This is the final piece in my very small Tootsietoy military vehicles collection and as it turns out this piece is considered rare. This 1955 International Truck with Rocket Launcher was made as an Army version in olive drab and this rare blue U.S. Air Force version. I feel lucky in that, while my sample didn't have an original rocket, a previous owner cobbled together a repo rocket in the same red-white-&-blue scheme as the original, so the truck is complete, albeit not 100% original. Enjoy! Opa Fritz
A mint on card version courtesy uber collector Tim Mussleman (fb)
The launch rack simply slips onto the trailer, the result being that the rack and trailer are easily separated most likely leading to the misplacement and loss over the years.
The rack has several degrees of elevation
My repo missile is made out of wood, while the originals were plastic
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