 Some of the first special liveries were created specifically for (David) Sinclair's Auto Miniatures in the early 1970s (Sinclair brought many European brands to the U.S. for the first time as well; Sinclair's 1974, p. 9; Levine 2009).Winross then, was unique in several ways.It almost single-handedly established the promotional model market for model trucks of this scale made exclusively in the United States.