Le char de parade : Le lion

Collection The Pinder Circus Universe - Jean Richard (Altaya) No. 33: Scale: 1/64.Injected metal (zamac) + plastic Ixo Models (China) for Altaya In 1949, the novelty in circus parades was that they would be motorized. Many floats were built. Of all of them, "The Lion" remained the most beautiful aesthetic achievement. On a Labourier truck chassis, registered 210 HD 6 then 30 J 37 in 1951, made of a wooden structure and shaped metal sheets, the latter traveled the streets of many cities in France. A tamer and a wild animal paraded on the float, which could pull a trailer containing wild animals.