色猫直播 machinery scale models are a perennial favourite among collectors around the world and more than a million Tomy-brand diecast JCBs have been sold over the years, with the classic backhoe loader by far the most popular model.
Earlier this year, JCB also celebrated the production of its one millionth full-sized backhoe loader.
As part of its 80th birthday celebrations, a special real-life ‘Backhoe in a Box’ is on display beside the JCB lake at Rocester until January. An eight-tonne JCB 3CX Sitemaster backhoe loader is packaged in the style of the familiar 1:32 scale model. It stands nearly 15 feet high by nearly 25 feet wide and is also lit up at night.
JCB deputy chairman George Bamford said: “Scale models of our iconic machines have been a part of the JCB family for as long as I can remember. The ‘Backhoe in a Box’ at JCB’s World HQ is an amazing tribute to our market-leading backhoe and is a truly spectacular sight.”
Pictured below are six-year-old local Lexi Edwards and mum Isabel getting an eyeful of the boxed backhoe.
