1/200 Heller Avenir STARTER KIT

3 decal versions included: FRANCE: Avenir, 1965 ITALIA: Espresso Corinto, 1976 PANAMA: Shahrazad, 1984 From the 1960s onwards, car ferries became widespread in the Mediterranean. In early 1965, the Marseille-based Compagnie de Navigation Mixte ordered a car ferry from Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée in La Seyne-sur-Mer. The Avenir was their first car ferry and the last vessel ordered by the company. Commissioned on 4 November 1965, the Avenir was launched on 21 June 1966 and delivered to the "Mixte" on 25 March 1967 (IMO- International Maritime Organisation-6614815). An excerpt from the official launch in 1967: "Designed today for the tourism of tomorrow, the Avenir is a true luxury ferry with the highest level of comfort. But she is also a car ferry: the modern traveller, who is no longer to be found without his car, drives straight in". The ship was fully airconditioned and could accommodate 918 passengers (376 in passenger class, 364 in seat