Lot 451:
Pair First Gear 1/34 Die-Cast Trucks
Description
This lot features two 1/34 scale die-cast metal tow truck replicas manufactured by First Gear, Inc. Both models include their original illustrated cardboard boxes. The first model is a 1952 GMC Heavy Duty Wrecker. The truck is finished in red die-cast metal with a cab-over-engine design and features chrome-finished railings, bumpers, and side mirrors. The doors are decorated with a printed decal for the DIST. OF COL. FIRE DEPT. APPARATUS DIVISION featuring a central crest of the United States Capitol building. The rear bed includes red and white safety chevron stripes at the base. It is equipped with a dual-boom Holmes wrecker assembly and black string rigging. The original box is printed with 1952 GMC Heavy Duty Wrecker, 1/34 SCALE, and the FIRST GEAR logo. The second model is a 1955 Diamond-T Tow Truck. This replica features a silver-painted cab and bed with black fenders, red wheel hubs, and a black wrecker boom. The front is fitted with a chrome-finished brush guard. The cab doors are printed with FIRST GEAR, INC. 400 FIRST GEAR DRIVE PEOSTA, IA. The sides of the bed feature a maroon gear logo with 1st and the text SERVING COLLECTORS WORLD-WIDE (319) 582-2071. The black dual-boom assembly is printed with PRECISELY 1/34 SCALE and is rigged with black string. The original box is printed with 1955 Diamond-T TOW TRUCK and PRECISELY 1/34 SCALE.
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