Wind Up Car
Vintage Clown in Wind Up Car Sculpture by Ron Lee, 1980s
By Ron Lee
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Kelly Circus Collection, and the specific model depicted is often referred to as "Kelly In A Car" or
Category
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Gold Plate, Enamel
Original Vintage Toy, Wind Up Jeep Car
Located in Roma, IT
This wind up jeep car is an original vintage metal toy.
Unknown manufacturer and age
Category
Early 20th Century French Toys
Materials
Metal
Vintage Toy Car, Wind Up Red Car, Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
This Wind up red car is a vintage toy made by unknown manifacturer, probably model from 1920s-1930s
Category
Early 20th Century German Toys
Materials
Metal
Vintage Toy, Wind Up Big Size Car, Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
This Wind up big size car is a mechanical toy sports car, nicely detailed.
The original
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Early 20th Century German Toys
Materials
Metal
Vintage Wind Up Small Car Toy, Made in Germany, 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
This wind up small car is a mechanical vintage toy.
Very small nice car beautifully detailed and
Category
Mid-20th Century German Toys
Materials
Metal
"COO COO CAR" Vintage Wind-up Toy; "Crazy Car" Series by Louis Marx Co. Ca. 1932
By Louis Marx and Company
Located in Incline Village, NV
cars of this genre; wind-up the attached clockwork key under the rear chassis and place on a flat level
Category
Vintage 1930s American Folk Art Toys
Materials
Tin
$950
H 6 in W 3 in D 8.75 in
Vintage Toy Car, Military Wind Up Tri-Ang Tiger Tank, Lines Bros Ltd., 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
This Military Wind up tri-ang tiger tank is a vintage toy representing a First World War tank
Category
Early 20th Century English Toys
Materials
Metal
$466
H 2.37 in W 5.71 in D 1.97 in
Vintage American Wind Up Tin Toy "Milton Berle" Crazy Car by Marx Toy Co C.1952
By Louis Marx and Company
Located in Incline Village, NV
car (see image).
To operate (see attached video with the listing):
*wind up the attached clockwork
Category
Vintage 1950s American Folk Art Toys
Materials
Tin
$675
H 6 in W 4 in D 5.5 in
Antique Tin Toy Wind-Up Toy Cowboy "Whoopee Car" by Louis Marx Co N.Y.C. C.1935
By Louis Marx and Company
Located in Incline Village, NV
This is one of the more popular "crazy car" toys and was designed by the iconic New York City Louis
Category
Vintage 1930s American Folk Art Toys
Materials
Tin
$780 Sale Price
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H 6.25 in W 3 in D 8 in
"OO-LA-LA!!" Vintage Wind-Up "Crazy Car" by The Louis Marx Toy Co. N.Y.C Ca 1930
By Louis Marx and Company
Located in Incline Village, NV
Fabulous addition to the "crazy car" examples made famous by the iconic and "Louis Marx Toy Company
Category
Vintage 1930s American Folk Art Toys
Materials
Tin
$895
H 5.75 in W 3 in D 8 in
Marx Toys Key-Wind Tin Lithograph "Jalopy" Toy Car with Box
By Marx Toy Co.
Located in Fulton, CA
A mechanical wind-up tin lithograph toy car by Marx Toys. "Jalopy" Circa. 1940's. Excellent
Category
Vintage 1940s Toys and Dolls
Materials
Tin
Vintage Toy, Schuco Examico 4001 Car, 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
This Schuco Examico 4001 car is a wind up mechanical toy car, made between 1950s/60s.
Working
Category
Mid-20th Century German Toys
Materials
Metal
Vintage Tin Toy Car, 1990s - Retro Collectible Charm
Located in Manzano, IT
toys, this piece comes with a wind-up mechanism that powers the car, allowing it to move, adding a
Category
1990s Italian Toys and Dolls
Materials
Iron
$861 Sale Price
60% Off
H 3.55 in W 6.7 in D 6.3 in
Vintage Toy, Schuco 1750 Car, Made in Germany, Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
This Schuco 1750 car is a wind up mechanical toy car, made in Germany, between 1938 and 1960
Category
Mid-20th Century German Toys
Materials
Metal
Wind Ups Tin Toy Dreams T. Kitahara Collection, Teruhisa Kitahara, First Edition
Located in valatie, NY
Wind Ups: Tin Toy Dreams T. Kitahara Collection by Teruhisa Kitahara. Chronicle Books, 1985
Category
Vintage 1980s American Books
Materials
Paper
$55
H 10.25 in W 7.25 in D 0.25 in
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Vintage Wind Up Car by Asahi Toy, 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
This is an original vintage wind up car by Asahi Toy.
