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In 1983, after Warner Communications had purchased The Franklin Mint, the company entered the [[Die-cast toy|diecast]] vehicle market, starting with the 1935 [[Mercedes Benz 500K Roadster]]. Usually the cars were labeled as [[Franklin Mint Precision Models]]. In the following years, Franklin Mint produced more than 600 different issues of motorcycles, trucks and tractors besides automobiles.<ref name=johnson>{{cite book |title=Collector's Guide to Diecast Toys and Scale Models |edition=second |last=Johnson |first=Dana |year=1998 |location=Padukah, Kentucky |publisher=Collector Books / Schroeder Publishing |isbn=1-57432-041-6 |pages=78–79}}</ref><ref name=jss>{{cite web |url=http://www.jsssoftware.com/asp/library_franklin_mint.asp |title=The Franklin Mint Diecast Model Library |publisher=JSS Software |access-date=November 22, 2012}}</ref>
Additionally The Franklin Mint began manufacturing diecast aircraft. They produced a large number of World War II 1:48 scale planes including the [[B-17 Flying Fortress]], [[PBY Catalina]], [[P-51 Mustang]], and [[
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