Recent auction results indicate a growing interest among collectors in plastic toy cars made during the 1950's and 1960's in Britain, mainland Europe, the USA and Hong Kong. This book is the first to take a systematic approach to a neglected area of toy collecting, providing valuable background information on the companies that made these toys and enabling collectors to identify many previously unknown items. Among the many famous toy companies examined are Tri-ang and Brimtoy (Great Britain); Norev and
"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
Cars have changed the way we live, love, work, eat, play, and rock & roll. The stories of these remarkable machines and the people who created them are a fascinating chapter in American pop history. A fast-paced cruise across the decades in an American Classic! Thunderbird - In 1954, the T-Bird soared from the start above competitors, with an appeal both sporty and glamorous. Inspired by the Jaguar XK120, Frank Hershey's design team attacked the heart of the Corvette with a performance car that cost less,
Developed by the Union Tank Car Company during the 1960s, Funnel-Flow cars carry all kinds of liquids and slurries (mixtures of water and other materials) that can be unloaded by gravity. The car name says it all: the entire tank is slightly lower in the middle. Like a funnel, the contents flow towards the lowest point, ensuring faster, more complete unloading. Funnel-Flow tank cars come in several lengths: dense, heavy liquids are shipped in shorter cars; lighter fluids move in the 54-footers. Many cars
Xtreme Muscle Car Wall Calendar: Welcome to the newest edition of the Xtreme Muscle Car Calendar. We've packed this year's pages with over a dozen legendary muscle cars, representing some of the fastest and rarest American muscle cars from the glory years of the 1960's and early 1970's. Each of these remarkable cars was researched and photographed specifically for this calendar, and as you will see, we took special care to create and present a unique view of each one. This years bonus, we've included a
Diecast Toy Cars of the 1950s & 1960s: The Collector's Guide
2004 Ford GT Concept diecast model car 1:18 die cast by Hot Wheels - White Highly detailed 2004 Ford GT Concept diecast model car 1:18 die cast by Beanstalk Group. Ford GT: an international superstar and the ultimate living legend. Every curve on the car is a unique interpretation of the original. The long front overhang is reminiscient of the 1960's era GT. In the tradition of championship racers, the doors cut the roof. The rear wheel wells, filled with 19" wheels, define the rear of the car and the
A 1995 new in the box Lionel 18838 Seaboard RSC-3 Diesel , 17307 to 17310 is a 4 Reefer Car set of Tropicana Reefer Cars and Matching 16559 Seaboard Caboose. Seaboard Diesel saw lots of duty hauling orange juice and raw material north from Florida during the 1950's and 1960's. This handsome brown and pale yellow Seaboard RSC-3 would look great at the head of the line of Tropicana orange juice reefer cars. They call then the Big Orange. It's a seemingly endless line of bright orange refrigerate
This item requires 2-3 weeks for shipping.This is a 70' Madison RPO Passenger Car - New York Ontario Western V2, Car No. 162. It's Prototypical: Dedicated mail trains, often named Fast Mail and running on express schedules, were common until the 1960s. Create your own Fast Mail with one or more RPOs for sorting mail en route, baggage or box cars for storage mail, and perhaps a rider coach for the crew. Features include: Durable ABS Intricately Detailed Bodies, Metal Wheels and Axles, Overhead Interior
DIVp class=CATLEADERS style=MARGIN: 0in -31.5pt 0pt 0in; tab-stops: 4.5pt right dotted 463.5pt 6.5inA photographic history of the most prized muscle cars, from their hot rod beginnings to their decade of decline to their collector status today./p/DIVDIVp class=CATLEADERS style=MARGIN: 0in -31.5pt 0pt 0in; tab-stops: 4.5pt right dotted 463.5pt 6.5inBAbout the book:/BbrIn the 1960s and 1970s American automakers produced millions of muscle cars: high-performance cars more adept at competition than
I am pleased to offer to you this Hot Wheels Sizzlers 2006 Big O Race Track Special Edition Complete Set of 9 Cars. This the complete set with all the extra cars that were available, Very Hard to Find!! This set is the hottest thing to hit the Hot Wheels Collection since the 1960's! It is an almost exact copy of the original set, right down to the graphics on the box, it, made only in 2006 as an exclusive for Target stores. This set is The Hot Wheels Giant "O" Race set which includes 18 feet of Fat Track
Life-Like Proto-2000 HO Scale Ready-to-Run Type-21 8K-Gallon Tank Car - Undecorated $31.98 Internet Trains Price: $25.82 Item Number: 920-54414 Authentic Steam-Era Schemes Detailed Underframe with K Brake Scale Size Handrails & Grab Irons Correct Weight for Optimum Operation Correct Trucks Metal RP-25 Wheels Magnetic Knuckle Couplers Demand for tank cars skyrocketed in the 1920s as automobiles and trucks became more common. Moving gasoline, lubricants and other petroleum products over long distances
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Features Great Cars: American Classics - Ford Cars have changed the way we live, love, work, eat, play, and rock & roll. The stories of these remarkable machines and the people who created them are a fascinating chapter in American pop history. A fast-paced cruise across the decades in an American Classic! Thunderbird In 1954, the T-Bird soared from the start above competitors, with an appeal both sporty and glamorous. Inspired by the Jaguar XK120, Frank Hershey's design team attacked the heart of the
American Cars of the 1960s explores the most distinctive decade of automotive history -- with the birth of economy, muscle and pony cars -- in unmatched detail and imagery! With more than 250 striking color photos, this pictorial reference will have restorers, researchers and enthusiasts longing for the days of cruising in a muscle car or the family station wagon. Complete specifications, option lists and performance and production figures for the longest and most luxurious cars ever made are included in
Product Details Tinplate Toy Cars: of the 1950s & 1960s from Japan Andrew Ralston 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
The under-2 liter GT racing classes in the early 1960's were dominated by models from the German manufacturer Porsche. In response to new cars being announced by its competition, Porsche developed a new fiberglass-bodied, rear wheel drive race car called the 904 which went on to substantial success on the tracks. To make the 904 eligible for racing, 100 road-legal examples were built and sold to the public in 1964 followed by 20 more in 1965.