Renault Master TGV SNCF 1983

1/43 scale resin molded car with white etched metal parts.
Studied since the 60s, the first prototypes of the TGV were tested in 1972. The first oil crisis gave a boost to the French high speed train. The very first line between Paris Lyon was opened in September 1981. Photos collected does not allow me to tell when appeared exactly the advertising vehicles. Photos of the real vehicle date from 1985 and 1983 at Bordeaux and Roquefort soulzon. Body made by Durisotti gives to these Renault Master a look of the famous train. At the rear, a platform has been designed for gift distribution. A few years later, another vehicle from Durissotti was made with the colors of the TGV Atlantique line.