To mark 80 years, JCB unveiled a full-sized backhoe boxed like a scale model, celebrating its legacy and love from collectors worldwide
Model collectors around the world are among thousands of people totally smitten by a full size JCB backhoe, presented in a box.
As part of the global celebrations for JCB’s 80th birthday, the British company unveiled the full-sized digger presented as if it were a scale model.
Visitors young and old have been visiting the display at JCB’s lakeside HQ in Staffordshire, England, which has an eight-tonne JCB 3CX Sitemaster backhoe loader packaged in the style of the iconic 1:32 scale models.
The special ‘Backhoe in a Box’ stands nearly 15 feet high by nearly 25 feet long, and also lights up at night.
The exhibit also marks a milestone in JCB’s history as more than one million replica scale models of its machines have been produced under Tomy’s Britains brand, celebrating nearly 60 years of partnership between the two companies.
Earlier this year, JCB also celebrated the production of its one millionth full-sized backhoe loader.
Scale models of our iconic machines have been a part of the JCB family for as long as I can remember,” says JCB deputy chairman George Bamford.
“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.”
Tomy Europe MD Mary Wood added: “The most successful Britains JCB replica model has been the backhoe loader, so Tomy is delighted to see this product in the form of this giant model displayed at the JCB World HQ.”