Friday, January 12, 2018

A Set of 3 Hubley Terraplanes

Friday, January 12, 2018
Overcast and Raining
6 C  42.8 F 


A Set of 3 Hubley Terraplanes


I was perusing ebay, when I came across some very nice toys. The store on ebay, is Stripe4107, qnd the owner is Mr. Hardy Littleton. Mr Littleton has an excellent collection of merchandise for sale, and his photography is superb. Hardy also happens to have an excellent reputation as a seller on ebay. I found a trio of nice Terraplane cast iron toys in his store, and decided to present them for today's post.

The Terraplane was a car brand and model built by the Hudson Motor Company of Detroit, Michigan, between 1932 and 1938. In its maiden year, the car was branded as the Essex-Terraplane; in 1934 the car became simply the Terraplane. They were inexpensive, yet powerful vehicles that were used in both town and country, as both cars and trucks bore the Terraplane name.

HUBLEY 1933 TERRAPLANE YELLOW BLACK ROADSTER  with NICKEL GRILLE
1930'S TERRAPLANE CHROME GRILL ROADSTER 3 7/8" ( 98 mm)  LONG. THIS ROADSTER HAS IT'S ORIGINAL BLACK FENDERS AND A YELLOW BODY .
Rubber tires mounted on wooden rims.

Vintage 1930's Hubley Cast Iron Terraplane Phaeton Car Red & Black
Nice example of a 1930's coupe with a baggage box on the back of the car. I
t features a nickel plated grill.  Rubber tires mounted on wooden rims.
Length:  4 1/2"  115 mm





1930's Patent Pending Hubley Terraplane  Blue & Black Coupe Car
From the 1930's, the patent on the underside of this car saying "patent pending", 
puts this model as one of the earliest of this model .
Rubber tires mounted  on wooden rims
Length:  4"   102 mm


 Thanks for Dropping by,
and as always, have a great day.

Stacey Bindman

toysearcher@gmail.com


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