Caterpillar is the worlds largest
manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, and is even
larger with the acquisition of Bucyrus International. The
company was formed in 1925 from the merger of the Holt
Manufacturing Company and the C L Best Tractor Company. It
is headquartered in Peoria, Illinois and over half of the
manufacturing plants are located outside of the US.
For many years Caterpillar scale models were
produced by Norscot who made the models in China.
The license then moved to Tonkin Replicas before going to
Diecast Masters. High quality precision Caterpillar models are also made by
Classic Construction Models.
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