This mystery vehicle is in my photo archive. I've no idea what it is.
Have you readers?
Whilst browsing Todocolleccion I saw these neat space toys.
This is some sort of 8 wheeled space crane.
This Spanish Rescate Lunar is very swish. A moon rescue craft. But which moon?
It's clearly some sort of futuristic pedalo.
With a home-made mast and a white pen touch-up my Car Boot Gerry Anderson Dinky Amphibious Coastguard is now on duty patrolling the MoonBase moat.
Pilotless, the only figure I could find of the right size was a Napoleon Solo donated by Bill B.
He's on tenterhooks, it's a bad case of THRUSH!
Have you got one?
I picked up these two for three squid on Sunday's sale.
The Dinky Amphibious Coastguard is in great nick, just missing it's mast and the missiles and pilot.
I've finagled a new mast from the bits box and have left the glue to dry before a coat of paint.
Hmmm, which pilot to use?
I just love this photo I saw on flickr of a US Coastguard vehicle in Sturgeon Bay by Garrit Speckhard.
I'm not entirely sure of its a boat or a land vehicle or both but its got Gerry Anderson chops in spades!
It would have looked great on Thunderbirds!
Here's another amphibious toy car, this time the German Schuco Elektro Rekord 5555. Lovely condition toy and box on You Tube.
Do you like it?
Its not often we see any video footage of the family of amphibious vehicles that include Schuco, T in a Circle and Jyesa, but here's a small clip of the Spanish Jyesa Anfibio with its propeller and wheels in full fettle.
Have you got anything like this readers?
I've always liked the T in a Circle Amphibious Car. Here's one I saw on an old auction.
At first glance it all seemed OK.
But ..... that's not a T in a Circle car!
The brand name is still a mystery. Check the link here.
https://projectswordtoys.blogspot.com/2010/03/thunderbirds-fire-tender-and-toy.html
Is this the West German origin of the T in a Circle - Tai Hing Amphibious toy Car?
Ever since I enjoyed playing with my Aquacar in the Sixties, I've always kept an eye out for amphibious toy cars.
The onset of the internet revealed a whole flotilla of vintage examples and here are two brands with a similar look and like all great toys they have battery operated propellers.
I've picked a few pictures off the net to highlight their slick designs.
Here's the Elektro Record 5555 by German stalwart Schuco released in the late Fifties/ early Sixties [date needs confirming]. This is a true boat but may be the origin of the Hong Kong amphibious cars that look a lot like it.
Here we have the above Record boat along with the 1960's boxed Amphibious Car released by T in a Circle / Tai Hing toys, a Hong Kong outfit who may have taken their inspiration from Schuco.