This new exhibition at the Hornby Visitor Centre features 24 rare and
sought after models including the Fiat F2 130HP Racer, Rolls-Royce
Torpedo Phantom II, Bugatti 50T Surprofilé Coupé.
Entrance to the exhibition is Included in the price of the Hornby Visitor Centre admission ticket and free to Annual Pass ticket holders. Plan your visit today.
About Pocher
Arnaldo
Pocher was born in 1911 in Trento, Italy. He trained as a goldsmith
engraver and went to work in Turin. In the years following the Second
World War he became interested in railway modelling and in 1951 he
formed Pocher Micromeccanica S.n.c. alongside Corrado Muratore producing
train signals, platforms and points using innovative production
techniques. Under a change of name, The Corrado Muratore and Arnaldo
Pocher Company, they produced finely detailed freight and passenger
carriages in white metal and later locomotives and power cars.
At the International Toy Fair of Milan in 1966, the Pocher stand
astonished the world with its wonderfully detailed 1:8 scale model of
the Fiat F2 130HP, the car which won the 1907 French Grand Prix driven
by Felice Nazzaro. The model contained 144 high-resistance plastic
parts, 173 in brass and 506 in steel, copper, leather, rubber and
aluminium. The Company went on to produce ever more detailed models of
motoring classics including the 1931-34 Alfa Romeo 2300 Ac Monza, the
1932 Rolls Royce Phanton II Drophead Sedanca Coupe, the 1932 Alfa Romeo
Touring, the Mercedes-Benz 500K/AK containing 2,378 part and then the
Rolls Royce Torpedo Phanton II Convertible with 2,905 parts.
Pocher continued to produce highly prized and detailed model cars
under Rivarossi from 1981 until the organisation was placed into
receivership in 2006.
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