Schuco Piccolo Shop

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New arrival! Schuco Piccolo Mercedes-Benz 220SE Monte Carlo Follow PiccoloWorld on FaceBook Welcome to what is probably the most complete Schuco Piccolo Shop on the Internet. Please note: We often refer to the items we sell as "toys" however, NONE of the items we sell are intended as toys for little children as the models and "toys" contain small parts and are sold exclusively as collector's items. Best regards, "Classic" Jack The first Schuco Piccolo's... The introduction of the first Piccolo's was fast and furious... 1957 saw the fist 12 Piccolo's on the market along with 4 airplanes. Most probably the idea of producing high quality and massive small-scale car models was based on the contemporary success of the Wiking models and the very popular 10-Penny cars. Schuco had no choice but to concentrate on trying to capture the essence of the models as it was technically simply not possible to make the models more detailed. Also Schuco's competition, like Wiking, showed models of an equally "Rubenseque" appearance.The first 12 Piccolo's Produced: Schuco Piccolo 701 Ferrari 1957 - 1969 Schuco Piccolo 702 Mercedes Stromlinie 1957 - 1969 Schuco Piccolo 703 Mercedes 2.5 L 1957 - 1969 Schuco Piccolo 704 Mercedes 1936 1957 - 1969 Schuco Piccolo 705 Midget USA 1957 - 1969 Schuco Piccolo 706 Maserati 1957 - 1969 Schuco Piccolo 707 BMW 507 1957 - 1969 Schuco Piccolo 708 Porsche Spyder 1957 - 1969 Schuco Piccolo 709 Austin Healey Six 1957 - 1966 Schuco Piccolo 710 Firebird 1957 - 1965 Schuco Piccolo 711 FX-Atmos USA 1957 - 1965 Schuco Piccolo 712 Volkswagen Beetle 1957 - 1969 The series was a big hit and already one year later, 1958, saw the introduction of another 17 new models. These second series models already showed more detail than the previous ones. A neat example of the improved detail is the filligraine ladder of the Magirus Fire Truck (# 745). The second batch of 12 Piccolo's: Schuco Piccolo 713 Mercedes 190SL 1962 - 1969 Schuco Piccolo 714 MGA 1958 - 1963 Schuco Piccolo 715 Karmann Ghia 1958 - 1969 Schuco Piccolo 716 Fiat Spyder 1958 - 1969 Schuco Piccolo 717 Mercedes 220S 1962 - 1963 Schuco Piccolo 718 Volvo 1958 - 1963 Schuco Piccolo 719 Citroen DS ID 1958 - 1969 Schuco Piccolo 720 VW Police Car 1959 - 1969 Schuco Piccolo 720 VW Beetle Firebrigade 1962 - 1969 Schuco Piccolo 722 Caravan 1960 - 1969 Schuco Piccolo 723 Karmann Ghia with Caravan 1960 - 1969 Schuco Piccolo 724 Mercedes 220SE 1963 - 1969 The trucks were now made of several parts instead of one solid piece and the MGA and Citroen DS are prime examples of how Schuco had developed and mastered the die casting techniques. It can be traced back that some of the die cast parts of the large Konstruktions Fire Truck were cast in a iron monger close to Schwabach. That was in 1956. It seems logical to assume that also the Piccolo bodies were cast there. As early as 1959, the number of new introductions was already declining. That year saw only 7 new models. In the years thereafter, each years saw only an average of 4 new models. Reason for the decline was the fierce competition of the ca. 50% cheaper Matchbox models as well as the German-made "Siku Plastic" models. The latter had a little trick to them... a heavy piece of metal was glued inside the bodies and that way they could "ride the wave" of the heavy a valuable models.The "remaining" Piccolo's Schuco Piccolo 725 Ford Hotrod 1964 - 1969 Schuco Piccolo 740 Mercedes Benz Bus 1958 - 1969 Schuco Piccolo 741 Mercedes Benz Kastenwagen 1958 - 1969 Schuco Piccolo 742 Mercedes Benz Tieflader 1958 - 1969 Schuco Piccolo 743 Mercedes Thermo Truck 1958 - 1969 Schuco Piccolo 743 Mercedes Thermo Truck "Bärenmarke" 1958 - 1969 Schuco Piccolo 744 Mercedes Tanker "Shell" 1958 - 1969 Schuco Piccolo 744 Mercedes Tanker "Aral" 1962 - 1969 Schuco Piccolo 745 Magirus Deutz Ladder Truck 1958 - ca. 1960 Schuco Piccolo 745 Magirus Deutz Ladder Truck 1960 - 1969 Schuco Piccolo 746 Krupp Truck 1958 - 1969Schuco Piccolo 746 Büssing Truck 1962 - 1969 Schuco Piccolo 747 Magirus Deutz Tow Truck 1958 - 1969 Schuco Piccolo 748 