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| Tweet Topic Started: Dec 30 2015, 01:51 PM (1,066 Views) | |
| b2young | Dec 30 2015, 01:51 PM Post #1 |
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More like American LaFrance.....![]() Green and yellow recently acquired through ebay....(are there other known colors of these tillered aerials?) ![]() In the colors of the season.... One of my favorite Tomicas of all time.....but I only had the red one then.... ![]() The red one was lettered for San Diego Fire Dept....my recollection from childhood is that San Diego ran Seagrave apparatus back then (in the 50s....so maybe they upgraded to ALFCo by the time these were produced, after my family moved north...) ![]() ![]() The yellow one is lettered for LA County Fire Dept.....but all the years I lived in LA County, the apparatus was red, red and more red. LA City, on the other hand, had yellow apparatus (Crown Coach) at the airport (LAX). ![]() ![]() But we mustn't quit with only the tillered ladders....Tomica also released the smaller ALFCo "rearmount" turntable aerials in their Pocket Cars series.... ![]() I only have two colors of this....but I suspect Tomica may have released a color or two more.....though I can't recall seeing any.... ![]() ![]() Ah, the good ol' days of diecast that actually had more than 4 parts..... ![]() ![]() ![]() I like how Tomy often put the model number on the license plates ![]() While my original intent was just to show these ALFCo models, since there are already French and German threads devoted to Tomica's vehicles representing those countries, why not expand this thread to include Tomica's American automobiles? (I have very few that aren't "emergency vehicles"....) I'll toss in a couple other American makes from my emergency collection: ![]() Tomica called this a "Chevrolet Chevyvan".....permanently cast into the base.....so, I guess that's what it is.... ![]() The license plate denotes it is Tomica number "-022" (aka F22 in the Pocket Car series....) ![]() ![]() Since this first post is taking up a lot of real estate, I'm gonna break it here and start anew below.....feel free to contribute your Tomica models of American cars and trucks, too! |
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| b2young | Dec 30 2015, 02:03 PM Post #2 |
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Dodge Coronet Custom, F8, 9, 10 or 18 (take your pick....all 4 are listed on the base of this one)![]() ![]() ![]() This is the only fire dept version I can think of (certainly the only one I have)....were there variations of this in Fire Dept deco? I finally got one of the police versions, and I know there are at least 3 or 4 more variations on this: ![]() ![]() ![]() I really like the lights on the roof of this one.....but also the "Dodge" on the plates front and rear.
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| Douglas | Dec 30 2015, 07:01 PM Post #3 |
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Cool Blair, I was thinking of starting an American car thread, so I'm glad you did, I got a few for sure, but don't think I have a lot of pics yet. Power Tomica Blazer, ![]() Ford Horse Truck ![]() Cadillac
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| N.Huss | Dec 30 2015, 07:55 PM Post #4 |
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Love those La France's !!! Had the 2 dodge cornets ... Also had the Chevy van .. And the single axle ladder truck .. God i wish i could find them all somewhere again ...
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| Hobie-wan | Dec 30 2015, 10:01 PM Post #5 |
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Some Americans I have that haven't already been shown. Chevy Pickup. ![]() Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham and two Lincoln Continental Mark IVs with different interiors. ![]() Ratchet Racer Camaro, Corvette, Mustang II Ghia, and an AMC Pacer. ![]() "American Truck" Cement Mixer and heavy duty tow truck. ![]() Superior Cadillac Ambulance and a pedestrian version of the Chevy van. ![]() Winnebago Chieftan and a School Bus.
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| b2young | Dec 31 2015, 12:19 PM Post #6 |
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Thanks, folks! And thank you, Hobie-wan for reminding me of the Superior Cadillac ambulance....I found these 3 more emergency Tomys because of that reminder....![]() The Chevyvan in two other liveries.... and the other sides of each: ![]() And I love how 'love-worn' your Caddy ambulance is....here's what it looked like new: ![]() Not to brag...it was just a practical matter. I wore out most of my Matchbox emergency vehicles (and all other civilian cars/trucks) playing with them in the back yard, but when I found a Tomica casting at the local toy shop (which carried the entire line in those days, in southern California), I already recognized how special they were and while they got some play time, I mostly kept them out of harm's way. My Caddy's Pocket Cars blister is long since gone....but you can see it stayed in a carry case for these 40 years. I also found my Winnebago, in very similar condition to yours....but I found mine at a flea market a few years back. I'll have to dig in some boxes in a closet to see if I can find the rest of my civilian Tomys....pretty sure I have a couple more American cars and maybe a truck or two hidden away. |
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| N.Huss | Dec 31 2015, 02:18 PM Post #7 |
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Always wanted that Caddy Ambo !! Only seen it once in an old ACME store here in Maryland .. Wish i would of bought it back then
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| microbuss | Dec 31 2015, 05:05 PM Post #8 |
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here are some of mine Will not post ones that are already on here Ford Frito-Lay truck with 1 bad side ![]() ![]() Model Ts! ![]() ![]() Greyhound Bus! ![]() I think this is a MCI bus Edited by microbuss, Dec 31 2015, 05:13 PM.
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| b2young | Dec 31 2015, 09:23 PM Post #9 |
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Sad firefighter
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That Greyhound bus is one I wish I bought when it was fresh! I used to have no problem imagining myself going inside, just looking through the windows at those detailed interiors. |
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| carcollector | Jan 1 2016, 05:32 AM Post #10 |
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Great adds, my favorite is the Greyhound Bus!
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| Douglas | Jan 1 2016, 07:25 PM Post #11 |
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Here are some more from the USA, I tried not to duplicate what others have already shown, but I wasn't sure on some if they were variations from what I had, I see a couple that are. I decided to include the boxes I had as well....I just enjoy having them when I run across a model that still has it, and like to see pics of them, hope other folks are liking them added. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Ok, I don't know if the boat & trailer actually represent a US make, but it looks good on the Chevy truck. ![]() The set below is one I was lucky enough to get a pretty good deal on, but unfortunately I was informed later,(by someone on another board), that the Cadillac police is wrong for this set, this was the standard single issue, whereas the set exclusive was like one he actually had, I saved his pic, but don't know in which album I saved it. Doesn't really hurt though, those Caddy police cars are all hard to come by I think, at least the only one I have. But the good news is he did say that green Lincoln was pretty rare. ![]()
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| b2young | Jan 2 2016, 10:52 AM Post #12 |
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I like how the box for the Ford gas tankers calls them "Lorry", a rather British designator, while the other 'trucks' are called 'truck'..... |
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| Hobie-wan | Jan 3 2016, 04:04 PM Post #13 |
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More cool stuff and now I know what to properly call the heavy duty wrecker. |
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