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SWEDISH TOWN PLAN BOARD (was Re: New (Old) Town Plan sets discovered.)
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lugnet.general
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Sat, 23 Oct 2004 05:48:05 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Eric Strand wrote:
Well I just found out why this board is different. Kurt Richter, a German
collector friend (who is also helping with the Lego CD) told me today that this
was the Swedish Town Plan board.
It seems that in Sweden they were driving on the left side of the road (like
they do in Britain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand). However, in 1962, one
day it was decreed that everyone drive on the right side of the road (something
like May 1?), and Sweden then followed the rest of continental Europe. I would
love to hear the story of how this actually took place. Perhaps Swedish Lego
old timers Tore Eriksson or Anders Isaksson could explain it to us.
Anyway, it appears that from 1960 to 1962 they had a Swedish version of the Lego
Town Plan board. The board itself is almost identical to the regular
continental Town Plan board, except the thick white lines at the intersections
are on the opposite side than the regular continental Town Plan board. And of
course, the picture on the cover of the board shows a different boy, and the
same girl in a slightly different pose. After 1962, TLG probably discontinued
this board, making it very collectible (but virtually unknown) to most
collectors.
The British Town Plan board (used in Australia and New Zealand as well) that
came out in 1963 had the same 7 blocks as the other Town Plan boards, but in a
different layout, with some traffic circles. The continental European, Swedish,
and USA/Canada boards all had the same design layout, and the only thing that
differentiates the plan of the Swedish board from the continental and USA/Canada
board was the placement of the thick white lines.
Learning something new everyday!
Gary Istok
A Lego addict since 1960.
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| (...) Here is another picture showing a slight variation of the 60's continental europe town plan. (URL) The photo of the children on the front must have been taken during the same photo shoot. I have no idea why they changed the photo... Eric (20 years ago, 20-Oct-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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