1950's Japan HAJI Tin Lithographed Toy 3 Car Race Set with Garage, Mint in Box
I will be listing a large quantity of toys over the next few weeks. This is a tin mechanical 3 car race set that was made by HAJI of Japan in the 1950's. This is an incredible unused old stock set that has very nicely lithographed bright colors! It features three small painted 2.5 long tin racing cars with die-cut drivers, each numbered 1, 2, or 3. The service station garage has spring loaded levers that you push the cars back against, and when you push down the top lever buttton on the roof, all 3 cars zoom off across the floor and the furthest car is the winner!
The station has great lithography all around; the roof states AUTO RACE and has flags of various nations on the roof, the front shows images of garages marked 1, 2 and 3 for each car, the back is lithographed with a service area with 2 race car drivers inside and showing a service guy rolling a tire towards a race car that is being fueled up! The station base measures approximately 6" x 5.5" and the box measures 6.25" x 5.5". This set was old store stock and never used!
The box has wonderful color lithography on the lid of the three cars racing down the track, has instructions on the side of the lid, and a great color image of a red racer in motion on the other sides of the lid. It still retains the original import sticker on the side of the box bottom. Being offered at no reserve! CONDITION: This toy is in near mint original unused condition with only the very lightest scratching from storage.
The lever mechanism still works great. The colors on the box and toy are still very bright and glossy.
The box is still very solid and square, but does have one split corner on the box bottom and some bottom edges. A near mint unused set! Get Images that Make Supersized Seem Small. The item "1950's Japan HAJI Tin Lithographed Toy 3 Car Race Set with Garage, Mint in Box" is in sale since Thursday, October 19, 2017.
This item is in the category "Toys & Hobbies\Vintage & Antique Toys\Tin\Vehicles". The seller is "treasuresof-yesterday" and is located in Webster, New York. This item can be shipped worldwide.