Auto Hauler Convoy

I pulled out all the small toy auto hauler's in the collection (there's only four) and thought it would be neat to photograph them as a convoy. Sometime last year Google added a nice little feature to its photo albums - the ability to make your own .GIF's. Prior to that .GIF's were made under program control based on the photos you uploaded - sometimes they turned out pretty good (and quite a few had been posted to this blog) but other times they weren't so hot. But now one can upload 2-to-50 stills to create their own animation and so with that in mind, this was my first attempt at making a .GIF on my own. Enjoy! Opa Fritz and Oma Bettina

Front to back: Ideal, Allied, Wyandotte, Marx

Ideal No. I-3361 Auto Carrier

The auto carrier fleet has grown by one with the addition of this Nifty '50s Ideal No. I-3361 set. It's a pretty good match-up with the Wyandotte carrier we featured some weeks back (comparison photos included here). This carrier is made of blue and yellow hard plastic and has an operating ramp. There's not much room on the top deck and it will only hold one car comfortably. It measures 9 1/2" (23.49cm) L x 1 3/4" (4.44cm) W x 1 1/2" (3.81cm) H. I remember as a kid having a large pressed steel auto transport. Don't remember if it was Marx, Buddy L, whatever...??? .Anywho, it's fun being able to latch on to these old toys now. Enjoy! Opa Fritz and Oma Bettina

Wyandotte in back

Wyandotte (L), Ideal (R)

Auto comparisons

Wyandotte (L), Ideal (R)

The Ideal cars measure 2 3/8"L x 1 1/16" W x 7/8" H

Care to make a guess as to what type of cars these are...Studebaker, Packard, Chevy, Olds...?

The Ideal cars are numbered I-1694

Wyandotte (T), Ideal (B)