By Maz Woolley
ABC-Brianza imports other makers models into Italy as well as producing its own ranges, and having a shop in the Lake Como area of Northern Italy . The company ABC-Brianza was started by Carlo Brianza in the 1970s and it is now continued by his son Andrea and daughter Laura. They produce high quality models in resin, white metal, rubber and photoetch in a variety of scales. Many of these area available hand built as ABC models and as BRK or ABCK kits too. Produced in Italy to high standards the models are not inexpensive but do provide high quality models of beautiful and interesting vehicles. This article looks at a few models available recently, more may be seen at their website http://www.abcbrianza.it/
Hand Made Models
These are made in small batches to a high standard. Here we look at a few of these recently released or restocked models in 1:43 scale.
ABC360 – ALFA ROMEO 12C N.8 NUVOLARI 1937ABC359 – BUGATTI T44 THIERTART CH. N. 441231 – 1930
ABC359 – BUGATTI T44 THIERTART CH. N. 441231 – 1930
ABC 261 ALFA ROMEO 8C/35 1953 SIX WHEELS BO’NESS HILLCLIMB
ABC357 – LANCIA ASTURA IV SERIE COUPE’ PININFARINA 1939 – G. CIANO
ABC356 – ROLLS-ROYCE PHANTOM II TORPEDO SPORTS BOAT TAIL – BARKER – 1930
ABC355 – DELAHAYE 135M CHAPRON CH.N°800267 SALON DE GENEVE 1947
ABC354 – MASERATI A6G 2000 GRAN SPORT BERLINETTA FRUA PARIS MOTOR SHOW 1956
Model Kits
1:87 Scale
ABCK87356 – ROLLS ROYCE PHANTOM II TORPEDO SPORTS BOAT TAIL – BARKER – 1930
1:43 Scale
BRK43362- HISPANO SUIZA K6 TRASPORTO BUGATTI T35 1/43rd scale
BRK43361 – BUGATTI T44 FIACRE 1929 (LONG CAB)
BRK43359 – BUGATTI T44 THIERTART CH. N. 441231 – 1930
BRK43358 SBARRO PETRACCA – GINEVRA 2016 (Also available made up as ABC358 as shown to the rear of the above photograph)
BRK43357 – LANCIA ASTURA IV SERIE COUPE’ PININFARINA 1939 – G. CIANO
BRK43354 – MASERATI A6G 2000 GRAN SPORT BERLINETTA FRUA PARIS MOTOR SHOW 1956
BRK43355 – DELAHAYE 135M CHAPRON CH.N°800267 SALON DE GENEVE 1947 In stock
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