Vintage, Friction, Tin, Antique Car With Canvas Convertible Top In Box. Cvideo
HERE WE ARE OFFERING UP A VINTAGE AND SOMETHING WHICH I HATE CALL "USED", AS IT IS NOT.... MORE ON THIS LATER, A LARGE 10 1/4 INCH (26CM) IN LENGTH, TIN, FRICTION POWERED "ANTIQUE TOURING CAR WITH CONVERTIBLE CANVAS TOP" IN ITS ORIGINAL BOX. THIS BEAUTIFUL TIN CAR WAS/IS MADE BY SHIOJI & CO. LTD / SHIOJI SHOTEN WHO ARE ALSO KNOWN AS "SSS INTERNATIONAL" WHO WAS AT ONE TIME BASED OUT OF OSAKA, JAPAN.
THIS IS SSS INTERNATIONAL MODEL NUMBER: S-1228. AS MENTIONED ABOVE, I HATE HAVING TO CALL OR CONSIDER THIS TIN, SSS INTERNATIONAL CAR AS "USED". BUT, WHEN I WAS TAKING THESE PICTURES, I DID NOTICE A SMALL DIMPLE OR "DING" ON THIS CARS TIN HOOD. THIS "DING" IS LOCATED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE ABOUT AN INCH AND A HALF DOWN FROM WHERE THE WINDSHIELD HINGE IS LOCATED. I DO POINT THIS OUT AND HIGHLIGHT IT IN THE EMBEDDED VIDEO BELOW. SPEAKING OF THE VIDEO, BELOW IS A SHORT VIDEO OF THIS SSS, TIN, ANTIQUE TOURING CAR. WE DO ASK THAT YOU TAKE THE ADDITIONAL TIME TO NOT ONLY REVIEW ALL 24 OF THE INCLUDED STILL PICTURES, BUT, TO CHECK OUT THIS EMBEDDED VIDEO BELOW. HOPEFULLY YOU HAVE TAKEN THE TIME TO WATCH THE ABOVE EMBEDDED VIDEO...THIS WAY YOU YOURSELF CAN JUDGE IT'S OVERALL CONDITION AND WORKING FEATURES OF THIS BEAUTIFUL, VINTAGE, FULLY OPERATIONAL AND BOXED, SSS INTERNATIONAL TIN, ANTIQUE TOURING CAR. PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT ALL YOU SEE HERE IS ORIGINAL TO THIS SSS INTERNATIONAL ANTIQUE TOURING CAR.
ONCE AGAIN, THIS VINTAGE, BOXED, FRICTION POWERED, TIN "ANTIQUE TOURING CAR WITH CONVERTIBLE CANVAS TOP" BY SSS INTERNATIONAL IS COMPLETE AND WORKING EXACTLY AS IT HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO DO. YOU WILL RECEIVE, FROM US ALL WHICH IS PICTURED, VIDEOED AND DISCUSSED HERE. THE INCLUDED ORIGINAL BOX DOES HAVE A SLIGHT DEPRESSION ON BOTH THE LID AND ITS BASE. A FEW DECADES AGO, THIS BOXED CAR FOUND ITSELF IN THE MIDDLE OF A TOWER OF TOYS. FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF DECADES, IT HAS BEEN PLACED ON A SHELF WITH A VERY LIMITED NUMBER OF OTHER BOXED TOYS SURROUNDING IT. IT WILL BE WELL PACKAGED FOR IT'S JOURNEY TO IT'S NEW HOME. IN ADDITION TO A NAME CHANGE, THEY HAVE ALSO EXPANDED THEIR ROOSTER TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL COUNTRIES WHICH THEY NOW DELIVER TO. 911 AND WE HAVE LITERALLY A THOUSAND PLUS ADDITIONAL TOYS TO LIST.WE HAVE TOYS FROM TECHNOFIX, BANDAI, NOMURA, ALPS, SCHUCO, MASUDAYA, TAIYO, TPS AND SO MANY MORE! GUESS IN TIME WE'LL SEE IF THIS STRATEGY WORKED OR NOT! WE WILL BE ADDING TO THIS STORE DAILY (HOPEFULLY) SO BE SURE TO CHECK US OUT OFTEN AS IN THE PAST, OUR LISTINGS DO SELL OFF PRETTY QUICKLY AS WE ONLY LIST WORKING TOYS! SOON, WE WILL BE IN A LISTING FRENZY AS IT WILL TAKE ME SOME TIME TO WARM UP ONCE AGAIN! DURING MY ABSENCE HERE, WE HAVE BEEN TESTING AND GOING THROUGH OUR EXTENSIVE COLLECTION GETTING THEM READY FOR THIS DAY/TIME!
SSS INTERNATIONAL ANTIQUE CARALOCATION: 4H.