What car did Tintin drive?

Tintin was often seen driving various vehicles throughout his adventures, but the most iconic car associated with him is the Lancia Aprilia. This stylish Italian car appears in The Calculus Affair (L'Affaire Tournesol), where Tintin, Captain Haddock, and Snowy drive it through intense chase sequences. Other notable vehicles Tintin has used include: • Buick Model 1939 (The Black Island) • Jaguar Mk X (The Castafiore Emerald) • Citroën 15CV (Land of Black Gold) The adventures of Tintin frequently feature meticulously drawn, real-world vehicles, which Hergé, the creator of Tintin, illustrated with exceptional accuracy.

Moulinsart is the official company responsible for managing and protecting the Tintin brand and Hergé’s legacy. Named after Marlinspike Hall (Château de Moulinsart in French), Captain Haddock’s ancestral home, the company oversees licensing, merchandise, and copyrights related to The Adventures of Tintin. Founded by Nick Rodwell, the husband of Hergé’s widow, Fanny Rodwell, Moulinsart plays a crucial role in ensuring the authenticity and quality of official Tintin products, including the highly detailed 1:24 scale vehicle models available on Hornseys.

Are these Tintin model vehicles official merchandise?

Yes, the 1:24 scale Tintin vehicles sold by Hornseys are officially licensed by Moulinsart and crafted with exceptional detail. Each model is based on Hergé’s original illustrations and represents vehicles from Tintin’s many adventures.

Do the Tintin model cars come with certificates of authenticity?

Most official Moulinsart-licensed Tintin models come with a certificate of authenticity, confirming their status as an officially licensed collectible. If you are looking for a specific certification, please check the individual product descriptions or contact us for more details.

What scale are the Tintin vehicle models?

The 1:24 scale models mean that the vehicles are 24 times smaller than their real-world counterparts. This scale allows for a perfect balance between detail and display size, making them ideal for collectors who appreciate high-quality craftsmanship.

Can I buy other Tintin collectibles from Hornseys?

In addition to 1:24 scale vehicles, Hornseys stocks a wide range of Tintin collectibles, including: • 1:43 scale model cars • Tintin figurines & statues • Limited edition prints & artwork • Tintin books & graphic novels

Maps

Part Of The Himalaya Mountains To Illustrate Captain Strachey’s Paper – 1851
£175.00

Strachey, R
Geological Map Of The Colony Of The Cape Of Good Hope Sheet 4: Paternoster – Langebaan – Darling – Malmesbury
£175.00

Rogers, A. W, Schwarz, E. H. L & Du Toit, A. L
Geological Map Of The Colony Of The Cape Of Good Hope Sheet 1: Cape Town – Stellenbosch – Somerset West – Robertson – Napier
£175.00

Rogers, A. W, Schwarz, E. H. L & Du Toit, A. L
Delhi Guide Map – 1969 – Published Under The Direction Of Brigadier Jamshed Dalal – Surveyor General Of India
£175.00

Dalal, Brigadier Jamshed
Plan De Rouen Par Ch Hubert – 1843
£175.00

Hubert, Ch.
Map Of Amerique Du Sud Edited By Henry Barrere
£175.00

Barrere, Henry Edits
United Kingdom – Eire – Britiannicae Insulae In Quibus Albium Sieu Britannia Maior Ivernia Sieu Britannia Minor Tum Et Orcades, Ebudes, Cassiterides
£175.00

Sanson, Nicolas & Tavernier, Melchior
(Celestial Map) Le Globe Celeste
£175.00

Langenes, Barent
Central London Map – Scale – 3 Inches To 1 Mile For The International Federation Of Surveyors 5th International Congress Held In London 18th – 21st July, 1934
£150.00

Ordnance Survey
PARTIE ORIENTALE DE LA CARTE DES ANCIENNES MONARCHIES OMNIS ANIMA POTESTATIBUS SUBLIMIORIBUS SUBDITA SIT – NON EST ENIM POTESTAS NISI À DEO – QUAE AUTEM SUNT À DEO ORDINATAE SUNT AUX ROMAINS CH XIII V I
£150.00

