Cars, Trucks-Plastic

2005 Hess Emergency Truck with Rescue Vehicle	-	$20.00	30m
VINTAGE WIKING GERMANY HO SCALE TRACTOR TRAILER TRUCK W PIPES MIB NO.51S	7	$48.99	30m
2006 Hess Toy Truck And Helicopter	-	$15.00	33m
1989 Hess Collectible Fire truck	1	$5.00	34m
VINTAGE WIKING GERMANY MERCEDES LPS 1620 TRACTOR TRAILER TRUCK MIB NO.52G	5	$48.00	34m
2006 Hess Toy Truck And Helicopter	-	$15.00	35m
VINTAGE WIKING GERMANY SHELL TANKER TRACTOR TRAILER TRUCK MIB NO.80S	4	$43.00	38m
1996 Micro Machines Exploration Tiger Shark Landing NEW in Box #66018 By Galoob	-	$25.99	39m
VINTAGE WIKING GERMANY ALU-CONTAINER TRACTOR TRAILER TRUCK MIB NO.52A	4	$21.00	40m
1931 Rolls Royce Battery Operated Car	-	$14.99	41m
2004 HESS TRUCK "SPORT UTILITY VEHICLE and 2 MOTORCYCLES" NEW!!	1	$19.99	42m
INGAP #10 Vintage Car HO Train Layout Italy EXCELLENT Plastic HO Scale model	-	$7.95	45m
VAN SPIN MASTER UNUSUAL LIMITED, OPENS TO RAMP, JAM BOX,	-	$7.19	47m
OWI OWI-630 Eco-Biker Wind Turbine Educational Model Kit	-	$36.01	53m
NIB RUMBLE CARDS IRON SPIKE ATTACK TOY SET	-	$3.99	55m

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The term die-cast toy here refers to any toy or collectible model produced by using the die casting method. The toys are made of metal and plastic, the metal used commonly is ZAMAK (or Mazak), an alloy of zinc and aluminium. Zamak is also referred to as white metal or pot metal. The most common die-cast toys are scale models of automobiles, aircraft, construction equipment and trains, although almost anything can be produced by this method.

History

A Die Cast Boeing 747 model in 1:400 scale.Diecast (or die cast, or die-cast) toys were first produced early in the 20th century by manufacturers such as Meccano (Dinky Toys) in the United Kingdom and Dowst Brothers (Tootsietoys) in the United States. The first models on the market were basic, consisting of a small car or van body with no interior. In the early days it was common for impurities in the Zamak alloy to result in metal fatigue; the casting would crack or decompose for no apparent reason. As a result, diecast toys made before World War II are difficult to find in good condition. Lesney began making diecast toys in 1947. Their popular Matchbox 1-75 series was so named because there were always 75 different vehicles in the line, each packaged in a small box designed to look like those used for matches. These toys became so popular that "Matchbox" was widely used as a generic term for any diecast toy car, regardless of who the actual manufacturer was. The popularity of diecast toys as collectibles developed in the 1950s, as their detail and quality increased. Consequently, more companies entered the field, including the Corgi brand, produced by Mettoy, which appeared in 1956 and pioneered the use of interiors and clear plastic windows in their models.

Cars, Trucks-Plastic

2005 Hess Emergency Truck with Rescue Vehicle

VINTAGE WIKING GERMANY HO SCALE TRACTOR TRAILER TRUCK W PIPES MIB NO.51S

2006 Hess Toy Truck And Helicopter

1989 Hess Collectible Fire truck

VINTAGE WIKING GERMANY MERCEDES LPS 1620 TRACTOR TRAILER TRUCK MIB NO.52G

2006 Hess Toy Truck And Helicopter

VINTAGE WIKING GERMANY SHELL TANKER TRACTOR TRAILER TRUCK MIB NO.80S

1996 Micro Machines Exploration Tiger Shark Landing NEW in Box #66018 By Galoob

VINTAGE WIKING GERMANY ALU-CONTAINER TRACTOR TRAILER TRUCK MIB NO.52A

1931 Rolls Royce Battery Operated Car

2004 HESS TRUCK "SPORT UTILITY VEHICLE and 2 MOTORCYCLES" NEW!!

INGAP #10 Vintage Car HO Train Layout Italy EXCELLENT Plastic HO Scale model

VAN SPIN MASTER UNUSUAL LIMITED, OPENS TO RAMP, JAM BOX,

OWI OWI-630 Eco-Biker Wind Turbine Educational Model Kit

NIB RUMBLE CARDS IRON SPIKE ATTACK TOY SET

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