Minitalia

Class 4

Minitalia
Years	1970–1976

LEGO Minitalia was a theme available only in Italy during the 1970s. It ran from 1970 to 1976. It was long believed that the theme was also produced in Italy in order to comply with Italian importing laws, but it was recently discovered that such laws never really existed and Minitalia sets were sold in Italy alongside regular sets. Minitalia parts were different to regular LEGO parts in several ways. The plastic used was not the standard Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene plastic and the resulting bricks were not as bright in colour as LEGO ABS parts. There was no LEGO logo moulded on the top of studs as most bricks featured hollow studs similar to TECHNIC bricks. The hollow tubing used on the underside of regular LEGO bricks was changed to an X-shaped system. These differences only applied to the basic elements. In total, there were 21 Minitalia sets produced.

Sets

Image	#	Set	Number of pieces	Minifigures	Price	Release
	1	Little House Set				1970
	1	Small Basic LEGO Set				1976
	11	Small Pre-School Basic Set	31			1973
	12	Medium Pre-School Basic Set	51			1973
	13	Large Pre-School Basic Set				1973
	14	Small House Set				1973
	15	Large House Set	157			1973
	16	City Square Set				1973
	17	Airport Set				1973
	2	Medium Basic LEGO Set	128			1976
	2	Medium House Set				1970
	21	Truck	33			1971
	22	Car	47			1971
	23	Delivery Truck Set	64			1971
	24	Minitalia Train	77			1971
	3	Medium House Set	154			1970
	30	Small Ship Set	26			1973
	31	Medium Ship Set	39			1973
	32	Large Ship Set				1973
	4	Large House Set	218			1970
	5	Large House Set	307			1971

See Also

• Samsonite