Delamarche, Charles & Felix
COLCHIS IBERIA ALBANIA QUAEG CAUCASIAE GENTES ISTHMUS QUI PONTUM EUXINUM CASPIUMQ MARE INTERJACET INCOLUNT
£150.00

Sanson, Nicolas & Sanson, Guillaume
ALSATIA INFERIOR – ALSACE – GERMANY – 1633
£150.00

Hondicus, Henricus & Mercator, Gerard
KASHMIR AND JAMMU – ANANTNAG & UPHAMPUR DISTRICTS SEASON 1912 – PUBLISHED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF COLONEL S G BURRARD SURVEYOR GENERAL OF INDIA 1914
£150.00

Burrard, Colonel S. G.
Map Of Egypt – Sifton Praed & Co Ltd
£150.00

Sifton Praed & Co. Ltd.
DER FÜRSTLICHE ABT VON ST. GALLEN UND DIE STADT ST. GALLEN
£150.00

Gabriel Walser
AN HIDROGRAPHICALL DRAUGHT OF MEXICO AS IT LIES IN ITS LAKES – ORIGINAL COPPER ENGRAVING
£150.00

Gemelli Careri, Giovanni Francesco
United Kingdom – Eire – Carte Generale Des Iles Britanniques Contenant L’Angleterre, L’Ecosse Et L’Irlande
£150.00

Andriveau-Goujon, J
Durham: Map Of The County Palatine Of Durham From An Actual Survey Made In The Years 1818 & 1819
£150.00

Greenwood, C & I
HUBLI GUIDE MAP – Survey of India – First Edition – 1977
£145.00

Survey of India
AZAMGARH GUIDE MAP – Survey of India – First Edition – 1977
£145.00

Survey of India
Tourist Plan Of Istanbul – c.1931 – Plan By Bay Ali Saim Ülgen
£145.00

Bay Ali Saim Ülgen
Northumberlande And The Bishoprick Of Durham – Michael Drayton – 1622
£145.00

Drayton, Michael
Stanford’s Library Map Of London And Its Suburbs – Sheet 6 – 1862
£145.00

Stanford, Edward
A Mapp Of Ye County of Northumberland With Ye Isles Of Farne & Holy Island – 1673
£145.00

Blome, Richard
Sheet 12 – Pilandsberg – Union Of South Africa Department Of Mines And Industries – Geological Survey
£145.00

Hall, A. L & Humphrey, W. A
Geological Map Of The Colony Of The Cape Of Good Hope Sheet 2: Riversdale – Heidelberg – Port Beaufort – Swellendam – Bredasdorp
£145.00

Rogers, A. W & Schwarz, E. H. L
CARTE DES DÉCOUVERTES FAITES DANS L’OCÉAN ATLANTIQUE DU SUD SUR LE VAISSEAU DU ROI LA RÉSOLUTION COMMANDÉ PAR LE CAPITAINE COOK EN 1775: PLATE 63
£145.00

Bénard, Robert
INDIA SHOWING RAILWAYS OPEN AND UNDER CONSTRUCTION 1944 – PUBLISHED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF BRIGADIER E O WHEELER SURVEYOR GENERAL OF INDIA 1942
£145.00

Wheeler, Brigadier E. O.
United Kingdom – Orkney Islands – Shetland Islands – Eire – A Map Of Great Britain And Ireland From The Latest Authorities And Observations
£145.00

Blair, John
United Kingdom – Eire – Britannicae Insulae In Quibus Albion Seu Britannia Major Et Ivernia Seu Britannia Minor
£145.00

De Vaugondy, Gilles Robert
United Kingdom – Britanniae Antiquae Tabula Geographica Ex Aevi Romani Monumentis
£145.00

Horsley, Johanne Published By Robert Sayer
(Italy, Corsica, Tuscany) Etat De L’Eglise, Grand Duche De Toscane Et Isle De Corse
£145.00

De Vaugondy, Gilles Robert

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Maps

Part Of The Himalaya Mountains To Illustrate Captain Strachey’s Paper – 1851

Geological Map Of The Colony Of The Cape Of Good Hope Sheet 4: Paternoster – Langebaan – Darling – Malmesbury

