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The model was made by [[Victory Industries Ltd]], circa 1960. | The model was made by [[Victory Industries Ltd]], circa 1960. | ||
After Victory shut down in 1969, [[Wrenn]] bought the stocks and tooling and continued production, as the "''' | ==1970: Tri-ang, Scalex Boats== | ||
After Victory shut down in 1969, [[Wrenn]] bought the stocks and tooling for the two popular "Vosper" boats in the range and continued production, with Rovex Tri-ang as distributor. | |||
The boat appears in the 1970 Rovex Tri-ang trade catalogue in the "Scalex Boats" section, listed as "Brand New for 1970", as '''W40: Luxury Motor Yacht''', with the "W" presumably signifying that it was sourced from Wrenn. | |||
==1974: Wrenn== | |||
After Tri-ang then went bust, the boat appeared in the January 1974 Wrenn pricelist as a new item for June 1974, as the "'''Onassis Yacht (Vosper Triple Screw)'''". | |||
==See also:== | |||
* [[Vosper triple-screw yacht (Victory Industries)]] | |||
[[Category:Ships and boats]] | [[Category:Ships and boats]] | ||
[[Category:Victory Industries Ltd]] | [[Category:Victory Industries Ltd]] | ||
{{Wrenn}} | {{Wrenn}} | ||
Revision as of 11:19, 4 March 2016
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A battery-powered model of Vosper's triple-screw express turbine yacht, with the original box and packaging, including a cutaway diagram of the original yacht.
The model was made by Victory Industries Ltd, circa 1960.
1970: Tri-ang, Scalex Boats
After Victory shut down in 1969, Wrenn bought the stocks and tooling for the two popular "Vosper" boats in the range and continued production, with Rovex Tri-ang as distributor.
The boat appears in the 1970 Rovex Tri-ang trade catalogue in the "Scalex Boats" section, listed as "Brand New for 1970", as W40: Luxury Motor Yacht, with the "W" presumably signifying that it was sourced from Wrenn.
1974: Wrenn
After Tri-ang then went bust, the boat appeared in the January 1974 Wrenn pricelist as a new item for June 1974, as the "Onassis Yacht (Vosper Triple Screw)".
