Jouef collection.

Here`s three new arrivals.
Merry Christmas!
Kev.

Manufactured between 1977 & 1980. The Porsche Carrera Turbo. A bit basic, but still a nice car. Common in gray. Notice the drab wheels. From 1977 all Jouef cars were fitted with this style as the brand became " Jouef Competition Circuit".



A type 2 Lotus F1. Only featured in the 1971 catalogue. The type 2 had front wings, no rear wing, chrome wheels, no pick-up shoes & clear glass.
This car is all the more unusual because it is in lemon as opposed to the standard yellow livery.



Featured in the Jouef catalogues between 1973 & 1976 was the Drag Car. Only available individually, & not many were ever sold. A very rare Jouef item nowadays.

Hi there Kev...

As usual very nice finds, plus they look excellent on your layout, I especially like the "Drag Car", very unusual in any scale..

Once again, Have a great Christmas and New Year....

All the best.. Martin.

This light/apple green E Type arrived this morning.
Needed the guide flag , steering system & one front wheel replacing. Well worth the effort.
Cheers,
Kev.





Got a lovely surprise when I opened the car up.
It has the oscillating motor fitted. This was larger than the later Jouef motors. The back axle holder swivels right round on itself. It was also the only Jouef motor/chassis to have soldering & wiring.
Very rare indeed.

Top of pic. Oscillating motor in chassis.
Bottom of pic. Standard Jouef motor.

This type 3 Lotus was filthy when it arrived.
But nothing was damaged. Cleaned her up & put a new set of rears on.
This is an early type3, circa 1972, with the clear glass & chrome wheels.
Cheers,
Kev.



Type1 , Type 2 & Type 3 together.

I`ve hit lucky with his EType. It also has an oscillating motor.
Very unusual blue livery.



The Ferrari F1 was heavily re-designed for Jouefs starter sets in the early 1970s.
Front & rear wings were added. New body fixing clip on the rear meant that there was now no exhausts. The steering was replaced with a fixed brass pin, which also screwed the body together. No more pick-up shoes & cheap wide wheels were added. A totally different model from the original.
Because of the cheap throw away nature, not many remain. But are very cheap when they do come up for sale.
Also pictured next to an original Ferrari.





BRM F1. As above.





From 1973, the Go-Kart. One of the hardest Jouef items to find intact. Not many were made.
This is the last "original" car I needed for my Jouef collection. I will now looking for more rare liveries, including a couple of cop cars.
Cheers,
Kev

Great to hear you've got the final car for your collection The Go Cart looks really good, is the motor just positioned behind the driver?

Hi Pace.
The motor is a standard Jouef one.
They were very narrow & slim.
The driver is hollow..so they`ve positioned it centrally....right up his arse...
Cheers,
Kev

Excellent my m8 kev, all we need do now is get the track extension you so desire.