Vintage wind up mechanical toy car
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Toys
Materials
Metal
Vintage Toy Car- Wind up Memo 708 Car, Made in France by Memo, Model n. 708
Located in Roma, IT
This Wind up Memo 708 car is a midcentury mechanical toy.
Vintage wind up mechanical toy boat
Category
Mid-20th Century German Toys
Materials
Metal
H 2.76 in W 6.11 in D 3.15 in
Antique City Hall Park Union Depot Wind Up Tin Street Trolley Car & Box c1900
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique City Hall Park 175, Union Depot Wind Up Painted Pressed Steel Summer Trolley Clockwork Toy
Category
Early 20th Century North American Toys and Dolls
Materials
Steel, Tin
H 9.75 in W 5.25 in D 16.25 in
Golden Arrow - Land Speed Record Toy Car - 1934
By Industrial Design
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is a Vintage 1934 Kingsbury Motor Driven Pressed Steel Golden Arrow Wind-Up Toy Car. It was
Category
Vintage 1930s American Industrial Toys and Dolls
Machine Age Aluminum Wind-Up Car
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nice little conversation piece,, 1950s wind up aluminum toy car/ tractor..
Category
20th Century American Machine Age Toys and Dolls
Materials
Aluminum, Metal
Vintage Wind Up Toy Car, Schuco Studio 1050 Car
Located in Roma, IT
This Wind up Schuco Studio 1050 car is an original vintage mechanical toy.
Made in U.S. Germany
Category
Mid-20th Century German Toys
Materials
Metal
Schuco 3000 Wind-Up Toy, Telesteering Car, 1930s
Located in Delft, NL
Schuco 3000 wind-up toy, Telesteering car, 1930s
A Schuco 3000 wind-up toy car in red, black and
Category
20th Century German Toys and Dolls
Materials
Metal
Antique Tin Wind Up Railroad Car Toy, Mutt & Jeff
Located in Petaluma, CA
. Lithographed on tin are the images of the famous comic strip characters, Mutt & Jeff. Just wind it up, lift up
Category
Vintage 1930s American Other Toys
Materials
Tin
Original Vintage Toy, Wind up RG Car, Made in France, 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
This Wind up RG Car is an original vintage toy.
Vintage wind up toy car.
Made in France by RG
Category
Early 20th Century French Toys
Materials
Metal
1930s Red and Silver Racing Car Wind-Up Toy, American Attribution
Located in Incline Village, NV
Unmarked 1930s, probably American, brightly lithographed wind-up racing car toy with figural driver
Category
Vintage 1930s American Folk Art Toys and Dolls
Materials
Tin
Vintage Toy, Wind Up Schuco Akustico 2002 Car, Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
This Wind up Schuco Akustico 2002 car is a mechanical toy made between 1939 and 1959.
Made in
Category
Mid-20th Century German Toys
Materials
Metal
Wind Up Toy Car, Grand Prix Racer 1070, Made by by Schuco, 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
This Wind up Schuco Grand Prix Racer 1070 car is an original mechanical toy, made in 1950s
Category
Mid-20th Century German Toys
Materials
Metal
Original Vintage Toy, Wind up J.M.L. Car, Made in France, 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
This Wind up J.M.L. Car is an original vintage mechanical toy.
Made in France by J.M.L
Category
Early 20th Century French Toys
Materials
Metal
Antique Mickey Mouse & Minnie Mouse Train Hand Car by Disney & Lionel Circa 1934
By Walt Disney
Located in Incline Village, NV
Vintage Mickey/ Minnie Mouse Toy Wind-Up pre-war handcar (train car) circa 1934; by The Lionel
Category
Vintage 1930s American Folk Art Toys and Dolls
Materials
Metal
H 6 in W 2 in D 9.75 in
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