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Pressed steel toy automobiles were first popularized in the 1920s by Buddy L Toys and Wyandotte. Then the Steelcraft Company began making toy trucks with advertising on the sides, and companies like Tonka, Marx, and Structo also got into the business. Popular varieties included farm, delivery, and Easter trucks (pastel-colored trailer trucks sold at Easter with the trailers full of candy).


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Buddy L 1920's Trencher On Treads, Rare Original$1,525 Ends in 22 hours 10 bids 68 watchers
Super Rare Doepke #2018 Jaguar Xk120 Unbuilt Mib$995.00 Ends in 20 hours 1 bid 37 watchers
Vintage Buddy L Delivery Truck 24" Pressed Steel $547.88 Ends Wednesday 8 bids 67 watchers
Vintage Buddy L Dump Truck 24" Pressed Steel $537.88 Ends Wednesday 8 bids 58 watchers
Toronto Telegram Minnitoys Pressed Steel Truck/trailer$499.00 Ends Thursday 1 bid 29 watchers
International Tru-scale Parts And Service Truck Trailer$452.00 Ends Sunday 14 bids 65 watchers
Vintage Tonka Trencher & Loboy #1001 /with Original Box$430.00 Ends Monday 9 bids 55 watchers
Buddy L Huge Aerial Ladder Fire Truck--nice-original-nr$406.02 Ends in 22 hours 6 bids 69 watchers
Doepke 1952-56 American Lafrance Fire Pumper #2010 /box Buy it Now$405.00 Ends Tuesday 6 bids 31 watchers
Smith Miller B Mack Aerial Ladder-near Mint Orig Cond-$399.00 Ends in 22 hours 10 bids 26 watchers
Minnitoys Pressed Steel Truck Trailer Toronto Star$380.77 Ends Thursday 8 bids 21 watchers
Metalcraft 1930s Esso Oil Stake Truck With 8 Barrels Buy it Now$380.00 Ends Thursday 1 bid 3 watchers
1930's Steelcraft Mack Dump With Headlights And Dual$360.00 Ends Wednesday 10 bids 49 watchers
Buddy L 205 Aerial Ladder Truck In Terrific Condition$338.68 Ends in 21 hours 7 bids 69 watchers
1957 High Rack Tonka Farm Truck + Box$338.00 Ends Saturday 8 bids 26 watchers
Ny-lint 1962-67 Ford "pepsi-cola" Delivery Truck W/ Box$330.00 Ends in 4 hours 12 bids 43 watchers
1930's Steelcraft 21" City Trucking Co.toytruck, Super$325.00 Ends in 16 hours 9 bids 44 watchers
1940's Al-toy Cj-2a Jeep Fire Truck Very Rare & Prized$315.55 Ends in 22 hours 8 bids 20 watchers
1950 Jep, Delage Clockwork Electric Coupe In Orig. Box$310.00 Ends Sunday 13 bids 54 watchers
Smith Miller Mic Lift Gate Truck ?? Ex ++ Original Cond $295.98 Ends Monday 13 bids 43 watchers
Vintage Wyandotte Car Pulling Trailer Pressed Steel !!$292.00 Ends Thursday 5 bids 38 watchers
Rare All American Toy Co Neon Clock Sign Dealer?$260.00 Ends in 21 hours 9 bids 26 watchers
Fab 24" Vint Buddy L Steel Dump Truck W Decals Restore!$255.75 Ends in 21 hours 15 bids 51 watchers
Cowdery Buddy L Fliver U.s. Air Mail Truck ?? Mint W/box$255.00 Ends Monday 6 bids 31 watchers
Black&gold All American Toy Co.timber Toter Log Truck Buy it Now$250.00 Ends Sunday 3 bids 18 watchers
Tonka B-216 Road Builder Set Rare!!$235.37 Ends Wednesday 10 bids 33 watchers
Structo Army Searchlight Truck Pressed Steel N/r$220.51 Ends Monday 31 bids 9 watchers
