Marx Small Plastic Hot Rod No. '75'

It's been a bit busy this week but I should be on-track with posts tomorrow. Here's the last of the Marx hot rods I'll be posting this week, the small hard plastic No. 75. These photos were taken in 2009 and I'm just now getting around to posting them. As you can see by the first photo, the No. 75 is just a bit smaller than the No. 76 friction motor version posted a couple of days ago, but I never took the dimensions and the car itself is buried out in The Cave. I believe these may have come with various Marx filling stations but my catalog references only show the friction motor version.

Ed

Marx Friction Motor Hot Rod No. '76'

Here's another Marx friction motor hot rod, the No. 76 in silver HP. This one is smaller than the No. 2 posted yesterday - which is 5"L - but these photos are old (2009) and I never recorded the dimensions. Also too, the box these are in out in The Cave is buried so I don't have ready access to the car to take measurements and make comparison photos. The first reference to these in my files is the 1955 Sears Wishbook.

Ed

Marx Friction Motor Hot Rod No. '2'

I can feel myself getting distracted and restless again. After months of photographing and posting Forces of Valor Little Green Army Men and Flintstones toys I want to move on...

...and I will.  But first I have to finish up those series. In the meantime I'll feel around for the next big project.

While I haven't posted any Marx vehicles for quite some time, I still pick up a piece occasionally like this No. 2 Friction Motor Hot Rod. I have three different sized Marx hot rods in the collection so I'll start with this one. The two front tires on it it are a bit messed up with chunks broken off of them, but I got it cheap and it's only going to be a display piece any way. It measures 5" (12,7cm) L x 2" (5,08cm) W x 2" (5,08cm) H.

Ed

Marx Draggin Wagon Hot Rod

Did you ever buy something from eBay and for some reason you thought it was supposed to be different even though the description was accurate? That's just what happened with this thing. For some reason I thought it was smaller and would work well with my Marx 'Untouchables' stuff - WRONG! It was just too big at 5 1/8" (13cm) L x 2 1/5" (6.4cm) H. It's a neat toy and all with its red and black plastic color scheme and friction motor and most likely dates from around 1975 when Marx was on its last legs. But ultimately it just wasn't my cup of tea and I ended up getting rid of it. But before I did I had sense enough to take some pics, so here it is from 1975 - the Marx Draggin Wagon. Enjoy!