LESNEY PRODUCTS MODELS OF YESTERYEAR DIE-CAST VEHICLE COLLECTION - CIRCA 1960S-1970S

A CHARMING TRIO OF DIE-CAST MODEL VEHICLES FROM THE ICONIC MODELS OF YESTERYEAR SERIES BY LESNEY PRODUCTS, THE BRITISH MANUFACTURER RENOWNED FOR PRODUCING METICULOUSLY DETAILED MINIATURE AUTOMOBILES. THIS COLLECTION COMPRISES THREE DISTINCT VINTAGE VEHICLES, EACH HOUSED IN ITS ORIGINAL RED AND CREAM CARDBOARD PRESENTATION BOX WITH THE CHARACTERISTIC MODELS OF YESTERYEAR BRANDING.

COLLECTION CONTENTS:
- GREEN TWO-TONE SPORTS CAR (ROADSTER STYLE) WITH CREAM SOFT-TOP, FEATURING DETAILED WHITE-WALL TYRES AND AUTHENTIC PERIOD DETAILING
- TAN/BEIGE UTILITY TRUCK WITH RED-PAINTED WHEELS AND PERIOD-APPROPRIATE COMMERCIAL VEHICLE STYLING
- YELLOW CONVERTIBLE ROADSTER WITH BROWN SOFT-TOP, DISPLAYING CLASSIC 1930S-1940S AUTOMOTIVE PROPORTIONS AND CHROME DETAILING

SPECIFICATIONS:
- MANUFACTURER: LESNEY PRODUCTS, ENGLAND
- SERIES: MODELS OF YESTERYEAR
- CONSTRUCTION: DIE-CAST METAL BODIES WITH PLASTIC WINDOWS AND RUBBER TYRES
- PACKAGING: ORIGINAL CARDBOARD BOXES WITH PRINTED BRANDING AND GRAPHICS
- CONDITION: ORIGINAL FINISH, UNRESTORED

CONDITION ASSESSMENT:
ALL THREE MODELS DISPLAY EXCELLENT PRESERVATION FOR THEIR AGE. PAINT FINISHES REMAIN VIBRANT AND LARGELY UNMARKED. ORIGINAL PACKAGING SHOWS EXPECTED AGE-RELATED CREASING AND MINOR DISCOLOURATION TO THE CARDBOARD, CONSISTENT WITH STORAGE AND DISPLAY OVER SEVERAL DECADES. WHEELS OPERATE SMOOTHLY. NO EVIDENCE OF RESTORATION OR REPAINTING. THE MODELS RETAIN THEIR ORIGINAL FACTORY DETAIL AND PROPORTIONS.

HISTORICAL CONTEXT:
THE MODELS OF YESTERYEAR SERIES, LAUNCHED BY LESNEY PRODUCTS IN THE 1950S, BECAME ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL DIE-CAST TOY RANGES OF THE POST-WAR ERA. THESE MINIATURE REPLICAS OF CLASSIC AUTOMOBILES FROM THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY CAPTURED THE IMAGINATION OF COLLECTORS WORLDWIDE AND REMAIN HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER TODAY. THE SERIES IS CELEBRATED FOR ITS EXCEPTIONAL ATTENTION TO PERIOD-ACCURATE DETAIL AND ROBUST CONSTRUCTION QUALITY THAT HAS ALLOWED MANY EXAMPLES TO SURVIVE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.

THIS COLLECTION REPRESENTS A DESIRABLE SNAPSHOT OF BRITISH TOY MANUFACTURING EXCELLENCE AND REMAINS POPULAR WITH BOTH VINTAGE TOY COLLECTORS AND AUTOMOTIVE ENTHUSIASTS SEEKING AUTHENTIC PERIOD MINIATURES.

Item Size: Height: 30cm, Width: 20cm, Depth: 20cm, Weight: 0.5Kg

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

548752+125

Location of item: 9 Hi-Tech Drive, Toormina, NSW, Australia

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