Buddy L Industrial Train Track Turntable Very Good $217.50 Ends in 17 hours 4 bids 10 watchers
1962 Tonka 201 Airport Ser-vi-car In Sealed Box Nrfb $212.50 Ends in 18 hours 6 bids 35 watchers
Cowdery Buddy L Fliver Ice Cream Truck ?? Mint In Box$212.50 Ends Monday 10 bids 31 watchers
Rare Wwii Buddy L Woody Buick Station Wagon Elec Light$211.50 Ends Tuesday 7 bids 56 watchers
1954 Smith-miller B-mack "p.i.e." Truck And Trailer$202.50 Ends Sunday 2 bids 14 watchers
All American Toy Co Timber Toter Logging Truck 1950s$201.00 Ends Monday 10 bids 28 watchers
Tonka Fire Ladder Truck Buy it Now$200.00 Ends in 12 hours 1 bid 10 watchers
1950s Doepke Airport Tractor & Twa Trailer$189.04 Ends Friday 7 bids 6 watchers
1961 Tru-scale C Series Service Truck Orange/white$185.49 Ends in 22 hours 8 bids 43 watchers
All American Toy Co 1950s Cargo-liner Semi Truck Buy it Now$185.00 Ends Monday 1 bid 16 watchers
Vintage Wyandotte 1930's Lasalle Original Condition$184.50 Ends Monday 10 bids 46 watchers
Vintage Tonka Stock Rack Blue Farm Truck $177.51 Ends Wednesday 9 bids 26 watchers
International Harvester Loadstar 1600 -- Redi Mix$177.50 Ends in 23 hours 9 bids 25 watchers
Smith Miller Toy Truck Collectible With Trailer$177.25 Ends Saturday 3 bids 13 watchers
Antique Kelmet White "big Boy" Dump Truck As Found$172.50 Ends Tuesday 3 bids 23 watchers
Old Mic Miller Ironson Hydraulic Smith Mac Dump Truck$161.25 Ends in 22 hours 11 bids 42 watchers
Hopper For Buddy L Coal Truck $158.50 Ends Friday 5 bids 18 watchers
1921 Buddy L Flivver Pressed Steel Delivery Truck$158.50 Ends Thursday 5 bids 19 watchers
Nylint U-haul Ford Truck & Trailers Set Of 3 Rare L@@k $157.50 Ends in 22 hours 5 bids 10 watchers
1950's Tonka Toy State Hi Way Dump 3 In 1 Plow Truck $152.51 Ends Tuesday 7 bids 36 watchers
Buddy L Express Truck Replica Buy it Now$152.50 Ends Wednesday 3 bids 11 watchers
Doepke Model American La France Aerial Ladder Fire +box$152.50 Ends in 22 hours 4 bids 17 watchers
Ertl International Gravity Feed Farm Truck-mint-ob-$152.50 Ends in 23 hours 6 bids 17 watchers
Rare Tonka 1960 Power Boom Loader Truck, 1/16th, Nice$152.49 Ends in 21 hours 12 bids 49 watchers
1960 Tonka Big Mike Dump Truck, Nicely Restored, 1/16th$152.49 Ends in 22 hours 11 bids 58 watchers
Vintage Original 1957 Tonka Hydraulic Dump Truck Wow!!$150.27 Ends Sunday 9 bids 37 watchers
Structo Pressed Steel 1950s Missile Launcher Trk W/ Box$150.00 Ends Wednesday 2 bids 13 watchers
1920's Ladder Fire Truck$149.99 Ends Tuesday 1 bid 11 watchers
Very Rare Psd Stl Girard Usa Tractor Trailer Set 1928$149.99 Ends in 22 hours 2 bids 16 watchers
Vintage 40s Streamlined Wyandotte Hudson Sedan Toy Car$149.00 Ends Monday 1 bid 23 watchers
Rare Marx Speed King Racer ?? Tin Windup - Exc Cond$147.50 Ends Monday 6 bids 20 watchers
Professionally Restored Keystone Pullman Car$139.50 Ends Sunday 5 bids 10 watchers
Antique 22" Wyandotte Toys Toytown Estate Metal Car$138.50 Ends Friday 7 bids 32 watchers

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