THE STORY OF BERICO AND TEKNO

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Peter’s history and interviews about Berico have been republished in English. Originally published here in Danish and then in Model Auto review (UK) at http://www.zeteo.com/mar, we have tranformed MAR into an online blog. I am the US editor and have copied the story over to:

http://www.maronline.org.uk/the-story-of-berico-and-tekno-in-the-1950s-and-60s/

Please take a look and subscribe to the blog if you want to (at the bottom left)!

Karl Schnelle
Indianapolis

[Hans Jørgen Wagner]

I have seen your articles already before Christmas. Also “the brown box mystery” Interesting story. The only thing I am very doubtful of, is the Jaguar E-Type in dark gray metallic. I do not think it came before 1965? Maybe someone knows more ? It is not seen as often.
My own play models back in the sixties was the dull cream yellow, later a red one. Both lost the engine cover. I always thought the gray metallic was nice.
Og på Dansk: link 2, ruld til bunden og klik på det lille TEKNO logo… så kommer historien om de brune æsker. De er fra 1965 og før sådan som jeg har forstået det. Men kom Jaguar E-type i mørkegrå metallic så tidligt ?
Hilsen
Hans Jørgen

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Thanks, Hans Jorgen.

The copyright is 1965 on the original idea so perhaps they added the Tekno Jaguar in 65 or later in 66 or 67? It was the last one in the series (I think) so it could have been after 1965. It is all a guess on my part, so who really knows?

The Brown Box Mystery!

Karl

[Hans Jørgen Wagner]

you could order a Thunderbird in 1953, but delivery in 1954. They were not sure if there was a market for a “personal luxury car” It’s not a sports car. So it’s true that the model was introduced in 1954 …
“as the Tekno model” with “California kit” came in 1956, and in 1957 there was room for hardtop and a spare, in the trunk. In 1959 came a new four seater model.

[Bertel Pedersen]

Hi Karl.
Wery nice work with Peter’s history and interviews about Berico.
So you are US Editor on the Model Auto review (UK).
Do you have a photogallery on that site or a website of your own with pictures of your dyecast model collection?
Best Regards Bertel

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Tak, Bertel.

A short history of why I collect is near the bottom on the first post – http://www.maronline.org.uk/editorial-december-2015/

I do not have a website but Tekno photos that I have posted on forums are at http://s292.photobucket.com/user/kschnelle/library/tekno .

and Alfas: http://s292.photobucket.com/user/kschnelle/library/Alfa

I hope you can see them.

[Bertel Pedersen]

Thanks Karl, that’s all I asked for.
Bertel

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