| Plastic
was used extremely sparsely for the first series
models until the introduction of the Y15-1
Rolls Royce. From this point plastic was
increasingly used to produce parts of high
detail, the firemen of the Y4
Shand Mason
and the early steering wheel of the Y12
Daimler
being prime examples.
Fold down hoods
and seats of all second series models were made
of plastic. Early models had the hoods attached
to pins cast onto the body. As production
techniques evolved the body pins were replaced by
plastic lugs formed on the seats. Thus the seats
and hood could be inserted into the model as one
unit. Example of this evolution can be seen
through the production life of the following
models.
It must be
remembered by collectors that the plastic
components of early models were prone to
shrinking and fading and should therefore be kept
out of direct sunlight
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