VINTAGE BUDDY L TURQUOISE CAR CARRIER LARGE TRUCK

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THIS IS A GREAT VINTAGE PRESSED STEEL 1960'S CAR CARRIER/HAULER TRUCK BY BUDDY L. IT IS MARKED ON BOTH DOORS AS YOU CAN SEE AND ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE CAB IT HAS "PATENT APPLIED FOR". IT SHOWS A LITTLE BIT OF WEAR FROM BEING PLAYED WITH BUT THE WHEELS AND WORKING PART ARE GREAT AND IT IS VIVID IN COLOR AND A GREAT COLLECTIBLE PIECE. THIS IS A STEEL, LARGE VERY HEAVY PIECE. Buddy "L" toys were originally manufactured by the Moline Pressed Steel Company, started by Fred A. Lundahl in 1910. The company originally manufactured automobile fenders and other stamped auto body parts for the automobile industry. The company primarily supplied parts for the McCormack-Deering line of farm implements and the International Harvester Company for its trucks. Moline Pressed Steel did not begin manufacturing toys until 1921. Mr. Lundhal wanted to make something new, different, and durable for his son Arthur. He designed and produced an all-steel miniature truck, reportedly a model of an International Harvester truck made from 18- and 20-gauge steel which had been discarded to the company's scrap pile. Buddy L made such products as toy cars , dump trucks , delivery vans , fire engines , construction equipment , and trains . Fred Lundahl used to manufacture for International Harvester trucks. He started by making a toy dump truck out of steel scraps read more

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