Anyone remember Line Mar Toys? 1957 Ford Sedan Delivery- restored -and 3 turned into Del Rios

[rsmodels]

These are old Line Mar toys made in Japan about the time of the real cars. They made many toys that weren't very accurate but these Fords were quite well done other than having overly large wheels and tires. They had a friction motor too. Their 58 Lincoln was another nice one. I have a couple.

The Sedan Delivery is one I restored back in the 80's keeping it simple other than detailing some of the chrome.

More recently I found 3 more of these  (see first photo)  and decided to turn them into Del Rios as I like wagons. I did them all together but finished the blue one first. I wasn't going to add vent windows but changed my mind on the second two, also detailing the hubcaps. Wheels and tires are from Racing Champions 57 Rancheros.  Side windows are clear sheet styrene.

I have many more original and restored/detailed small scale diecasts (Hubley Real Toys/ Real Types, Siku, Husky, to name a few). If there is interest I will post some of them.

I forgot to mention I made the tailgate emblems.

As always, all comments or questions are welcomed.  -Rich

 

 

Edited August 12, 2022 by rsmodels

[larman]

Very cool little models, your restos look great! A little trivia: LineMar Toys were Marx toys manufactured in Japan to reduce costs, I believe.

[cobraman]

They look great !

[Gramps46]

Impressive restorations.  Thanks for sharing.

[rsmodels]

On 8/12/2022 at 3:03 PM, larman said:

Very cool little models, your restos look great! A little trivia: LineMar Toys were Marx toys manufactured in Japan to reduce costs, I believe.

Thanks for mentioning that, Larry. You can see the resemblance to the Marx logo in the chassis photo.

[rsmodels]

On 8/12/2022 at 6:05 PM, cobraman said:

They look great !

 

23 hours ago, Gramps46 said:

Impressive restorations.  Thanks for sharing.

Thanks Ray and Gary, I appreciate it.

[Hard_2_Handle_454]

Amazing work

[Bills72sj]

What scale are they? great work BTW.

[rsmodels]

21 hours ago, Hard_2_Handle_454 said:

Amazing work

Thanks Eric.

[rsmodels]

19 hours ago, Bills72sj said:

What scale are they? great work BTW.

Bill,  see the first photo. They are about 3.5 inches long. If I'm figuring correctly, they are about 1/58 scale.  -Rich

[Snake45]

On 8/12/2022 at 8:36 PM, Gramps46 said:

Impressive restorations.  Thanks for sharing.

What HE said! Well done and model on! 

[rsmodels]

1 hour ago, Snake45 said:

What HE said! Well done and model on! 

Thanks Snake. By the way, happy birthday!. I have 3 years on you.  -Rich