Toy Car(s) of the Day

[mikethompson]

A recent thread got me thinking about the toys we had in our youth and memories that seeing them again brings out. A few of you mentioned Hot wheels and Matchbox cars.

I have a ton from when I was a kid, and my kids play with them occasionally. But what I'd like to share here are some really old ones, that we got from my wife's uncle. They are from the 50s. When they were clearing out their mothers house they were discovered and sent to us. I figured I would post one or two a day and hopefully bring some nostalgia to some of you guys.

Without further adieu:

This first one is a larger plastic model which I think was a promotional item from the dealership:



Second is a 'Bottle Float'?

 

[boatme99]

Milk float is just the British term for dairydelivery truck. Lesney is the make of the real trucks. That's probably late 1950s, early 1960s
The car is a 1960 Plymouth Valient

 

[ssjones]

I'm still searching for a Matchbox Jim Hall, white Chaparral that I had as a kid

 

[scloyd]

This is going to be a good thread.

I can remember back in the mid 60's my dad bought a new Ford and the dealer gave us a matching plastic toy car. My brother and I rolled that car all over the house.

 

[ssjones]

I did find this 1967 Matchbox Lotus 43 (#3 Jim Clark), a lot toy I had as a boy.

 

[mso489]

My family owned the Dodge Lancer version of that Plymouth Valiant, not a toy but a car. It was a good car, a good six banger with (if I remember correctly) a push-button automatic transmission. One of my favorite car toys from the 1950's was a auto-hauling trailer truck that had six little cars of 1930's vintage that fit neatly on the trailer and could be loaded and unloaded on little ramps. All this was quite small scale; the cars were about 3/4 inch long, and the whole truck must have been about six inches. The cars were different colors.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Didn’t everyone have at least one of these and at least three state trooper cars?

 

[Chasing Embers]

Didn’t everyone have at least one of these and at least three state trooper cars?
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[BarrelProof]

 

[kcghost]

There's a pretty decent size collecting community in toy cars. Most of them aren't worth much except to the owners. A very few are worth a $1000 or more.

 

[mawnansmiff]

I once had an American(?) fire truck called (I think) Simon Snorkel that you could fill with water and somehow it would pump it out through the hose.

It was bright red

I also had a mustard yellow Cadillac Eldorado open top, that was a beauty.

Regards,

Jay.

 

[Old School 3319]

Didn’t everyone have at least one of these and at least three state trooper cars?
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I have the Dukes of Hazzard set

 

[mikethompson]

This is going to be a good thread

Hopefully Scott - There is an absolute ton in this box.

. One of my favorite car toys from the 1950's was a auto-hauling trailer truck

I might have something for you Tom

 

[mikethompson]

Here are today's gems.

@mawnansmiff what is a 'Family Brick' of ice cream?

 

[mawnansmiff]

"@mawnansmiff what is a 'Family Brick' of ice cream?"

Not 100% sure Mike but would hazard a guess it was simply a large slab of ice cream to be taken home and cut up as desired.

On ice cream vans, my school pal Andrew Cuneo's family had a fleet of them and in the summer holidays Andrew would look after one by one of the many parks in Sheffield. I got lots of freebies from him

Regards,

Jay.

 

[Kottan]

In my childhood I had toy cars from Siku and Wiking. I loved them but a problem for me was that they were of different sizes (scales) when I played ‘traffic'. (the Sikus were larger).
In the 1990s I collected bburago models (1:18) especially Ferrari, Lamborghini and Bugatti.

 

[olkofri]

Craning

 

[mikethompson]

One of my favorite car toys from the 1950's was a auto-hauling trailer truck

 

[BROBS]

In my childhood I had toy cars from Siku and Wiking. I loved them but a problem for me was that they were of different sizes (scales) when I played ‘traffic'. (the Sikus were larger).
In the 1990s I collected bburago models (1:18) especially Ferrari, Lamborghini and Bugatti.

Yea Wiking are tiny!!

 

[jpberg]

I’ve got nuthin. This was my favorite.