résultat d'une passion - AMR, the Result of a Passion (French - English, 2014)
- Vavro, Alain: Norev d'enfants (French, 2009)
- Bendinelli, Paolo: Automodelli 1/24 Die-Cast Made in Italy (Italian, 2011)
- Castellarin, Danilo: Librumm 1972/2002. Una storia di modelli (Italian - English - French - German, 2002)
- Flühs, Eberhard: Modellauto-Katalog Bburago (German, 1996)
- Force, Edward: Classic Miniature Vehicles Made in Italy (English, 1992)
- Mercury. Tutta la produzione (Italian - English, 2005)
- Rampini, Paolo: Automodelli 1/43 Made in Italy 1900-1991 (Italian - English, 1991)
- Rampini, Paolo: Automodelli Bburago 1974-1998 (Italian - English, 1999)
- Rampini, Paolo: Automodelli Bburago Made in Italy (Italian, 2020)
- Rampini, Paolo: Automodelli Bburago 1:43 Made in Italy (Italian, 2022)
- Rampini, Paolo: Automodelli Brumm 1972-1998 (Italian - English, 1998)
- Rampini, Paolo: Modelcars Made in Italy 1900-1990 (Italian - English, 2003)
- Rampini, Paolo: Automodelli rari Made in Italy (Italian, 2019)
- Rampini, Paolo: Micromodelli Made in Italy (Italian, 2023)
- Rampini, Paolo: Automodelli Polistil/Politoys Scala 1:43 (Italian, 2023)
- Annau, Marco: Historische Spielzeugautos aus Österreich - Toy Cars Made in Austria (German - English, 2022)
- Brousse, Lucien: Buby - La historia en fotos (Spanish, 1999)
- Davey, Vic; Chan, Danny C.Y.: The Complete World of Tomy Diecast (English - Chinese, 1997)
- Daw, E. David: Fun Ho! Miniatures. A Collector's Guide (English, 1997)
- Force, Edward: Classic Miniature Vehicles of Northern Europe (English, 2003)
- Hill, Robert: The Trax Book. 16th Year Edition (English, 2003)
- Ilivitzky, Rafi: Israeli Die-cast Model Cars, 2nd edition (Hebrew - English, 2009)
- Johansen, Dorte; Hedegard, Hans: Danske Modelbiler (Danish Model Cars). Collectors Price Guide (Danish, 2002)
- Johnson, Dana: Micro Models. Historical Survey and Collectors Guide (English, 1999)
- Johnson, Dana: Tomica. Japan's Most Popular Diecast Toys (English, 2000)
- Kozlov, Georgy: Avtomobil na ladoni - An Automobile on a Palm. 150 Russian Automobile Models (Russian - English - German, 1993)
- Mauri Cruz, Juan: Anguplas - Historia de un sueño (Spanish, 2001)
- Pícha, Alexandr: 90 let československých a českých kovových modelů (Czech, 2024)
- Ralston, Andrew: Toy Cars of Japan and Hong Kong (English, 2001)
- Rampini, Paolo: Modelcars Made in Spain 1900-1980 (Italian - English, 2005)
- Rampini, Paolo: Modelcars Made in Japan (English, 2021)
- Rampini, Paolo: Modelcars Made in Hong-Kong (English, 2022)
- Stoop, Hans: Bestbox, historie en modellen 1959–1971 (Dutch, 2023)
- Wouters, Jos; Van Oort, Th.: Lion Toys. Innovatie op Schaal 1946-2001 (Dutch, 2001)
- Achilli, Lorenzo; Erario, Antonio; Mattioli, Claudio: 500 modellini di 500 (Italian - English, 2022)
- Albertini, Alfredo: Modellini Fiat. Una storia in scala (Italian, 2008)
- Batazzi, Marco: Modellini Volkswagen - Volkswagen Models (Italian - English, 2012)
- Boracco, Bruno L.: Automodelli Fiat da collezione e derivati dal 1899 (Italian - English, 2000)
- Braun, Matthias: Ferrari-Modelle. Alle Massstäbe und Typen (German, 1996)
- Braun, Matthias: Mercedes-Sportwagen im Modell. Alle Massstäbe und Typen (German, 1998)
- Christianson, Virgil: The Morris Minor in Miniature (English, 2003)
- Defradat, Serge: Citroën H, un fabuleux destin (French, 2012)
- Fournier, Jean-Luc: Mille miniatures d'Alpine, Gordini et Renault Sport (French, 2011)
- Gallinella, Tiziano: Minimodelli Alfa Romeo 1910-2010 (Italian - English, 2010)
- Gallinella, Tiziano: Mini Alfa del XX secolo - i modelli di Alfa Romeo riprodotti in scala 1/43 (Italian - English, 2012)
