Vintage automotive toys

Shreeram · 25th October 2010, 23:46

Here is a Vintage Tin Toy i got yesterday. Now thinking of painting it Black with lots of lacquer and chrome plating all trims and bumpers.
By the way what Car is it ?

amit V8 · 26th October 2010, 00:02

nice model you got there...post it in the scale model thread.

where did you get it from??

the car is a 1955 buick special.

have a look-

Vintage automotive toys-1955buick4doorspecialfanf.jpg

source- Serious Wheels Classic, Sports & Muscle Car Pictures

harit · 26th October 2010, 10:30

Nice vintage toy, I have similar ones. Do not do anything other than clean, maybe try to touch up just a little. The chrome parts should not be painted silver. In short, keep it as it is, just clean up a little. A full repaint will reduce its value.
This is not a scale model, when new it was just a toy.

These toys are a part of automobilia, thread could be merged.

Cheers harit

the mole · 26th October 2010, 12:14

Maybe its not such a bad idea to have an exclusive thread for Vintage and classic scale models they tend to get lost in the scale model thread. I have about 50 odd vintage Matchbox Models of yesteryear cars, some of them still in original packing. I think I will post them on this thread.

Shreeram · 26th October 2010, 12:56

Yes a new thread will be good, i am old to the forum and i did search for a existing thread for topic but could not find one so created a new topic, if mods feel can move to relevant thread please.. anyways i have 2 more of these toys and a automobilia

The automobilia is posted earlier have a look
http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/687276-post1699.html

I will post the toys soon..
@amit thanks for the identification.. it was lying with an old friend of mine, he was least interested in it so bought it..

Do you guys remember the Car Shaped Beetle Nut (Paan Supari) box that used to come in the olden days, has anyone got it ? I have found one but not for sale / giveaway will try to post photos soon..

SuperSelect · 26th October 2010, 21:37

Nice find Shreeram !! I too have some real old scale models in my collection. Would be great to have a separate thread for these.

Mods: Can we have a separate thread titled "Classic Scale Models" in the SAME section that has the "Scale Model thread" please ?

Shreeram · 26th October 2010, 23:18

Yes all those who have such vintage toys please post pics too..

dudesam24 · 29th March 2011, 09:19

Come to think of it, even i have such a tin-toy - '54 chevy in red and chrome tucked away somewhere at home
Need to hunt for it and post pictures

priyadarshan.b · 29th March 2011, 21:08

Nice find Shreeram.. I think the original colour should be preserved istead of black..

82rawath · 29th March 2011, 21:20

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Originally Posted by Shreeram

Here is a Vintage Tin Toy i got yesterday. Now thinking of painting it Black with lots of lacquer and chrome plating all trims and bumpers.
By the way what Car is it ?

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Very Nice find

A lot of these toys were made in Japan

Your Toy also says JAPAN on the dash

veldeep · 12th April 2011, 16:50

Some photos of vintage made by local craftsman.

shankar.balan · 12th April 2011, 17:06

these tin toys evoke memories of a simpler time - when all this political correct-ness and health and safety etc did not exist.
i remember having a pedal car made of some metal with absolutely no botheration about rusting, sharp bits and pieces and a host of other stuff that mandatorily needs to be avoided today by toy manufacturers.
this is not to celebrate the lack of safety in some of those old toys but rather to celebrate a time when we could simply enjoy things without thinking too much.
thinking too much seems to have become the besetting sin in todays new world order!

ACM · 13th April 2011, 17:18

shankar or so true. The best and most cheerished toys that I had were metal body cars that were almost 10" to 1' in lenght and had the friction mechanism with light coming through the friction wheel.

I used to then as a demolition engineer open them all up and none are left today. Went to look for similar toy cars in the market today to gift for my son, but now all we have are at best pull back scale models.

Yes those toys rusted and it is rare to see one of them in acceptable condition today, but yes those were the days.....

Shreeram · 15th April 2011, 17:04

Here is another one i Own. Not actually a Toy. But a Cigarette Lighter in Disguise

SuperSelect · 28th July 2011, 22:57

Hey guys, I just managed to lay my hands on this beauty - a "tin toy" '61 fintail Mercedes.

Works on a single large battery, has a lever for forward and reverse.

She was lying at a relatives house, who was only too glad to give her to me.

Apparently she's at least 40 years old !!

I now need Oh-Ree-G-Nal hubcaps.

