The house in question took me a long time to research information about its history.
For this I thank my dear friend Tiziano Gallinella, well-known collector and author of books on Alfa Romeo modelling, for giving me the information I needed.
I will explain immediately why there is a connection with this brand. Tiziano forwarded me the news found in “Quattroruotine” from the 90s, in which, in the readers’ column, a person asks what happened to ARS, and the editorial staff responds that it was born as the only brand of Italian models in 1/43 scale. In fact, it produced the Spider, the 33, the 155 with relative versions, hoping to expand the range to others such as the 164, the 75, etc. etc.
The birth of ARS Model took place in 1991 and from other news it seems that it was founded by a joint venture between Italy and Belgium, by unknown people, on a suggestion from Alfa Romeo regarding the production of promotional models.
Before ceasing its activity, it produced two 500s, one red and one white, in die-cast metal, practically identical to the latest Politoys Export, only with opening doors, a metal base and the tubular bumpers printed on the L version. These are produced on a budget, like the rest of the model. In fact, the rear tubular is all one piece closed with the molded material, while in front there are two vertical strips that "support" the tubular itself.
The red one has a light gray interior, while the white one has a red interior, with a black steering wheel and no dashboard. On the outside we find the “curious” intake grille above the gray bonnet. The headlights are painted white at the front and red-orange at the rear. The roof is painted black. All on a black plastic base with a plexiglass display case with the “ARS Model” brand printed on it.
If anyone has more information about this brand, please write to my email address lorenzo500pc@alice.it.
Photos from the collections of L. Achilli and C. Mattioli.
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Lorenzo Achilli
The house in question has kept me busy researching information about its history. For this I thank my dear friend Tiziano Gallinella, a well-known collector and author of books on Alfa Romeo modeling, for giving me the information I needed.
I will explain immediately why there is a connection with this brand. Tiziano forwarded me the news found in “Quattroruotine” from the 90s, in which, in the readers’ column, a person asks what happened to ARS, and the editorial staff responds that it was born as the only brand of Italian models in 1/43 scale. In fact, it produced the Spider, the 33, the 155 with relative versions, hoping to expand the range to others such as the 164, the 75, etc. etc.
The birth of ARS Model took place in 1991 and from other news it seems that it was founded by a joint venture between Italy and Belgium, by unknown people, on a suggestion from Alfa Romeo regarding the production of promotional models.
Before ceasing its activity, it produced two 500s, one red and one white, in die-cast metal, practically identical to the latest Politoys Export, only with opening doors, a metal base and the tubular bumpers printed on the L version. These are produced on a budget, like the rest of the model. In fact, the rear tubular is all one piece closed with the molded material, while in front there are two vertical strips that "support" the tubular itself.
The red one has a light gray interior, while the white one has a red interior, with a black steering wheel and no dashboard. On the outside we find the “curious” intake grille above the gray bonnet. The headlights are painted white at the front and red-orange at the rear. The roof is painted black. All on a black plastic base with a plexiglass display case with the “ARS MODEL” brand printed on it.
