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Title: Vintage photos of toy and model cars
Post by: grobmotorix on October 29, 2012, 02:08:04 PM
Who doesn´t remember the toy cars of his childhood?

Please post pre 1980 photos of toy cars of any kind in this thread:
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Post by: RayTheRat on October 29, 2012, 09:31:01 PM
This is what set me on a death spiral of automotive addiction in 1947:

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Post by: grobmotorix on October 30, 2012, 02:21:19 AM
Oh no - c´mon, this is too cool!

I´ll have to dig in my personal photos, too.

Thank you very much for posting!
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Post by: Otto Puzzell on October 30, 2012, 04:21:53 AM
Per your request.
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Post by: grobmotorix on October 30, 2012, 12:38:04 PM
Very nice!
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Post by: Otto Puzzell on October 31, 2012, 04:45:59 AM
Front page featured  :thumbsup:

http://www.autopuzzles.com
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Post by: Otto Puzzell on October 31, 2012, 05:29:41 AM
Here are two more for your collection
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Post by: grobmotorix on November 01, 2012, 06:11:03 AM
Even in socialism the polish people could buy those models in the 1970s:
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Post by: RayTheRat on November 03, 2012, 11:36:25 AM
Quote from: grobmotorix on October 30, 2012, 02:21:19 AM
Oh no - c´mon, this is too cool!

I´ll have to dig in my personal photos, too.

Thank you very much for posting!

Glad ya like it, bro.  Here's a "Turnabout is Fair Play" take on the same theme.  It's my granddaughter with a model of Danica Patrick's car (before she grew fenders.  :lmao: )

I've gotta find something of the same sort for my grandson.  Can't leave him out of the auto addiction, yanno?

RtR
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Post by: Otto Puzzell on December 02, 2012, 09:13:05 AM
Another group
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Post by: grobmotorix on December 02, 2012, 11:16:08 AM
 :thumbsup:
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Post by: Ray B. on December 04, 2012, 04:59:56 AM
Howdy pardners!
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Post by: Otto Puzzell on December 08, 2012, 06:48:56 AM
More toys :)
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Post by: Otto Puzzell on December 08, 2012, 06:50:22 AM
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Post by: grobmotorix on December 08, 2012, 04:21:34 PM
 :thumbsup:
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Post by: Otto Puzzell on December 10, 2012, 05:29:32 AM
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Post by: motorcar1 on December 10, 2012, 01:05:18 PM
grobmotorix,
Really a cool and interesting post.
I recognize many of these toys from my childhood.
regards,
John
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Post by: Otto Puzzell on December 22, 2012, 07:44:47 AM
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Post by: Otto Puzzell on January 19, 2013, 07:55:39 AM
A small contirbution
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Post by: grobmotorix on January 19, 2013, 11:13:20 AM
 :thumbsup:
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Post by: Otto Puzzell on March 10, 2013, 09:57:51 AM
Another box of toys
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Post by: grobmotorix on March 22, 2013, 06:35:14 PM
What would you pay for those toys today...
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Post by: grobmotorix on March 25, 2013, 03:44:34 PM
Some cool ones:
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Post by: grobmotorix on April 08, 2013, 04:12:23 PM
And a model paper kit from 1954:
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Post by: pnegyesi on April 10, 2013, 08:42:59 AM
Grob, you just solved my Puzzle No408 as Wendax pointed out :) :)

http://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/index.php?topic=22704.25

So both of you get a point
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Post by: Wendax on April 10, 2013, 08:58:57 AM
Quote from: pnegyesi on April 10, 2013, 08:42:59 AM
So both of you get a point
:thumbsup:
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Post by: grobmotorix on April 10, 2013, 12:09:32 PM
 :lmao:

O.K., thank you.

I don´t join autopuzzles for the points, but for situations like this, really.
I saw your puzzle before, but I´ve totally forgotten about it meanwhile.

Unbelieveable... ;)
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Post by: grobmotorix on April 13, 2013, 11:59:05 AM
Atomic joy:
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Post by: Otto Puzzell on June 06, 2013, 05:33:50 AM
What's in the toy box today?
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Post by: grobmotorix on June 06, 2013, 12:11:34 PM
 :applause:

Great photos!
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Post by: grobmotorix on July 06, 2013, 12:10:47 PM
An early electric toy car:
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Post by: Otto Puzzell on July 13, 2013, 07:44:12 AM
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Post by: grobmotorix on September 07, 2013, 04:16:37 PM
Something special, made from matches...
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Post by: grobmotorix on September 08, 2013, 01:52:13 PM
a quite exclusive model car in the 1970´s:
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Post by: grobmotorix on September 16, 2013, 03:03:57 PM
1963:
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Post by: Otto Puzzell on December 21, 2013, 07:10:30 AM
Oh, to be a child at Christmastime. :)
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Post by: grobmotorix on December 23, 2013, 01:54:50 PM
 :thumbsup:
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Post by: Otto Puzzell on February 08, 2014, 06:49:56 AM
Some Christmas overruns, and more.
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Post by: Otto Puzzell on February 08, 2014, 06:51:47 AM
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Post by: pnegyesi on March 09, 2014, 12:48:44 AM
Cannes, 1930
If you are interested I can send you a link to a hi-res version
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Post by: grobmotorix on March 09, 2014, 03:26:41 AM
Oh yes, please!  :D
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Post by: thorax on April 09, 2014, 05:50:58 AM
fantastic!
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Post by: grobmotorix on April 23, 2014, 01:42:46 PM
 :thumbsup:

Here´s a view into a 1929 model car factory:
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Post by: grobmotorix on April 26, 2014, 02:15:42 AM
A 1932 diorama:
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Post by: grobmotorix on April 28, 2014, 03:47:30 PM
A wide array of 1936 toy cars:
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Post by: grobmotorix on May 23, 2014, 03:11:55 PM
Some very expensive 1907 car toys:
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Post by: Otto Puzzell on May 24, 2014, 07:35:24 AM
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Post by: grobmotorix on May 29, 2014, 05:02:10 AM
 :thumbsup:

Here´s a 1908 bus model from Paris:
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Post by: Otto Puzzell on June 08, 2014, 06:00:07 AM
Electric racers, Craftsman's guild models and miscellany.
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Post by: Otto Puzzell on June 08, 2014, 06:01:56 AM
[more]

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Post by: grobmotorix on June 08, 2014, 06:07:26 AM
Those are real treasures...
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Post by: grobmotorix on June 11, 2014, 02:46:29 PM
Super luxury and a real super-model from 1911:
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Post by: grobmotorix on June 19, 2014, 02:50:09 PM
Another fine piece:
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Post by: grobmotorix on August 25, 2014, 12:48:36 PM
vintage climber:
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Post by: Otto Puzzell on September 01, 2014, 03:19:47 AM
More toys and models.
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Post by: grobmotorix on September 01, 2014, 11:23:24 AM
 :thumbsup:
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Post by: grobmotorix on September 21, 2014, 06:56:15 AM
Built with 1932 Werkmann toy kits:
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Post by: grobmotorix on October 31, 2014, 05:17:40 AM
A nice 1937 scenery:
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Post by: grobmotorix on November 01, 2014, 10:11:47 AM
A 1921 christmas dream:
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Post by: grobmotorix on November 01, 2014, 07:41:33 PM
The 1905 Paris fair toy sensation: a model car that dissolves after having crashes - decades earlier than I have thought...
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Post by: grobmotorix on November 02, 2014, 03:30:47 AM
Probaly one of the oldest auto-mobile toy models.
A 1848 tin steam car model:
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Post by: grobmotorix on November 02, 2014, 08:55:20 AM
Like a big scale assembly line:
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Post by: grobmotorix on November 08, 2014, 03:43:13 AM
Maybe the first super precision model car: a 1899 De Dion Tricycle
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Post by: grobmotorix on November 08, 2014, 09:04:12 AM
A nice 1935 do-it-yourself children´s car:
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Post by: grobmotorix on November 11, 2014, 04:25:36 PM
An exclusive 1910 electric children´s car:
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Post by: grobmotorix on November 12, 2014, 02:10:02 PM
I want to have this!
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Post by: Otto Puzzell on November 20, 2014, 06:12:53 AM
Big toy; tiny toy.
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Post by: grobmotorix on November 20, 2014, 11:08:07 AM
Hi eagle eye!
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Post by: grobmotorix on November 22, 2014, 09:24:57 PM
A child´s dream of 1926:
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Post by: grobmotorix on December 05, 2014, 12:06:28 PM
A strange 1916 wooden model car:
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Post by: grobmotorix on December 05, 2014, 06:52:24 PM
At a German 1927 police congress:
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Post by: grobmotorix on December 10, 2014, 04:27:35 PM
So many hours an skill - finally many, many matchsticks formed this nice Opel Rekord model:
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Post by: Ray B. on December 16, 2014, 06:14:33 AM
 :lurk:
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Post by: Ray B. on February 27, 2015, 12:19:11 AM
 8)
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Post by: grobmotorix on April 26, 2015, 09:59:30 AM
A remarkable and driveable model from the mid 30s.

