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Vintage photos of toy and model cars
« on: October 29, 2012, 02:08:04 PM »
Who doesnīt 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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Re: Vintage photos of toy cars
« Reply #1 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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Re: Vintage photos of toy cars
« Reply #2 on: October 30, 2012, 02:21:19 AM »
Oh no - cīmon, this is too cool!

Iīll have to dig in my personal photos, too.

Thank you very much for posting!

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Re: Vintage photos of toy cars
« Reply #3 on: October 30, 2012, 04:21:53 AM »
Per your request.
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Re: Vintage photos of toy cars
« Reply #4 on: October 30, 2012, 12:38:04 PM »
Very nice!

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Re: Vintage photos of toy cars
« Reply #5 on: October 31, 2012, 04:45:59 AM »
Front page featured  :thumbsup:

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Re: Vintage photos of toy cars
« Reply #6 on: October 31, 2012, 05:29:41 AM »
Here are two more for your collection
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Re: Vintage photos of toy cars
« Reply #7 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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Re: Vintage photos of toy cars
« Reply #8 on: November 03, 2012, 11:36:25 AM »
Oh no - cīmon, this is too cool!

Iīll 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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Re: Vintage photos of toy cars
« Reply #9 on: December 02, 2012, 09:13:05 AM »
Another group
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Re: Vintage photos of toy cars
« Reply #10 on: December 02, 2012, 11:16:08 AM »
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Re: Vintage photos of toy cars
« Reply #11 on: December 04, 2012, 04:59:56 AM »
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Re: Vintage photos of toy cars
« Reply #12 on: December 08, 2012, 06:48:56 AM »
More toys :)
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« Reply #13 on: December 08, 2012, 06:50:22 AM »
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Re: Vintage photos of toy cars
« Reply #14 on: December 08, 2012, 04:21:34 PM »
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« Reply #15 on: December 10, 2012, 05:29:32 AM »
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Re: Vintage photos of toy cars
« Reply #16 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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Re: Vintage photos of toy cars
« Reply #17 on: December 22, 2012, 07:44:47 AM »
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Re: Vintage photos of toy cars
« Reply #18 on: January 19, 2013, 07:55:39 AM »
A small contirbution
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« Reply #19 on: January 19, 2013, 11:13:20 AM »
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Re: Vintage photos of toy cars
« Reply #20 on: March 10, 2013, 09:57:51 AM »
Another box of toys
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Re: Vintage photos of toy cars
« Reply #21 on: March 22, 2013, 06:35:14 PM »
What would you pay for those toys today...
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Re: Vintage photos of toy cars
« Reply #22 on: March 25, 2013, 03:44:34 PM »
Some cool ones:

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Re: Vintage photos of toy cars
« Reply #23 on: April 08, 2013, 04:12:23 PM »
And a model paper kit from 1954:

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Re: Vintage photos of toy cars
« Reply #24 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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