An old Tin Safeway truck. There was a safeway store in every town when I was a kid. Now I don't know if any still exist?
................They're still around, Ron. Not as many as in the past, but they're still in business..
Don, I like your fleet of Safeway trucks. Were they sold at their stores? Here's one of my favorite truck body styles , 40 Fords.
I also have this Safeway train in its' unopened box. It's just plastic. I must have picked this up in the 1990's at some point.
Thought I'd share a few of my old trucks. These all belonged to my father as a kid. My grandmother never threw anything away so alot of these survived. The dump bed on the ol Structo still works too. Sent from my SM-J727T1 using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Working on a house flip with a friend. When we moved one of the couches, I found these 70's vintage Tonka's parked underneath. Tin Jeep Wagoneer Hi-Way Patrol and VW Bug are both in decent shape with just a few missing parts. On my next Michigan trip I will stop by Thomas Toys to see if I can find replacements for the missing parts.
Marx Western Auto truck and trailer. Yard sale on a Tuesday? Had to stop and buy something I don't need. Any guesses on the age? Wouldn't have bought it if not for this thread. Ron, I'll get you for this! Haha
Finishing up an old Tonka truck I had laying around. Still missing the windshield that I hope to get on my next visit to Michigan and stopping by Thomas Toys. I can then finish installing the roof and bed. Found some nails used for installing floor trim that had heads the same size as the original rivets. Trimmed them down and was able to use them with a bit of clear epoxy to make the front bumper and grille assembly look the way it was originally.
COOL FIND! It's a early 60's. What I like is the advertising. Western Auto was a neat store. I got to pick out my first bicycle there with my dad. Here's a early Studebaker box van truck. I liked the lithograph. Be careful, as these trucks are fun to collect. Sent from my SM-G920P using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Noooo! The Queen and I were at a party recently. My pals were egging me on to get one of their crazy fast 4 wheelers and ride with them. Getting the ''look'', I mentioned that I already have enough expensive hobbies. Funny thing is, even my friends agreed! I kinda bought the truck knowing it's got to be worth more than the $15 I talked 'em down to.
Ron drags one more of us over to the dark side.......Just messin' with you Ron. You know that I've been there for years.
An old pressed steel Keystone fire and ladder truck. I need to pick up some side ladders for it. It's showing it's age. But they were built tough back then. Sent from my SM-G920P using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Cool thread guys!...here's a couple of mine....my Mom gave the rubber one to neighbor kid when I was about 12 or 13 , when I saw him playing with it I told Mom " you better get my truck back!"
MARX was just up the road from me in Glen Dale WV. I knew several old guys that worked there but sadly to say they are all gone. The building is still standing and in use by an engine oil recycling facility where they take old used dirty oil and somehow clean and rejuvenate it.
Growing up I had friends that had nice old Buddy L and Smith Miller metal trucks all I got was Tootsie toys. My friend Rene' that suffered a stroke a few years ago has been collecting the old Buddy L toys for years, he even has the train & tracks and about 25 trucks, I did not realize just how expensive those things are. HRP
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