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Lledo was a British manufacturing company founded in 1982 by Matchbox co-founder Jack Odell, and Burt Russell, and based in Enfield. The factory produced mainly die-cast scale model commercial vehicles, and also cars, from 1983 to 1999, when the company went into bankruptcy. Models were later made in China. "Lledo" was a reversal of Odell's own surname, a mnemonic device from war days in the African desert so as not to forget his wireless call sign.

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dbo:abstract Lledo was a British manufacturing company founded in 1982 by Matchbox co-founder Jack Odell, and Burt Russell, and based in Enfield. The factory produced mainly die-cast scale model commercial vehicles, and also cars, from 1983 to 1999, when the company went into bankruptcy. Models were later made in China. "Lledo" was a reversal of Odell's own surname, a mnemonic device from war days in the African desert so as not to forget his wireless call sign. (en) Lledo was een Engelse fabrikant van modelauto's. Het bedrijf was opgericht door een van de werknemers van het failliet gegane Lesney. De naam is een spiegeling van de naam van de oprichter (Net zoals Norev). Aanvankelijk richtte Lledo zich op de speelgoedautomarkt, maar al gauw zag men de lucratieve kant van de promotionals. Een miniatuur van een oude auto, met daarop een bedrijfsnaam. Denk hierbij aan bekende sets van Super de Boer en de KLM. Later zou Lledo zich ook bezighouden met meer gewaagde projecten, zoals auto's die het wereldrecord snelheid probeerden te verbreken. Lledo is sinds jaren een onderdeel van het Corgi concern. (nl)
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rdfs:comment Lledo was a British manufacturing company founded in 1982 by Matchbox co-founder Jack Odell, and Burt Russell, and based in Enfield. The factory produced mainly die-cast scale model commercial vehicles, and also cars, from 1983 to 1999, when the company went into bankruptcy. Models were later made in China. "Lledo" was a reversal of Odell's own surname, a mnemonic device from war days in the African desert so as not to forget his wireless call sign. (en) Lledo was een Engelse fabrikant van modelauto's. Het bedrijf was opgericht door een van de werknemers van het failliet gegane Lesney. De naam is een spiegeling van de naam van de oprichter (Net zoals Norev). Aanvankelijk richtte Lledo zich op de speelgoedautomarkt, maar al gauw zag men de lucratieve kant van de promotionals. Een miniatuur van een oude auto, met daarop een bedrijfsnaam. Denk hierbij aan bekende sets van Super de Boer en de KLM. Later zou Lledo zich ook bezighouden met meer gewaagde projecten, zoals auto's die het wereldrecord snelheid probeerden te verbreken. (nl)
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