Majorette

Founded in 1961 by Emile Véron, Majorette became the first French manufacturer of miniature cars. Since then, they have produced a significant number of licensed vehicles, focusing on everyday cars and French models. By the '70s, they had established a reputation of making detailed, heavy cars of good quality, and incorporating features like opening doors and hoods, translucent plastic parts, and a characteristic suspension system.

Towards the '80s they began using brighter paints and slightly exaggerated bodies which, even if the cars lost some realism, gained a particular, attractive styling. After bankruptcy and a takeover, production moved to Thailand resulting in the loss of the 'Made in France' stamp from their base. Nowadays, new batches of good castings have been introduced and they have kept in touch with the automobile industry's trend of using deep, metallic paints.