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Re: Rarest 60's Lego Item?? was Re: Frank's first LEGO train set has been a 111
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Thu, 3 Mar 2005 23:31:29 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Gerhard R. Istok wrote:
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> The cars housed in these "garages" (boxes) were: #261 - VW Beetle, #262 Opel
> Rekord, #263 Ford Taunus 17M (1950's style), #264 Mercedes 220, #265 Karman
> Ghia, #266 Mercedes 190SL, #267 VW 1500 Limousine, #268 Ford Taunus 17M (1960's
> Style), #670 Jaguar E Type (Britain only) and #671 Vauxhall Victor Estate
> (Britain only).
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> The #261-#268 were available in Europe and USA/Canada, although you will never
> see them in any USA/Canada catalog. I still have the VW Beetle and Mercedes
> 190SL convertible that I purchased as a child in the mid 60's.
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> Interestingly enough these were never included in any Lego set in Europe. Only
> USA/Canada sets #536 (Designers set) had one, and #842 Town Plan (only sold as
> USA/Canada department store catalog items) had three of them.
They weren't included in any USA Lego catalog that we know of but here are the
catalogs Gary referred to (starting in 1964):
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/estrand/Vintage-Ads/lego_ad_1964_sears_christmas_catalog.jpg
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/estrand/Vintage-Ads/lego_ad_1965_sears_christmas_catalog.jpg
By 1966 they weren't in the catalog any more as individual cars. However they
came back in the 1967-1969 catalogs bundled with the 536 set (and 842 in
1969)Gary refers to:
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/estrand/Vintage-Ads/lego_ad_1967_sears_christmas_catalog.jpg
By 1970 the cars were included in the set 157 Four Car Auto Transport but there
were no more mini-garages.
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/estrand/Vintage/157_model_maker_four_car_auto_transport.jpg
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/estrand/Vintage-Ads/lego_ad_1970_catalog_2.jpg
Eric
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