When the first 12 models in the Schuco-Piccolo series were launched in 1957 nobody had any idea at the stage that these models would still enjoy immense popularity fifty years later. This is no doubt attributed to the "ungainly" design of the models, which originally owed their appearance to the new die-cast technology of the time. Schuco Piccolo still make a good impression today on account of their excellent running qualities and their heavy zinc die-cast design.