I've always loved this little plastic Missile Car by Merehall [I think] ever since Bill Wotan posted it on the blog years ago.
Its got all the gear a cool Sixties space toy needed; huge front clear window, small radar, slick lines and a gobsmacking missile parched on top.
The box is just ace of spades too and I would have been drawn to it like a bee in a toy shop!
A rare bird, Google Search brought up just one more Missile Car, a green one in an old Saleroom lot.
Have you got anything like this readers?
Alas, I do not have anything at all like that. But it is a great toy. The U.S. Army markings on the box top version are especially nice.
ReplyDeleteYes, but you do have the wonderful Hover Space Bird Paul so who cares! ha ha
DeleteAbsolutely fabulous toy, including the box! Though I think it does not need that out-of-scale missile at all. Better without it.
ReplyDeleteIt is brilliant isn't it Arto, the very essence of Cape Kennedy on my bedroom carpet. I wish I'd had one as a kid! And as an adult!
DeleteThat's an excellent piece Woodsy! I just got my first Merehall toy in the other day. I've seen them offered before but up until now just haven't taken the plunge.
ReplyDeleteI had a smaller version, unmotorised by a HK maker. It had two small missiles on the back, but was only about 3" long. Came with a lot of other small toys from the states. Bill
ReplyDeleteEver seen it again Bill?
DeleteThink I flogged it on ebay again! i had that pointy Hovercraft too!
DeleteI had that hovercraft! I think it's an SRN2. I've never found another.
DeleteWow! That is indeed a classic space toy design! So pretty! SFZ
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