Lot 432:
Pair First Gear 1953 Ford Texaco Trucks
Description
This lot features a pair of die-cast metal scale replicas manufactured by First Gear, each depicting a 1953 Ford C-600 truck with a tanker body. Both models are constructed in 1/34 scale and come with their original illustrated retail packaging. The first model is a red "Farm with Texaco" fuel tanker. The red tank features "TEXACO" printed in white block letters with black outlines. The side equipment panels are labeled for "GASOLINE, " "KEROSENE, " "FUEL OIL, " and "DIESEL." The rear of the tanker body is decorated with the slogan "FARM WITH TEXACO" above "SOUND YOUR HORN THE ROAD IS YOURS." A white shield-shaped logo on the cab door reads "AGENT THE TEXAS COMPANY." This truck features a black front bumper with white "TEXACO" lettering, a textured silver-tone catwalk, and red wheels with silver-tone hubcaps. The black chassis is impressed with "FORD 1953 REPLICA." The accompanying box base bears a printed mark reading "? 1997 FIRST GEAR LLC, Peosta, Iowa 52068-0052 USA, Made in China, " alongside the "1st" gear logo, the Texaco Licensed Product star logo, and the Ford Official Licensed Product oval. The second model is a "Star Enterprise" Texaco tanker. This truck features a red cab with black fenders and a black upper tank section. The tank sides are decorated with "StarEnterprise" in gold-tone script above a gold-tone star logo. The rear of the tank bears the "StarEnterprise" name over the text "REFINER AND MARKETER OF TEXACO-BRANDED PRODUCTS." The cab doors feature a circular Texaco star logo. Details include chrome-finished wheels, a black front bumper with a "1997" license plate, and a textured silver-tone catwalk. The box base is printed with "? 1997 FIRST GEAR LLC, Peosta, Iowa 52068-0052 USA, Made in China, " and includes an adhesive label for the Texaco Licensed Product logo as well as a Navistar International Transportation Corp. trademark notice.
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