25th October 2010, 23:46	#1
Shreeram BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Pune Posts: 386 Thanked: 198 Times	Vintage automotive toys Here is a Vintage Tin Toy i got yesterday. Now thinking of painting it Black with lots of lacquer and chrome plating all trims and bumpers. By the way what Car is it ? Last edited by Shreeram : 25th October 2010 at 23:47.
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26th October 2010, 00:02	#2
amit V8 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: kolkata Posts: 1,070 Thanked: 217 Times	nice model you got there...post it in the scale model thread. where did you get it from?? the car is a 1955 buick special. have a look- source- Serious Wheels Classic, Sports & Muscle Car Pictures
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26th October 2010, 10:30	#3
harit Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Mumbai Posts: 4,033 Thanked: 3,281 Times	Nice vintage toy, I have similar ones. Do not do anything other than clean, maybe try to touch up just a little. The chrome parts should not be painted silver. In short, keep it as it is, just clean up a little. A full repaint will reduce its value. This is not a scale model, when new it was just a toy. These toys are a part of automobilia, thread could be merged. Cheers harit
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26th October 2010, 12:14	#4
the mole Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 2,189 Thanked: 825 Times View My Garage	Maybe its not such a bad idea to have an exclusive thread for Vintage and classic scale models they tend to get lost in the scale model thread. I have about 50 odd vintage Matchbox Models of yesteryear cars, some of them still in original packing. I think I will post them on this thread.
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26th October 2010, 12:56	#5
Shreeram BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Pune Posts: 386 Thanked: 198 Times	Thanks Yes a new thread will be good, i am old to the forum and i did search for a existing thread for topic but could not find one so created a new topic, if mods feel can move to relevant thread please.. anyways i have 2 more of these toys and a automobilia The automobilia is posted earlier have a look http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/687276-post1699.html I will post the toys soon.. @amit thanks for the identification.. it was lying with an old friend of mine, he was least interested in it so bought it.. Do you guys remember the Car Shaped Beetle Nut (Paan Supari) box that used to come in the olden days, has anyone got it ? I have found one but not for sale / giveaway will try to post photos soon.. Last edited by Shreeram : 26th October 2010 at 13:03.
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26th October 2010, 21:37	#6
SuperSelect Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2008 Location: Mumbai. Posts: 1,806 Thanked: 247 Times View My Garage	Nice find Shreeram !! I too have some real old scale models in my collection. Would be great to have a separate thread for these. Mods: Can we have a separate thread titled "Classic Scale Models" in the SAME section that has the "Scale Model thread" please ?
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26th October 2010, 23:18	#7
Shreeram BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Pune Posts: 386 Thanked: 198 Times	Hi Yes all those who have such vintage toys please post pics too..
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29th March 2011, 09:19	#8
dudesam24 BHPian Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: mumbai Posts: 46 Thanked: 78 Times View My Garage	re: Vintage automotive toys Come to think of it, even i have such a tin-toy - '54 chevy in red and chrome tucked away somewhere at home Need to hunt for it and post pictures
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29th March 2011, 21:08	#9
priyadarshan.b BHPian Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Pune Posts: 225 Thanked: 66 Times View My Garage	re: Vintage automotive toys Nice find Shreeram.. I think the original colour should be preserved istead of black..
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12th April 2011, 16:50	#11
veldeep BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: pune Posts: 78 Thanked: 83 Times	re: Vintage automotive toys Some photos of vintage made by local craftsman. Attached Thumbnails
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12th April 2011, 17:06	#12
shankar.balan BANNED Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 11,368 Thanked: 23,140 Times View My Garage Infractions: 0/2 (8)	re: Vintage automotive toys these tin toys evoke memories of a simpler time - when all this political correct-ness and health and safety etc did not exist. i remember having a pedal car made of some metal with absolutely no botheration about rusting, sharp bits and pieces and a host of other stuff that mandatorily needs to be avoided today by toy manufacturers. this is not to celebrate the lack of safety in some of those old toys but rather to celebrate a time when we could simply enjoy things without thinking too much. thinking too much seems to have become the besetting sin in todays new world order!
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13th April 2011, 17:18	#13
ACM Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Mumbai Posts: 4,745 Thanked: 4,361 Times View My Garage	re: Vintage automotive toys shankar or so true. The best and most cheerished toys that I had were metal body cars that were almost 10" to 1' in lenght and had the friction mechanism with light coming through the friction wheel. I used to then as a demolition engineer open them all up and none are left today. Went to look for similar toy cars in the market today to gift for my son, but now all we have are at best pull back scale models. Yes those toys rusted and it is rare to see one of them in acceptable condition today, but yes those were the days.....
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15th April 2011, 17:04	#14
Shreeram BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Pune Posts: 386 Thanked: 198 Times	re: Vintage automotive toys Here is another one i Own. Not actually a Toy. But a Cigarette Lighter in Disguise Last edited by Shreeram : 15th April 2011 at 17:07.
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28th July 2011, 22:57	#15
SuperSelect Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2008 Location: Mumbai. Posts: 1,806 Thanked: 247 Times View My Garage	'61 Fintail Merc !! Hey guys, I just managed to lay my hands on this beauty - a "tin toy" '61 fintail Mercedes. Works on a single large battery, has a lever for forward and reverse. She was lying at a relatives house, who was only too glad to give her to me. Apparently she's at least 40 years old !! I now need Oh-Ree-G-Nal hubcaps. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by SuperSelect : 28th July 2011 at 22:58.
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