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Eligor Models
Eligor is a brand of collector's diecast model cars and trucks mostly made in 1:43 scale (though early the 1938 and 1947 Citroen Traction Avant were offered in 1:20 scale). The brand was eventually acquired by Hobbycar S.A. of Lausanne, Switzerland, with most models continuously made in Izernore, France, about 30 miles west of Geneva. Today Eligor is one of the few diecast modelers still making its vehicles in Europe.
==Origins==
Eligor was established about 1976, Martignat, France, by Jacques Greilsamer, who had previously written the ''Catalogue of Model Cars of the World'' (Greilsamer and Azema 1967; Eligor Vintage 2003). Greilsamer used older molds previously used by Norev to make plastic models (Rixon 2005, p. 73; Miniature Car 2004). Eligor's models, however, were diecast metal. In an interesting parallel development, the Danhausen Catalog would eventually give birth to the Minichamps brand in Germany.
The company was later purchased by Louis Surber, who had reproduced earlier Quiralu models and also trucks (Rixon 2005, p. 73). Later Eligor was acquired by HobbyCar S.A. in Lausanne, Switzerland. In most earlier catalogs it states in French "The Miniature Automobile of the Connoisseur" right above the brand name "Eligor". When stating the name of "Hobbycar S.A." it says "Creation – Diffusion", which somehow sounds oddly like Christian Evangelicalism instead of the enterprise of model car production (Eligor catalog). In occult circles, the name Eligor belongs to a powerful demon, but regarding the firm's appellation, it is not known if this meaning has any significance..
In 1996 Eligor was bought by Paul and Anne Marie Vullierme, the founder of Vulli and the son of Joseph Vullierme who created Jouets MontBlanc that had made miniature cars in the early 1960s. In 1998, they relocated the company to Izernore, France (Eligor Vintage 2003). Their son John Vullierme operates the U.S. office of the company in Earlysville, Virginia.
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