MINIX - Packaging

 

The individual models came in small boxes wrapped in cellophane like the ones shown below , the vehicles were available in a variety of retail outlets and were usually displayed in trade box assortments of 36  like this one:-

MINIX Trade Box

Minix Car in UK Box

In the USA , the distributor , FJ Strauss of  New York insisted that the models be on blister cards , so the ones pictured below were supplied.

Export Pack Export Pack - Vauxhall Cresta (Station Wagon)

The reverse of the Retail cartons show some of the models in the range in the form of line drawings , some of these cartons were released with incorrect information as can be seen from the photo.

Box varaitions

 

As can be seen the box pictured on top incorrectly identifies a Vauxhall Victor as #6 , and the Ford Corsair as #7 , this was rectified on the box pictured below it

Twin Packs were also available , these were packaged in smart red opening boxes with a cellophane front , as the boxes could easily be opened and stored (at the time of writing) many have survived the years to be shown here.

No one (at the time of writing) has catalogued the various Twin packs issued , I have attempted to make a start here , if you have any not pictured please email me with the details.

rc25

rc27)

RC25 Austin A60 and Sunbeam Alpine RC27 Ford Corsair and Caravan
rc27 rc27
RC27 Ford Corsair and Caravan RC27 Austin A60 and Thames Van
rc36 rc36
RC36 Vauxhall Victor 101 and Caravan RC36 Vauxhall Victor 101 and Caravan
rc37
RC37 Ford Anglia and Ford Corsair

 

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