The Spacex Moon Buggy from 1970 is small beautiful toy based on a NASA original and typical of the high production values of the range. I don't own one but here is the card art. The classic roving wheels are iconic.
PAYA of Spain made a fabulously detailed and larger version in blue as part of their space range. The toy is called the Jeep Lunar and reminds me of how a SWORD version might have looked!
Over the years I have seen very few toys relating to the Moon Buggy. Here's an obscure Planet Watch by Esco with a rare appearance of our Buggy on the right.
Here's an Arco Space Set I recently saw on Ebay. The vehicle has the same roving wheels as our friend. It was made in 1978.
I would be pleased to hear from anyone who has any similarly wheeled toys or versions of the Moon Buggy or indeed anything about the history of this NASA classic.
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