JET SET: THE VARIOUS TOY JETMOBILES FROM FIREBALL XL5

Check out Santa's scooter! By Masudaya for Illfelder, its straight from Fireball XL5 and clearly inspired by Steve Zodiac's scooter.

We've seen something like before on MC. There's a Snoopy version out there and here's a snap from one 'Steve Zodiac' from a decade ago comparing a large Space Scooter by Amico to the much smaller but highly collectable Golden Gate Fireball XL5 Scooter.

The Fairylite Jetmobile comes without Zoony but does look nevertheless rather spiffing too.

There is also a fabulous Venus version of the Fairylite Jetmobile pictured on the ever-informative Alphadrome site

https://alphadrome.net/data/displayimage.php?album=search&cat=0&pid=6112#top_display_media

Anyone got either of the Fairylite vehicles and the Golden Gate JetMobile? Are they a similar size? Any chance of a snap of the them together?

Anyone got anything like this design at all?

STEVE ZODIAC'S JETMOBILE TOYS

Reader Steve Zodiac has kindly sent me these cool snaps of his space scooters. At the top we have the beautiful Marcus Harris and Lewis [trading as Golden Gate] Steve Zodiac and Zoony Fireball XL5 original Jetmobile from 1962.

 

Underneath the Golden Gate toy is the much larger knockoff but equally handsome boxed Space Scooter by Amico from Steve's collection. Amico also made a neat walking Moon Scout battery operated toy.

 

 

The XL5 jetmobile became a popular vehicle for character toys like Modern Toy's Snoopy and a very festive Santa Claus Scooter both pictured below. I suspect they were unlicensed [was the Jetmobile a registered design?] There's even a Christmas tree Santa jetmobile bauble available now on Amazon! Now that's design longevity!

picture Ebay

 

picture scooter swag

 

picture Amazon

 

For a view of the Golden Gate Jetmobile box take a look on the fantastic SuperM Fireball XL5 merchandise online gallery about half way down - it takes a while to load.  There's also a piccy of the equally gorgeous and larger Graham Brothers [trading as Fairylite] Steve Zodiac Jetmobile and box from 1963. Venus got her own Fairylite Jetmobile but I can't finds a piccy. Can anyone help? Different jetmobile toys welcomed for posting here. Email me.