Maker record
Yaxon
Yaxon was an Italian maker of diecast model vehicles active in the 1970s and early 1980s. Its range included racing cars, with documented 1:43 scale models of Formula One cars such as the 1979 Alfa Romeo 179 and Ligier JS 11, and the 1980 Williams FW07B. Yaxon-marked agricultural models also appear in specialist catalogues, including tractors and harvesting machinery. These products place Yaxon among Italy’s diecast makers of that period.
- Founded
- 1970
- Countries
- Italy
- Locations
- Verona, Italy
- Founders
- Maria, Dino and Luciano
The story of Yaxon
Yaxon was an Italian diecast model maker active during the 1970s and early 1980s. Its products included Formula One cars: specialist model listings document 1:43 scale replicas of the 1979 Alfa Romeo 179 and Ligier JS 11, as well as the 1980 Williams FW07B. The surviving examples place Yaxon’s racing range at the turn of the decade.
Yaxon-branded agricultural models also formed part of its production. Specialist catalogues record tractors and harvesting machinery, including a SAME Tiger 100 and a New Holland combine. These records show that the range extended beyond competition cars to working vehicles. Yaxon products are associated with the Italian Polistil, Formaplast and Formatoys maker family, although the available references do not resolve the company’s founding date, original location or named founders.