"This book includes 90 superb original color photographs. With this brief background history of the company ""Full FIAT/Abarth"" story gives the reader basic specification and statistics quotes and interesting facts and feats. During the early 1950s, Abarths business was booming in three main areas - custom-built racing cars, tuning/accessories, and modification of production cars. Abarth worked on modifications with a number of manufacturers in Italy and elswehere, and it was for the companys collaboration
"This comprehensive and thoroughly enjoyable reference features hundreds of tin toy cars from toy makers around the world. Included are toys from Argentina, Brazil, China, France, Germany, Greece, India, Italy, Japan, Korea, Russia, Spain, Sweden, and the United States. The toys represent cars of the 1900s to the 1970s, with a major emphasis on toys produced in Japan during the 1950s and 1960s the peak period for toy cars made from tin. Showcased are private passenger and sports cars organized
New York Giants NFL 1:25 1950 Olds Rocket 88 Cruzin Series Die Cast CarA classic cruiser from the 1950's with outstanding deco add up to a winning score for sports fans and collectors. Serially numbered limited edition.Measures approx 9 inches long and...
New York City Transit #7656 (Powered) & #7697, #7703 & #7728 (Unpowered) FEATURES: Ready to Run Factory Installed Pantograph Gates PROTO-Max(TM) Metal Knuckle Couplers Directional Lighting Interior Lighting Skew Wound Motor w/ Dual Flywheels As part of fleet upgrades in the 1950s, the IRT purchased 250 R21 in 1956/57 and 450 R22 class subway cars in 1957/58 from St. Louis Car Co. for use on New York's Interboro Rapid Transit (IRT). Both classes had drop-sash door windows instead of the round type used on
> "IDEAL XP-600 FIX-IT CAR OF TOMORROW." "IDEAL XP-600 FIX-IT CAR OF TOMORROW." Item 1350 16" hard plastic car. 1950s. Unused set. Box Exc. Car has hood and trunk that open. Car has working lights and horn. The "7 Piece Roadside Repair Kit" is sealed in the original bag. Parts include jack, gas can, spare tire, four-way wrench, hammer, wrench, screwdriver. Beautifully styled futuristic design. N. Mint. Old store stock. (
Atlas N Scale ACF 11K Gallon Tank cars w/o Platform - Anchor Petroleum/ANPX #120 $16.95 Internet Trains Price: $14.41 Item Number: ATL-43351 Finely molded handrails Tank fittings and safety placards 50-ton friction-bearing trucks with AccuMate couplers Accurate painting and lettering Platform where appropriate Propane or Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) is both a naturally occurring product and a by-product of the refining process. During the 1940s, the petroleum industry began marketing LPG as a cleaner and
11000-Gallon Tank Car, Fuelane Corp. (FCX) #134 Product #:ATL43114 Propane or Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) is both a naturally occurring product and a by-product of the refining process. During the 1940s, the petroleum industry began marketing LPG as a cleaner and more efficient fuel than the existing coal and oil. Transporting LPG requires specially designed high-pressure tank cars. During the early 40s the only ACF tank car that qualified was the 10,500 gallon high-pressure tank car. After the war, ACF
Product Information: Budd 73' Bag Car ATSF, Walthers Rolling Stock, 932-9002 Product Details: Related Products: A red and silver lightning bolt flashes across the desert floor as Santa Fe's "Super Chief" streaks by! Offering the finest, fastest daily service between Chicago and Los Angeles, the train was a favorite with celebrities and the rich and powerful. Now, Santa Fe's flagship rolls once more in these superb HO Scale models, based on cars assigned to the train in the mid-1950s With all the features
These 2 vintage 1950's Tootsietoy Diecast MG cars are approximately 3" in overall length and approximately 1" in width and 1" in height. They are in played with condition and the paint is worn in places. They are stamped Tootsietoy Chicago on the underside. All the wheels are in place. These would make nice display pieces. Insurance is included in shipping and handling. Contact seller for international shipping rates.
Pulpwood Flatcar with Load Replicating an early 1950s pulpwood flatcar with a General Steel Castings "V-deck" design, this HO scale model features a die cast chassis, a realistic air reservoir and brake cylinder, a simulated pulpwood load, RP25 metal wheels, magnetically operated knuckle couplers, an authentic paint scheme, and more. 5¾" long; arrives ready to display. 0R93946
Diecast Toy Cars of the 1950s & 1960s: The Collector's Guide
1963 Profile Corvette Car Clocks - 1963 Profile Corvette 1950's Vintage Style Lighted Clock Lens is high quality optical lexan Scratch resistant - won't yellow over time 22 watt fluorescent circuline bulb with an on/off switch in the electrical cord Quartz movement - requires 1 AA battery not included Measures 14" diameter
Playmobil Police Playset: Patrol Car Playmobil Description Stop oncoming vehicles with the Police Patrol Car by Playmobil. The hood and trunk of the Patrol Car can open an the roof of the car is removable. The lights of the police car flashes. Also comes with two figures dressed in police uniforms and many other accessories. Batteries included. Once upon a time in 1876, there was a locksmith named Andreas Brandstatter. Mr. Brandstatter planted a magical seed that would eventually blossom into Playmobil by
Atlas HO Scale MasterLine(R) ACF 11,000 Gallon Tank Car Atlas HO Scale MasterLine(R) ACF 11,000 Gallon Tank Car 10764 Atlas A replica of American Car and Foundry's specialized tank car designed primarily for transporting liquefied petroleum gas. Built in the 1940's and 1950's, these tank cars became a familiar sight on many railroads across the country. These detailed models feature finely molded handrails, tank fittings and safety placards, 50-ton friction-bearing trucks, AccuMate knuckle couplers and
This Curious George car may as well have come off a toy shelf from the 1950s. It has that sturdy, old-time quality workmanship, with carved wood in brightly painted colors of red and yellow. Plus it has the nostalgia of Curious George himself, now experiencing a well-deserved revival. The little monkey, with his gleeful, innocent smile, is driving this hot rod. Perhaps his curiosity led him to accidentally borrow it from the "Man with the Yellow Hat." Or maybe he was investigating a car race when suddenly
HISTORY The Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Coup���� was not based on the iconic Mercedes-Benz 300SL although both cars featured gull wing top-hinged doors. The 300 SLR, most famous for Stirling Moss's 1955 Mille Miglia win, was based on the 1954 and 1955 Mercedes-Benz W196 Formula One car. Legendary Mercedes motorsport chief, Rudolf Uhlenhaut, ordered two W196 chassis to be modified into a hybrid between the SLR and SL - this became the 300 SLR Coup���� which featured a slightly widened version of the SLR's chassis
Tin toys had been made in Japan before the second World War but they reached new heights of realism in the 1950s. The post-war American occupation of Japan gave Japanese toymakers ready access to the lucrative American toy market and as a result most of the tin toy cars made in this period were based on American vehicles like Cadillacs, Chevrolets, Buicks, Oldsmobiles and Packards. Like the real things, these tin toys were big. A small one would be around eight inches long, with some of the largest