Stalwart Memory

A little while ago while delving in my toybox of matchbox cars, I fetched out the Stawart truck. Always a big favourite of mine, the little metal car enjoyed many exploits round the garden and on the beach. At some point in the sixties, I was rewarded with a plastic Clifford version in garish red and green, now lost to the mists of time. As is usually the case, one surfaced on ebay recently, in the same livery as the Matchbox original, but as a tanker version like the one I had many moons ago. The company also used their own logo on the toy as the insignia for the 'petrol' company. As I recall, it was about 6 inches long with a friction drive. As a kid, i fretted for ages trying to open the twin hatches on the cab! This lovely boxed version finished today, but I couldnt risk domestic disharmony going after it! Shame!