Linemar Old Timer Collection - Pt 6 1914 Station Wagon

Continuing our Linemar Old Timer Collection we have the 1914 Station Wagon. This is a little unusual in that it is the only vehicle in the set to have a year ascribed to it. Most of the vehicles in my set are in pretty good shape but this one is missing one headlight, otherwise it's in decent shape. When I got the set, the hood (bonnet) almost looked to me like a Mack, but as far as I know Mack never made station wagons. Hugh, over at the 'Small Scale World' blog made mention that it looked French and it could very well be Renault - or ?

The toy itself did bring back some memories to me in that when I was growing up, one of the neighbors had an antique station wagon similar in appearance. From my perspective as a wee lad, the wagon stood quite tall. I remember the two (or three?) rows of bench seats behind the driver and the roll-up tarps hanging from the roof. What a wonderful racket it made put-putting down the street! As a bonus I've included some photos of a somewhat later vintage wagon, a 1927 Ford Model-T Station Wagon that I had seen a couple of years ago. Enjoy!

It was here during my photo taking session that the wife steps out on the patio, grabs a fallen branch and hangs it over the car :-) It looks as though one were peering down at the vehicle from a window with a tree out front. Had I more presence of mind at the time, I could have grabbed some diorama stuff and made something a little snazzier.

1927 Ford Model-T Station Wagon

Linemar Old Timer Collection - Pt 5 Limousine

With a few days break for space ships, Batman, and tin buildings we again continue our series of Linemar Old Timer autos. This time we feature an Old Fashioned Limousine. It also reminds me of some of the taxis I've seen in old British movies although I couldn't place an auto company's name or year of manufacturer to it. Although it's kind of difficult to see in the photos, it's quite clear when looking at the toy that someone had brush painted the roof as the paint job up there is quite streaky. Still, the color matches well with the rest of the set and I see no reason to strip the paint off and re-paint just yet.  Enjoy!

Modern Toys Runabout

Well, well, Toys & Stuff had a little milestone yesterday evening having reached 250,000 hits! Many Thanx folks for tuning in to our station :-) Hope you've enjoyed the show!

Today's toy is nifty runabout from Modern Toys. 'Runabout' is the term I've given it because I've yet to see pictures of this in its original box/packaging. It could've been called a Touring Car or Antique Car or any number of other things. These were probably made in the late '50s or early '60s as part of a series of Oldtimer cars. I've included a couple of pics of it alongside the Marx Jalopy and Cragstan Touring car for size comparison. Enjoy!