Exoto的前生今世 (轉文)
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History of Exoto
Original route as that of Tony Keusseyan, which begins in Lebanon adopted land of his grandparents who were able to escape the Armenian Genocide. Immersed in the automotive world from birth (his father worked at BMC), Tony collects miniature with passion. Growing up, the automotive passion never leaves him, and he began his working life alongside his father who has since founded his own company, Polimar. Newbie in steel construction, Polimar specializes quickly in high-end products for the finishing of car bodies, to the United Arab Emirates.
Exclusive Cars
Tony Keusseyan then went to live in California, where he founded in 1986 the company Exoto for Exclusive Cars. Exoto undertakes activities in line with family tradition, transforming luxury cars to make them even more exclusive. Hunt the natural, and their spots! The passion for miniature Tony never left, so quickly born a “miniature” department within the company, which imports and distributes different brands of thumbnails. The catalog will even have more than fifteen thousand references!
Exoto
Particularly demanding, and therefore eternal dissatisfied, Keusseyan Tony decides to take the plunge and produce its own models. The choice is fixed quickly on 1/18, a scale booming in all markets, and for a host of details. Thus was born the first model of the brand Exoto, the Lotus 49 Formula 1. A marvel, but that smile today about recent accomplishments brand has risen in ten years at the top. Word of mouth quickly made its effect and anchor the reputation of Exoto among the hardest collectors. The offer is diverse, ladders too, with the 1 / 43th and 1 / 10th.
Dubai
Like its competitors, Exoto built its models in China, but quickly moved a production line in Dubai, working exclusively for the brand. An incredible work is done upstream of the reduced model exhibited in a glass case. When possible, many measures are taken from a real model (not always possible when the model no longer exists, as was the case with the Ferrari 156 “Sharknose” which all copies were destroyed by Ferrari at the end of the season), a mass of documentation and plans met, then starts the numerical modeling of all the elements that form the miniature (which can currently count more than two thousand pieces for a model 1 / 18th!). Then comes the design and realization of tooling for the production of all components of the model.
Current Projects
The materials are also changing. If there a few years ago, most parts were cast in zinc alloy or plastic, is now aluminum, copper, brass, stainless steel and even leather involved in the achievements of these true collector’s items such as Alfa Romeo Alfetta 159 or Ferrari Tipo 246 Formula1, offered in different variants. And the future looks promising, with a Jaguar D-Type and Ferrari 250 LM from coming next. Rare, exclusive, the Exoto are hard to find commercially.
