Maker record
Micro Models
Micro Models was a range of small-scale diecast vehicles made in Australia by Goodwood Productions for John Brent and Co. The models depicted cars, trucks and specialist vehicles, including Australian makes. From about 1953 to 1956, Lincoln Industries in New Zealand produced models using Goodwood tooling; further New Zealand issues appeared in the 1990s. The Australian range used numbered model codes and production ended in 1961, while the name continued in later New Zealand releases.
- Founded
- 1950
- Countries
- Australia
- Locations
- Auckland, New Zealand · Sydney, Australia
- Founders
- George Tear · Jack Tear
The story of Micro Models
Goodwood (Australia) Productions made the Australian Micro Models range from 1952. The company produced zinc diecast cars, trucks and specialist vehicles representing vehicles familiar on Australian roads. The range was marketed for John Brent and Co.; its models were numbered GB/1 to GB/25, then G/26 onward, reaching G/42 by 1958. Australian production ended in 1961.
Goodwood tooling was rented to Lincoln Industries in New Zealand around 1953–56, where models were made under MM codes. The New Zealand releases did not exactly match the Australian range. In 1970 the tooling was sold to Kevin Meates and used for Torro and Matai models during the 1970s. Micro Models releases appeared again in New Zealand in the 1990s. These later issues extend the brand’s history beyond the end of Australian production.