Great toy car from 30s?

[comfyinvermont]

Great toy car from 30's?

I think I am going to name this car the phoenix since it rose from the ashes. Last night I found this in a burn pit area. When I found it I thought it was another flat can. It was flat as a pancake. I really didn't think I would be able to bring it back to life. After about 5 hours of working on it this afternoon I think it came out pretty good. I wish I had taken a picture of before as a comparison. Live and learn. There was just something about this car that caught my attention. It is 6 inches long. See if it doesn't catch your eye too. Thanks...Lance

 

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[Fredneck]

Re: Great toy car from 30's?

Yes, thats a cool antique and nice job on the repair

Dave

 

[lonewolfe]

Re: Great toy car from 30's?

Cool find!

HH

Lonewolfe

 

[ClonedSIM]

Re: Great toy car from 30's?

You thought it was a flattened can and you brought it back to that!?! Phoenix it is! Great find!

 

[hbeaton]

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that looks to me like the remnants of an old die-cast Hubley car.

Great find.

HH!

-Hunter

 

[northeast hunter]

Re: Great toy car from 30's?

great find there...

 

[comfyinvermont]

Re: Great toy car from 30's?

I kept trying to think what this car reminded me of. I just teamed it up with an old airplane that I found. Does this picture remind anyone of the last scene in Casablanca?

Lance

 

[northeast hunter]

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WOW.... man you can now call that a collection you know..i love the green backdrop lets us know that you are from Vermont

 

[SugarSand]

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I've only seen bits of that movie, now I have to watch it all. That is a cool car and restoration job!

 

[rabajohn]

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All you need to do now is go out and dig up a metal "Bogey" figurine.
Unflattened I hope.

 

[miester]

Re: Great toy car from 30's?

I kept trying to think what this car reminded me of.? I just teamed it up with an old airplane that I found.? Does this picture remind anyone of the last scene in Casablanca?

Lance

You might be right on, I watched it the other nite. Could be that they were made about the time the movie was released.

 

[Jessejam]

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Cool find.

Jim

 

[dave-enc]

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cool car lance way to go
hh
dave+bobbie

 

[Leon]

Re: Great toy car from 30's?

Very nice, WTG!!!
Great job on the repair. I'll have to remember that if I find anything like it...
I would have probably thrown it into the trash pile. :P
Good luck & Happy hunting~

 

[ClonedSIM]

Re: Great toy car from 30's?

Those two items just invoke memories of times past, when gas cost a nickel a gallon and mass-transit flight was in it's infancy. Can't you see a youngster of today looking at those toys and thinking, "Wow, those aren't nearly as good as the cars and planes now?" I know I wasn't actually around for those days, but just looking at those toys makes me wish I was. Happy Hunting!

 

[Rich in Houston]

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Nice car, Reminds me of the car the bad guys drove in 101 Dalmations