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  The minifigs don't fit in the vehicles!
 
Some early Town vehicles- <set:602_1 Fire Chief's Car> <set:604_1 Shell Car> <set:606_1 Ambulance> <set:608_2 Taxi> <set:620 Fireman's Car> <set:643_1 Flatbed Truck> <set:644_2 Police Mobile Patrol> (here we see a primitive brick motorcycle that (...) (24 years ago, 9-Nov-00, to lugnet.town, lugnet.year.1978)
 
  Re: The minifigs don't fit in the vehicles!
 
(...) That's a great set! It was also the first time I got any of those single-wheel pieces. Ah, memories! Dave! (24 years ago, 9-Nov-00, to lugnet.town, lugnet.year.1978)
 
  Re: The minifigs don't fit in the vehicles!
 
(...) ... (...) Well, these all came out shortly after the advent of the minifig. Prior to that, most 'legoland' style vehicles were made without doors or interior for a cab (There may be some exceptions, I forget). At any rate, they were still (...) (24 years ago, 10-Nov-00, to lugnet.town, lugnet.year.1978)
 
  Re: The minifigs don't fit in the vehicles!
 
I have been trying to modify the sets that I have that are like this so that the mini-figs actually do fit into the vehical. The only one so far that I really like the way I have modified it is set 554. It is no longer a tractor trailer type of (...) (24 years ago, 10-Nov-00, to lugnet.town, lugnet.year.1978)
 
  Re: The minifigs don't fit in the vehicles!
 
(...) In addition to the difficul;ties of transitioning their design department to a new type of vehicke that would fit a minifigure, Lego also released some sets twice, the first time with the old, unposeable figure, and then again with the new (...) (24 years ago, 10-Nov-00, to lugnet.town, lugnet.year.1978)

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