Geological Map Of The Colony Of The Cape Of Good Hope Sheet 1: Cape Town – Stellenbosch – Somerset West – Robertson – Napier

Delhi Guide Map – 1969 – Published Under The Direction Of Brigadier Jamshed Dalal – Surveyor General Of India

Plan De Rouen Par Ch Hubert – 1843

Map Of Amerique Du Sud Edited By Henry Barrere

United Kingdom – Eire – Britiannicae Insulae In Quibus Albium Sieu Britannia Maior Ivernia Sieu Britannia Minor Tum Et Orcades, Ebudes, Cassiterides

(Celestial Map) Le Globe Celeste

Central London Map – Scale – 3 Inches To 1 Mile For The International Federation Of Surveyors 5th International Congress Held In London 18th – 21st July, 1934

PARTIE ORIENTALE DE LA CARTE DES ANCIENNES MONARCHIES OMNIS ANIMA POTESTATIBUS SUBLIMIORIBUS SUBDITA SIT – NON EST ENIM POTESTAS NISI À DEO – QUAE AUTEM SUNT À DEO ORDINATAE SUNT AUX ROMAINS CH XIII V I

COLCHIS IBERIA ALBANIA QUAEG CAUCASIAE GENTES ISTHMUS QUI PONTUM EUXINUM CASPIUMQ MARE INTERJACET INCOLUNT

ALSATIA INFERIOR – ALSACE – GERMANY – 1633

KASHMIR AND JAMMU – ANANTNAG & UPHAMPUR DISTRICTS SEASON 1912 – PUBLISHED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF COLONEL S G BURRARD SURVEYOR GENERAL OF INDIA 1914

Map Of Egypt – Sifton Praed & Co Ltd

DER FÜRSTLICHE ABT VON ST. GALLEN UND DIE STADT ST. GALLEN

AN HIDROGRAPHICALL DRAUGHT OF MEXICO AS IT LIES IN ITS LAKES – ORIGINAL COPPER ENGRAVING

United Kingdom – Eire – Carte Generale Des Iles Britanniques Contenant L’Angleterre, L’Ecosse Et L’Irlande

Durham: Map Of The County Palatine Of Durham From An Actual Survey Made In The Years 1818 & 1819

HUBLI GUIDE MAP – Survey of India – First Edition – 1977

AZAMGARH GUIDE MAP – Survey of India – First Edition – 1977

Tourist Plan Of Istanbul – c.1931 – Plan By Bay Ali Saim Ülgen

Northumberlande And The Bishoprick Of Durham – Michael Drayton – 1622

Stanford’s Library Map Of London And Its Suburbs – Sheet 6 – 1862

A Mapp Of Ye County of Northumberland With Ye Isles Of Farne & Holy Island – 1673

Sheet 12 – Pilandsberg – Union Of South Africa Department Of Mines And Industries – Geological Survey

Geological Map Of The Colony Of The Cape Of Good Hope Sheet 2: Riversdale – Heidelberg – Port Beaufort – Swellendam – Bredasdorp

CARTE DES DÉCOUVERTES FAITES DANS L’OCÉAN ATLANTIQUE DU SUD SUR LE VAISSEAU DU ROI LA RÉSOLUTION COMMANDÉ PAR LE CAPITAINE COOK EN 1775: PLATE 63

INDIA SHOWING RAILWAYS OPEN AND UNDER CONSTRUCTION 1944 – PUBLISHED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF BRIGADIER E O WHEELER SURVEYOR GENERAL OF INDIA 1942

United Kingdom – Orkney Islands – Shetland Islands – Eire – A Map Of Great Britain And Ireland From The Latest Authorities And Observations

United Kingdom – Eire – Britannicae Insulae In Quibus Albion Seu Britannia Major Et Ivernia Seu Britannia Minor

United Kingdom – Britanniae Antiquae Tabula Geographica Ex Aevi Romani Monumentis

(Italy, Corsica, Tuscany) Etat De L’Eglise, Grand Duche De Toscane Et Isle De Corse

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