I do not have if this model really resembles a Mercedes-Benz, but I love it:
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Post by: grobmotorix on July 05, 2015, 09:58:12 AM
Dagra of London produced this massive model car in 1944:
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Post by: grobmotorix on December 18, 2015, 10:05:32 AM
Nice old concept cars...
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Post by: Otto Puzzell on December 19, 2015, 04:40:18 AM
Where do toys really come from?
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Post by: grobmotorix on December 19, 2015, 02:00:52 PM
 :thumbsup:
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Post by: pnegyesi on December 19, 2015, 02:32:00 PM
Merry Christmas :)
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Post by: grobmotorix on December 19, 2015, 03:03:10 PM
 ;)
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Post by: Otto Puzzell on December 25, 2015, 04:31:27 AM
How many lads (ans lasses)first realized their affinity for things motorized, at Christmastime?
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Post by: grobmotorix on August 18, 2016, 03:20:21 PM
I would love to have this one...
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Post by: Otto Puzzell on September 03, 2016, 06:41:26 AM
Toys, toys and more toys
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Post by: Otto Puzzell on September 03, 2016, 06:43:06 AM
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Post by: grobmotorix on November 07, 2016, 03:49:02 PM
A bit bigger than the average model car :)
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Post by: grobmotorix on November 07, 2016, 04:38:10 PM
A nice little Citroen:
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Post by: Wendax on December 16, 2017, 04:58:26 PM
Christmas time again:
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Post by: grobmotorix on December 17, 2017, 12:14:27 PM
Would be a real treasure today...
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Post by: grobmotorix on January 28, 2018, 05:13:00 AM
Two Packards:
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Post by: grobmotorix on February 17, 2018, 03:23:01 PM
Toys for boys...
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Post by: Carnut on February 25, 2018, 01:25:37 PM
The Meccano buggy looks OK as well...
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Post by: grobmotorix on February 25, 2018, 02:22:44 PM
Sure  :D
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Post by: grobmotorix on July 09, 2018, 04:12:10 PM
Not toys but cool (clay) model cars:
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Post by: grobmotorix on December 04, 2018, 02:25:22 PM
The Schlör Wagen in a ca. 1938 model of a fair stand
https://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/2011-39/whaddyacallit-123-solved!-mercedes-benz-170h-stromlinien-versuchswagen-prototype/msg158857/#msg158857
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Post by: grobmotorix on June 19, 2019, 03:06:55 PM
THE luxury toy of a german boy around 1930:
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Post by: Oguerrerob on August 01, 2019, 03:54:32 AM
When you grew old and think about what to do with your car collections. This guy Raoul W created these "solutions" and called them Reve-de-Gosse (Dream of a Kid)
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Post by: grobmotorix on August 01, 2019, 10:59:32 AM
Wow - I like this approach!

Thank you Ougerrerob.

:thumbsup:
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Post by: thorax on May 06, 2020, 06:23:54 AM
Pucci:
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Post by: grobmotorix on May 06, 2020, 10:34:37 AM
Wonderful!
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Post by: thorax on May 22, 2020, 09:54:08 AM
Everyone has his own toy!
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Post by: grobmotorix on May 23, 2020, 04:40:02 AM
The normal financial cast system :)
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Post by: thorax on June 06, 2020, 08:55:25 AM
Production control:
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Post by: thorax on July 21, 2020, 06:43:18 AM
Lada:
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Post by: grobmotorix on November 28, 2020, 06:19:20 AM
I love the Lada!

On the other side of the world they got Mustangs:
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Post by: 727 on December 18, 2020, 10:15:16 AM
조국통일호 (Unification of the motherland)
North Korea
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Post by: grobmotorix on December 18, 2020, 11:29:08 AM
Thank you "747".

Now that is something really rarely seen!
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Post by: grobmotorix on January 15, 2022, 09:57:47 AM
First slot car race track in Germany, photo of 1966
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Post by: thorax on January 16, 2022, 02:20:03 PM
Turin 1955
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Post by: grobmotorix on January 16, 2022, 03:15:52 PM
  :applause: I would kill for this model
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Post by: thorax on January 25, 2022, 03:39:29 PM
made in Italy by Biemme in 1963
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Post by: 727 on January 28, 2022, 03:55:19 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/mlTdYlt.jpeg)

(North Korea) unknown sedan, Sungrisan dump truck, Chollima-28 tractor, Chollima-70 inspired bus, unknown truck
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Post by: grobmotorix on January 28, 2022, 08:31:33 AM
Thank you 727.
Now those are truly exotic!
However I tend to think, that the "unknown sedan" might have been inspired by the Volvo 240/260 series.
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