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 | | From: | DK | | Subject: | Can you identify this antique toy unmarked police car? | | Date: | Fri, 14 Jan 2005 17:38:46 -0600 |
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Hi everyone. I posted the message below about a week ago. A few people
requested photos to help identify this toy. You can see photos of it with
and without (to show the gears and motor) the screwed-on body of the car at
www.companynewsletters.com/toycar
The car measure 14" long, 5" wide, and about 5" tall when the flashing light
is up.
If anyone knows who made this toy car, what it might be worth and whether
it's worth it to pay someone to replace a gear, please let me know. Thanks
for all your help!
DK
davek@companyREMOVEnewsletters.com (take out the letters "REMOVE" when
sending me an email ... this is a spam guard)
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Help, I need some advice. I have a toy unmarked police car from, I'm
guessing, the mid 1960s. It's about a foot long and 6 inches wide. It's made
of virtually all metal, it's battery operated, and it's one of those "bump
and turn" cars, where it drives until it hits something, then it turns and
drives off until it bumps into something else, then it turns and drives off,
etc.
Best thing about this is it's an unmarked police car that looks to be about
a 1962-63 dark blue Chevrolet, and as it's bumping and driving, it'll stop
and it's antenna will raise up from the back of the car and a flashing red
light will pop through a hatch on the roof while the sound of a siren goes
off. It'll drive around for a while like that, and then it'll stop and the
siren will go off, the antenna will go down and the flashing red light will
recede back into the front seat of the car. It's all automatic, virtually
all metal and it operates on a bunch of gears inside of it.
I've taken the cover off to lubricate the moving parts and gears, and can
find no brand name and no writing what so ever anywhere on the car. It says
"Chevrolet" on the license plates and has the two-flag Chevy logo in the
middle of the wheels, but nothing else to identify it.
Now for the bad news: one of the internal gears has a worn flat spot on a
few of its teeth, so the car no longer works like it should. When the
flashing light and antenna are going up it'll get stuck in the "half-way up
position."
Would this type of car be worth anything to antique collectors and if so,
would it be worth it to pay someone to make a replacement gear and install
that inside the toy car? And if it would be worth repairing, who specializes
in repairing gears on toy antique cars?
Any advice would be appreciated!!
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DK
davek@companyREMOVEnewsletters.com (take out the letters "REMOVE" when
sending me an email ... this is a spam guard)
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| | From: | DK | | Subject: | Re: Can you identify this antique toy unmarked police car? | | Date: | Fri, 14 Jan 2005 17:48:12 -0600 |
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| I should mention on that photo link that one of the photos shows the bottom
of the car, where you can see the on/off switch. It looks like there's a bit
spot of rust on the bottom, but that is the reflection of the light fixture
above it that is reflecting off the shiny black bottom of the car.
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DK
>
> Hi everyone. I posted the message below about a week ago. A few people
> requested photos to help identify this toy. You can see photos of it with
> and without (to show the gears and motor) the screwed-on body of the car
> at www.companynewsletters.com/toycar
>
> The car measure 14" long, 5" wide, and about 5" tall when the flashing
> light is up.
>
> If anyone knows who made this toy car, what it might be worth and whether
> it's worth it to pay someone to replace a gear, please let me know. Thanks
> for all your help!
>
> DK
>
> davek@companyREMOVEnewsletters.com (take out the letters "REMOVE" when
> sending me an email ... this is a spam guard)
>
> -------------------------------------------------------
>
> Help, I need some advice. I have a toy unmarked police car from, I'm
> guessing, the mid 1960s. It's about a foot long and 6 inches wide. It's
> made of virtually all metal, it's battery operated, and it's one of those
> "bump and turn" cars, where it drives until it hits something, then it
> turns and drives off until it bumps into something else, then it turns and
> drives off, etc.
>
> Best thing about this is it's an unmarked police car that looks to be
> about a 1962-63 dark blue Chevrolet, and as it's bumping and driving,
> it'll stop and it's antenna will raise up from the back of the car and a
> flashing red light will pop through a hatch on the roof while the sound of
> a siren goes off. It'll drive around for a while like that, and then it'll
> stop and the siren will go off, the antenna will go down and the flashing
> red light will recede back into the front seat of the car. It's all
> automatic, virtually all metal and it operates on a bunch of gears inside
> of it.
>
> I've taken the cover off to lubricate the moving parts and gears, and can
> find no brand name and no writing what so ever anywhere on the car. It
> says "Chevrolet" on the license plates and has the two-flag Chevy logo in
> the middle of the wheels, but nothing else to identify it.
>
> Now for the bad news: one of the internal gears has a worn flat spot on a
> few of its teeth, so the car no longer works like it should. When the
> flashing light and antenna are going up it'll get stuck in the "half-way
> up position."
>
> Would this type of car be worth anything to antique collectors and if so,
> would it be worth it to pay someone to make a replacement gear and install
> that inside the toy car? And if it would be worth repairing, who
> specializes in repairing gears on toy antique cars?
>
> Any advice would be appreciated!!
>
> --
> DK
>
> davek@companyREMOVEnewsletters.com (take out the letters "REMOVE" when
> sending me an email ... this is a spam guard)
>
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| | From: | Colonel Blink The Short Sighted Gink | | Subject: | Re: Can you identify this antique toy unmarked police car? | | Date: | Sat, 15 Jan 2005 07:49:28 +0000 |
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| In message <16422-41E878F7-471@storefull-3258.bay.webtv.net>, Smorgass
Bored writes
>now serving #762, 762 ? 762 ? OK, #763
Hey! You missed No. 760. I've been here five days. What kind of service
are you running!
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Colonel Blink The Short Sighted Gink
(Not just any Pop, Dick or Harry.)
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| | From: | rhiannon | | Subject: | Re: Can you identify this antique toy unmarked police car? | | Date: | Sun, 16 Jan 2005 16:56:52 GMT |
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"Colonel Blink The Short Sighted Gink" wrote in message
news:KcvtiCBIsM6BFwvw@jhenry.demon.co.uk...
> In message <16422-41E878F7-471@storefull-3258.bay.webtv.net>, Smorgass
> Bored writes
> >now serving #762, 762 ? 762 ? OK, #763
> Hey! You missed No. 760. I've been here five days. What kind of service
> are you running!
> --
> Colonel Blink The Short Sighted Gink
> (Not just any Pop, Dick or Harry.)
You snooze, you lose!
Rhiannon
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| | From: | Smorgass Bored | | Subject: | Re: Can you identify this antique toy unmarked police car? | | Date: | Fri, 14 Jan 2005 20:59:19 -0500 |
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| Hi everyone. I posted the message below about a week ago. A few people
requested photos to help identify this toy. You can see photos of it
with and without (to show the gears and motor) the screwed-on body of
the car at www.companynewsletters.com/toycar
The car measure 14" long, 5" wide, and about 5" tall when the flashing
light is up.
If anyone knows who made this toy car, what it might be worth and
whether it's worth it to pay someone to replace a gear, please let me
know. Thanks for all your help!
DK
(*<~ Your toy car without the rooftop light looks like the 1962
Chevrolet "Secret Agent" car. This car was battery operated, 14" in
length, with Manufacturer "unknown". It is valued at (approx.) $75-$85
in 'Very Good condition to $125-$150 in 'near mint' condition. If you
are hoping to sell it, I would offer it 'as is' for $100 and let the
buyer find a good reputable mechanic... imo
NEXT,
now serving #762, 762 ? 762 ? OK, #763
Doug
~>*(((>< Big fish eat Little fish ><)))*<~
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