- Gallinella, Tiziano: Modeltoys Alfa Romeo - oltre 1/43. I modelli di Alfa Romeo riprodotti in scala superiore all'1/43 (Italian - English, 2018)
- Gualdrini, Walter: Miniature Maserati (Italian - English, 1996)
- Guillou, Stéphane: Les miniatures Renault depuis 1898 (French, 2004)
- Guillou, Stéphane: Renault 4 CV en miniatures (French, 2006)
- Guillou, Stéphane: Citroën 2 CV en miniatures (French, 2009)
- Guillou, Stéphane: Miniatures Alpine Renault (French, 2014)
- Hermans, Marc; Boersma, Marten: Citroën DS in Miniature. An encyclopedic collection (English, 2015)
- Houchangnia, Fabian: Käfer-Miniaturen. Alle Modelle von 1935 bis 1957. The beetle in miniature (German - English, 2008)
- Lamming, Clive: Les jouets Citroën (French, 1990)
- Lastu, Jean-Marie: Ferrari 1/43 (French, 2003)
- Lastu, Jean-Marie; Lastu, Danièle: Porsche 911 au 1/43 - Histoire de la miniature depuis 1963 (French, 2011)
- Lastu, Jean-Marie; Lastu, Danièle: Lamborghini au 1/43 (French, 2015)
- Massucci, Edoardo: Fiat. Modellini 1899-1985 (Italian - English - German - French, 1985)
- Meyer, Matt: VW Beetle Toys (English, 2001)
- Olson, Randall: Ford in Miniature (English, 2006)
- Olson, Randall: GM in Miniature (English, 2008)
- Olson, Randall: Chrysler in Miniature (English, 2010)
- Rampini, Paolo: Automodelli Ferrari 1946-1992 (Italian - English, 1992)
- Rampini, Paolo: Automodelli Alfa Romeo 1910-1993 (Italian - English, 1993)
- Sabatès, Fabien; Hermans, Marc: Encyclopédie des jouets et miniatures Citroën (French, 1995)
- Salber, Wilfried: Modellautos der Marke Mercedes-Benz (German, 2002)
- Sannia, Alessandro: Modellini Fiat 500 - Fiat 500 Scale Models (Italian - English, 2022)
- Upietz, Ulrich; Zentgraf, Ekkehard: Porsche - Spielzeug und Miniaturen (German, 1992)
- Wappler, Günther: Modellautos 1:87 und ihre Vorbilder. Fahrzeuge aus dem Strassenbild der DDR (German, 2015)
- Wright, David: British Sporting Cars in Miniature (English, 2015)
- Coulter, Bill: NASCAR Diecast and Model Cars (English, 2001)
- Defradat, Serge: Jouets de la pub! Petites autos et autres babioles (French, 1999)
- Duprat, Mick: Jouets avec le feu. La parade de tous les jouets pompiers français (French, 2002)
- Duprat, Mick; Moro, Philippe: Les transports publics en miniature. Autocars et autobus (French, 1995)
- Dupuis, Dominique: 24 Heures du Mans. Toute l'histoire à travers les voitures miniatures (French, 2010)
- Force, Edward: Miniature Emergency Vehicles (English, 1985)
- Levano, Adrian: Blue Light Models. A History and Collector’s Guide (English, 2016)
- Moro, Philippe: Hep! Taxi. 100 ans de taxis en jouets et miniatures à travers le monde (French, 2005)
- Newson, Robert; Wade-Martins, Peter; Little, Adrian: Farming in Miniature. A Review of British-Made Toy Farm Vehicles up to 1980. Vol. 1 and 2 (English, 2013-2014)
- Piatti, James G.; Frost Piatti, Sandra: Firefighting Toys 1940s-1990s (English, 2005)
- Pullmans Llaneza: Colección Llaneza - The Llaneza Collection. Miniature Buses and Trams, 19th-21st Centuries (Spanish - English, 2012)
- Rampini, Paolo: Automodelli Gommosi (Italian, 2020)
- Resch, Kurt M.: A World of Bus Toys and Models (English, 1999)
- Resch, Kurt M.: The Collector's Guide to Bus Toys and Models (English, 2002)
- Reed, David: Ford Farm Toys (English, 2003)
- Stephan, Elizabeth; Steams, Dan: Standard Catalog of Farm Toys (English, 2001)
Monthly and bi-monthly magazines for collectors also supply interesting information about model cars. These are some examples:
You can find further information about the subject in the internet on websites made by other collectors, clubs and magazines. Have a look at my links page.