Krupp Kipper 1958 - 1969Schuco Piccolo 748 Büssing Kipper 1962 - 1969 Schuco Piccolo 749 Krupp Pick-Up 1958 - 1969 Schuco Piccolo 750 Krupp Volume Truck 1959 - 1969 Schuco Piccolo 751 Krupp Langholzwagen 1959 - 1969 Schuco Piccolo 752 Deutz Tractor 1959 - 1969 Schuco Piccolo 753 Deutz Tractor 1959 - 1969 Schuco Piccolo 754 Deutz Bulldozer 1959 - 1969 Schuco Piccolo 755 Mercedes Spotlight Truck 1959 - 1969 Schuco Piccolo 756 Mercedes Firebrigade Van 1959 - 1969 Schuco Piccolo 757 Universal Trailer 1960 - 1969 Schuco Piccolo 758 Faun Streetsweeper 1961 - 1969 Schuco Piccolo 759 Transportband 1960 - 1965 Schuco Piccolo 760 Demag Dragline 1960 - 1969 Schuco Piccolo 761 Krupp Car Transporter 1960 - 1969 Schuco Piccolo 762 Liebherr Crane 1961 - 1969 Schuco Piccolo 763 Krupp Watertanker 1960 - 1969 Schuco Piccolo 764 Boat with trailer 1960 - 1969 Schuco Piccolo 765 Forklift 1961 - 1969 Schuco Piccolo 766 Karmann Ghia with Boat Trailer 1960 - 1969 Schuco Piccolo 767 Krupp Container Truck 1961 - 1969 Schuco Piccolo 768 Kipping trailer 1963 - 1969 Schuco Piccolo 769 Krupp Crane Truck 1962 - 1969 Schuco Piccolo 770 Krupp Skyworker 1962 - 1969 Schuco Piccolo 771 Dingler 1962 - 1969 Schuco Piccolo 772 Krupp Concrete Mixer 1963 - 1969 Schuco Piccolo 773 Henschel Semi Truck 1963 - 1969 Schuco Piccolo 774 Faun Giant Kipper 1963 - 1969 Schuco Piccolo 775 Coles Crane 1964 - 1976 Schuco Piccolo 776 MAN Oldtimer Bus 1965 - 1969 Schuco Piccolo 777 Linhoff Roadbuilder 1965 - 1969 Schuco Piccolo 778 Krupp Cement Transporter 1965 - 1969 Schuco Piccolo 780 Thunderjet USA 1957 - 1974 Schuco Piccolo 781 Magister 170R 1957 - 1974 Schuco Piccolo 782 Super Sabre F100 1957 - 1974 Schuco Piccolo 783 Douglas F4D-1 1957 - 1974 Schuco Piccolo 784 Junkers Ju-52 1959 - 1974 Schuco Piccolo 800 Roadbuilding Set 1965 - 1969 Schuco Piccolo 801 Coles Crane Gift Set 1965 - 1969 The Schuco Piccolo models were definitely the better models but children primarily think in terms of "volume for money" and "weight for money" and when you only had a little pocket money to spend, the choice was easy. Back in the 1950's, the era of Germany's miraculous economical revival, the toy shops in the suburbs primarily carried items for the "small wallet". The Schuco stores, who always had served the more financially strong, were located in the city centers and failed to serve to masses. As the commodity prices, especially Zinc which was the main "ingredient" for Piccolo's, started to rise by the end of the 1960's, Schuco had no choice but to discontinue the production. In 1969 the last Piccolo's left Nuremberg which the exception of the Coles crane which continued until the bankruptcy of Schuco in 1976. However, the Piccolo range was replaced in the same year, 1969, by the more detailed and true-to-scale series of 1/66 scale. The charm of Piccolo's is not only the always surprisingly high weight but also the beautifully crafted nickel axles and the massive rubber tires. Vintage Piccolo's are hard to get by nowadays and when they can be found, they often show a high degree of "play wear". Absolutely mint items with mint boxes are almost impossible to find. That is also the reason why collectors will pay very high prices for these "untouched" models. A New Era Begins. Production of the Piccolo cars had seized in 1969. It was only at the end of the 1980's / early 1990's that the Nutz family, who had acquired a number of the original dies, attempted to re-instate the series but Werner Nutz died before he could really get the production started. Most probably, the Hendrix Set was a simultaneous development, NOT headed by Nutz. The true Piccolo fans were delighted to see the first "re-issued" Silver Arrows appear on the market in the fall of 1994. The models were made with the help of Daimler Benz, were sold in a beautifully "etched" drawer-box exclusively through Mercedes Benz dealerships. These models did not carry racing numbers. Only shortly thereafter, in December 1994, the German Veteran car magazine "Motor Klassik" expressed their desire to issue a special version for the Techno C

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