Solido

1932: Ferdinand de Vazeilles, founder and CEO of the Nanterre Precision Foundry, files a patent to create toys that can be assembled and modified. It’s the start of the adventure.
1934: creation of the Solido brand
1953: Ferdinand de Vazeilles’ son, Jean, have the idea of creating real cars’ reproductions.
1957: The new and cult 100 series is launched with the Jaguar Type D Le Mans. The 1:43 scale is chosen to compete with Dinky Toys.
1960: Solido launches the first range of military vehicles.
1974: the factory move from Issy-la-Bataille to Oulins.
1978: Ferdinand de Vazeilles’ children, Jean and Charlotte, leave their post. The story between the Vazeilles family and Solido ends there.
1980: Solido is bought by Majorette.
2003: Solido becomes the property of Smoby (which will be bought by Simba-Dickie in 2008).
2006: Smoby closes the Oulins factory. An auction is organized. Some molds will be bought by other brands when a large part of the Solido heritage is destroyed! Production is relocated to China.
2015: Simba-Dickie gives to Z Models (Ottomobile & GT Spirit), a French company specializing in 1/18 scale vehicles, the management of Solido.