2 Very Nice Aluminum Toy Racers

Saturday, April 14, 2012

2 Very Nice Aluminum Toy Racers

     I've been buying toy racers or race cars for a future blog on the topic. These 2 nice racers arrived today. If you read yesterday's instalment, you'll be familiar with these 2 toys. My subject yesterday was about proper packing of old toys, and the packing for these 2 was unbelievable!

    There are certain "real" cars that never seen to go out -f style, even when they are so simple in design. 2 cars that come to mind immediately are the Porsche and Bentley cars.  They simple but elegant, and I never tire of either f them. Of course I drive a Toyota Corolla, which is a nice car for my budget!

    The 2 cars that arrived for today's edition are I think aluminum. They were "poured" "a la slush" style into a mould, if you examine the bottom of the black car.

Our Canadian Government has voted to eliminate the cent/penny/copper from our monetary system.

I'm unhappy about that,but that's progress?

I'll be using the modern SD card as a reference to the sizes of objects for the future.

Maybe I'll even use Abe Lincoln!

The presentation of the relative size of the 2 cars compared to an SD card.

Black Racer

8" (L) x 3 5/8" (W) x 2 5/8" (H)

204mm  x  93mm  x  68mm

Red Racer

6 1/2" (L) x 2 3/4" (W) x 2 3/8" (H)

165mm  x  70 mm  x  63mm

The car certainly feels heavy and in other places is thicker than the bottom.

That's why I described it as a "slush aluminum toy".

It's been poorly repainted, as you can see from the smudged paint on the top of the car.

I especially like the wooden wheels, and the rubber tires

Notice the small hole in the front of this car.

This toy is called a "pull toy", because a cord or string would be tied to the hole, and then the toy was pulled along.

If anyone out there knows the manufacture of these 2 toys, and when they might have been manufactured, please send me a note.

Thanks for visiting, 

and as usual, 

have a restful weekend wherever you may be.