Tekno vs. Jue – Scania Vabis 76

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I have heard over the years that Jue (Brazil) copied the old Tekno Denmark Scania Vabis 76 cab. Photos show a very similar design and look. However, after many years. I acquired one very cheaply. it seems these JUE tractor trailers go for larger sums than the old Danish Teknos.

The Tekno is on the left and the Jue in the middle. A Tekno Volvo is shown for comparison on the right.

The Scania cabs look very similar but are not the same casting. The tank trailers are completely different though. Which came first?? The Scania 76 came out in 1960 at Tekno.

However, if you turn them over, the two cabs have very similar chassis designs. The axles are attached in the same manner with the same 4 pins on the front. The cab is riveted down in the same place. The words are cast in the same place – too many similarities, I think, so that one design had to have copied the other.

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The Tekno is on the left and the Jue in the middle. A Tekno Volvo is shown for comparison on the right.

[Anonym]

Hi
As you stated, copying might be the Word.
Going back to whom invented the Scania(cab) one might think of the
Danish inventor at Teknos, Mr Spon.
The tankers was one big Tekno succes, and in a way, comprehensive
details made this as the great seller in its time, finding way
to every boys(girls?)play room.
Thanks for sharing the Photo of the Koppartrans, which I have never
seen “from behind” finding one might be scarce now a days, those
I have seen might be replicas.
Thinking of the size of the Brazil trailer, one might compare
with the Danish Vilmer model, those seems in some way made
in another scale,
I`m not up to judge, but I do not really think, the Brazils
came first, but buying a Tanker from Denmark and making
“lookalikes might be possible,
I congratulate your finding, it must be rare in its own way
Regards
IB
IB

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Thank you for your reply, IB. I agree that Tekno came first, in all probability. Spon did remember doing both the Volvo and the Scania cab, and I am very biased to the Tekno / Spon designs, so I am sure he did them internally without copying.

I think it is fun to find similar models and compare (ie, Pilen, Joal etc).

[Hans Jørgen Wagner]

I know this is old, but I have fallen over information. Brazilian die-cast cars came first in 1965 (Tekno was First then) and was from the company Roly Toys. Can not find information about it. Jue was around 1970, and was divided into two. The second part continued with trucks, buses and machines known from the 1980’s and 1990’s under the name ARPRA superminis scale 1:50. They have an older Mercedes O bus in the program — But the information is nearly -0- about these companies, and Brazilian toys in general … Scania trucks + bus are copies, or from old worn and used Tekno tool. I think copycats. Seems they look worse than Joal

Hans Jørgen

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