Manufacturer Georges Huard founded Jouef in 1944 towards the end of World War II. The traditional home of the company was in Champagnole, France. In the early 1950s, as with many manufacturers, the company abandoned the use of lithographed tinplate for trains in favour of plastic injection moulding.
Around 1960, Jouef made a series of plastic 1:87 (HO) scale cars, trucks and buses mainly for display with its train kits. These were mainly French vehicles including a Peugeot 203 and 403, Simca Chambord, Citroen DS 19, and a few Renaults including the R16 hatchback. These were simple one-piece mouldings with simple plastic wheels, but the proportions were nice.
In 1979, Jouef opened a factory in Limerick, Ireland, but the venture closed in 1981. In 2001, Jouef was subsumed by the Italian company Lima. After Lima shut down in January 2004, the Jouef brand was acquired by Hornby Railways.
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Manufacturer Georges Huard founded Jouef in 1944 towards the end of World War II. The traditional home of the company was in Champagnole, France. In the early 1950s, as with many manufacturers, the company abandoned the use of lithographed tinplate for trains in favour of plastic injection moulding.
Around 1960, Jouef made a series of plastic 1:87 (HO) scale cars, trucks and buses mainly for display with its train kits. These were mainly French vehicles including a Peugeot 203 and 403, Simca Chambord, Citroen DS 19, and a few Renaults including the R16 hatchback. These were simple one-piece mouldings with simple plastic wheels, but the proportions were nice.
In 1979, Jouef opened a factory in Limerick, Ireland, but the venture closed in 1981. In 2001, Jouef was subsumed by the Italian company Lima. After Lima shut down in January 2004, the Jouef brand was acquired by Hornby Railways.
Manufacturer Georges Huard founded Jouef in 1944 towards the end of World War II. The traditional home of the company was in Champagnole, France. In the early 1950s, as with many manufacturers, the company abandoned the use of lithographed tinplate for trains in favour of plastic injection moulding.
Around 1960, Jouef made a series of plastic 1:87 (HO) scale cars, trucks and buses mainly for display with its train kits. These were mainly French vehicles including a Peugeot 203 and 403, Simca Chambord, Citroen DS 19, and a few Renaults including the R16 hatchback. These were simple one-piece mouldings with simple plastic wheels, but the proportions were nice.
In 1979, Jouef opened a factory in Limerick, Ireland, but the venture closed in 1981. In 2001, Jouef was subsumed by the Italian company Lima. After Lima shut down in January 2004, the Jouef brand was acquired by Hornby Railways.
Manufacturer Georges Huard founded Jouef in 1944 towards the end of World War II. The traditional home of the company was in Champagnole, France. In the early 1950s, as with many manufacturers, the company abandoned the use of lithographed tinplate for trains in favour of plastic injection moulding.
Around 1960, Jouef made a series of plastic 1:87 (HO) scale cars, trucks and buses mainly for display with its train kits. These were mainly French vehicles including a Peugeot 203 and 403, Simca Chambord, Citroen DS 19, and a few Renaults including the R16 hatchback. These were simple one-piece mouldings with simple plastic wheels, but the proportions were nice.
In 1979, Jouef opened a factory in Limerick, Ireland, but the venture closed in 1981. In 2001, Jouef was subsumed by the Italian company Lima. After Lima shut down in January 2004, the Jouef brand was acquired by Hornby Railways.
Manufacturer Georges Huard founded Jouef in 1944 towards the end of World War II. The traditional home of the company was in Champagnole, France. In the early 1950s, as with many manufacturers, the company abandoned the use of lithographed tinplate for trains in favour of plastic injection moulding.
Around 1960, Jouef made a series of plastic 1:87 (HO) scale cars, trucks and buses mainly for display with its train kits. These were mainly French vehicles including a Peugeot 203 and 403, Simca Chambord, Citroen DS 19, and a few Renaults including the R16 hatchback. These were simple one-piece mouldings with simple plastic wheels, but the proportions were nice.
In 1979, Jouef opened a factory in Limerick, Ireland, but the venture closed in 1981. In 2001, Jouef was subsumed by the Italian company Lima. After Lima shut down in January 2004, the Jouef brand was acquired by Hornby Railways.