– German maker of primarily 1:87 plastic models. Gerald Wingrove. Exquisitely detailed models made of wood, brass and other materials. H. Wittrock – Plastic toys, especially buses made in Copenhagen, Denmark Wrenn – manufactured a 1:52 scale slot car system in the 1960s capable of running three cars independently in either slot. Winross Models – American manufacturer of promotional diecast tractor trailer trucks. Winstar - Manufactures Kami Motors Die-Cast. Wizzard High Performance – 1:64 scale slot car manufacturer. Wyandotte Toys – Cast iron manufacturer from the U.S. in the 1920s and 1930s. Later tin and some plastic toys. X Xonex - Pedal car miniatures similar to Hallmark Christmas ornaments. XRAY Model Racing Cars, Slovakian radio controlled cars Y Yankee – French radio-controlled car brand of the 1980s Yatming – Hong Kong manufacturer of diecast models from small to large. YM Model – Yokomo – Japanese radio controlled cars Yonezawa Toys – Japanese toys. Tinplate in the 1950s and 1960s. Later diecast usually in 1:43 scale. See Diapet. Z Zaugg – White Metal handbuilts made in Switzerland. Zee Toys – See Zylmex. Ziss Modell – German 1:43 scale producer. Classic and modern cars. See R.W. Modell and Euro-Modell. Zylmex – Usually 1:64 scale diecast vehicles made by Zyll Enterprises. Some larger plastic vehicles. Zvezda (company) - Zvezda LLC is a Russian manufacturer of plastic scale models of airplanes, military vehicles, helicopters, ships and cars. The company was founded in 1990 by Konstantin Krivenko to produce accurate scale model kits with attention to detail. Bibliography Force, Edward. 2002. Classic Miniature Vehicles of Northern Europe. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing. Ralston, Andrew. 2007. Plastic Toy Cars of the 1950s & 1960s. Dorchester, England: Veloce Publishing. Ralston, Andrew. 2008. Tinplate Toy Cars of the 1950s & 1960s from Japan. Dorchester, England: Veloce Publishing. Ralston, Andrew. 2009. Diecast Toy Cars of the 1950s & 1960s. Dorchester, England: Veloce Publishing. . References Model car brands Toy brands Toy cars and trucks Model cars