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In 1964, UK based company Triang-Rovex started manufacturing a series of plastic cars under the MINIX name as accessoires to their trainsets. With the exception of the AEC-Strachan singledeck bus in 1/135, all vehicles were made in 1/76th (OO) scale. 

There were eleven different colours, but not all vehicles are available in all colours. The available colours were: red, orange, pale yellow, yellow, pale green, emerald green, bottle green, blue, white, black and maroon.  The first models did not have interiors, from ref# RC09 and up the models have interiors. These interiors were made in six colours: pale blue, beige, red, green, white and blue. 

All early models have metal wheels and chromed bottom plates. After 1972 the bottom plates were no longer chromed, but kept in their original white, and later grey, plastic colour. The wheels of the later models are black. Combinations of chromed bottomplates and black wheels and plain bottomplates and metal wheels are know, some of these may be originals but these can also be the result of swapping parts.

Production of the Minix models stopped in the late 1970s but the Sunbeam Alpine has been rereleased in the early 1980s. These red, green, blue and yellow models with  black windows were used in the Hornby Hobbies 'Silcock Express' cartransporter set.

Listing of MINIX models:  

The models have also been available as twin packs, here is the listing:

Mini-World / Multiple Toymakers

Miner Industries' Ref 503 'Mini-World Utility Repair Set' included Minix models.

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