The best 1:43 E-Type S1 models I've ever seen are the Century Dragon resin roadster and FHC in various colours. Difficult to find and will probably be expensive now, but a couple of years ago there were bargains sloshing around on ebay and similar as Jaguar commissioned a batch as dealer promotionals, which showrooms and parts factors then decided to clear out with big reductions. Also recommended are the Kyosho Roadster and FHC from several years ago, either as Kyosho-branded or rebadged by Lledo (as it was then) under the Vanguards Gold range - nicely done despite their age with excellent wire wheels, and still cheap today.

Not my usual thing but stumbled on some European partwork commercials recently with unexpected British delights:

1]French Hachette "Passion Camping Cars" partwork - 1966 Bedford CAL Dormobile Camper


(FBK 29D is genuine Dormobile, but in bland Sage green/cream scheme)

2] Spanish "Vehiculos de Reparto y Servicio" partwork - 1962 EBRO B-45 (Ford Thames ET6) Coca Cola


3] same Spanish partwork - 1974 SAVA J4 (BMC J4) San Miguel

- there are also some liveried normal delivery vans in the series

4] same Spanish partwork - 1962 SAVA BMC S-66 (BMC FG) MOP tipper. I guess MOP is Spanish version of Roads Department or similar??



All are nicely produced models with good detail, made in Bangladesh, and about £15 each in UK (ebay or enthusiatic model shops) so bargains, particularly if anyone likes doing conversions - someone's posted pics online of the SAVA S-66 transformed into an Austin FG Sunblest bread delivery van.