Okay, there was some discussion on one of the Facebook (now Meta) groups as to whether these vehicles were modern production or vintage because the individual claimed to have seen SunnySide vehicles still being sold at Walgreens and CVS pharmacy's. My contention is these are all vintage because I know for a fact I started buying these around 1991 when first getting into 3-rail O-gauge!! My guess is that the individual claiming these to be 'modern' actually saw the larger 1/32 sized vehicles which I have seen myself. As for this particular line of 1/43 scale vehicles by SunnySide, no, I don't believe these are still being made. If anyone out there can verify one-way-or-the-other that would be appreciated.
We're going to start this series with the first truck shown (far upper left corner) of the first photo below: Sunnyside Sweet Wheat. Remember, this photo shows the vehicles that were a part of the Limited Classic Transporter 2 set shown in earlier posts. We'll work our way across that top row, then hit the bottom row, then cover trucks that weren't included in this set to include some that were specially made for K-Line trains.
Underneath the chassis there is a number which I've begun to call the 'chassis number' but have absolutely no clue what it's importance is. After photographing many of these toys it seems there were several variations:
No number whatsoever
SS 701-6
SS 4625-30
In addition, every vehicle - car or truck - had opening doors, they are all equipped with pull-back friction motors, and every truck (except for the panel van) has a load. The exception are the K-Line trucks in which there is one or two without a load.
Enjoy! Opa Fritz
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