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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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Very Rare Buddy L Truck. Red Baby With Doors. I.h. 1924$3,522 Ends in 20 hours 19 bids 122 watchers
1924 Buddy L Oil Truck ~ Nr Mint ~ 100% Original$822.33 Ends Sunday 10 bids 95 watchers
Smith Miller L Mack Blue Diamond Cement Mixer- Mint--$787.77 Ends Sunday 6 bids 22 watchers
Metalcraft C W Coffee Wrecker N O S Buy it Now$760.00 Ends Sunday 5 bids 6 watchers
Vintage Buddy L Texaco Gas Oil Pressed Tanker Truck Box$688.88 Ends in 15 hours 37 bids 70 watchers
Buddy L - 204a Screenside Express Line. - All Original$650.00 Ends in 20 hours 1 bid 43 watchers
Cor Cor - Graham Sedan - Expert Restoration$600.00 Ends in 20 hours 1 bid 12 watchers
1920's Buddy-l Aerial Ladder Truck Very Nice L@@k !!!!!$599.99 Ends Sunday 8 bids 44 watchers
Buddy L Toys Aerial Ladder Fire Truck V Rare 20's Nmint$586.90 Ends Monday 4 bids 85 watchers
Smith Miller - Very Nice Blue Diamond Dump All Original$541.75 Ends in 20 hours 8 bids 21 watchers
Rare Keystone Ambulance $516.50 Ends Saturday 12 bids 54 watchers
Buddy L Express Line Delivery Truck V Rare 20's Nice$514.99 Ends Monday 3 bids 58 watchers
Rare Ba Oil Tanker Truck Minnitoys Otaco 1940's Orillia$443.00 Ends Sunday 4 bids 37 watchers
1920s Kelmet White Pressed Steel Big Boy Dump Truck $427.00 Ends Saturday 10 bids 44 watchers
Vintage Tonka Semi Truck Adv. Marshall Field & Company$426.00 Ends Wednesday 14 bids 51 watchers
Buddy L Coal Truck No. 202$405.00 Ends Sunday 6 bids 60 watchers
Authentic Buddy L 1929 Complete Industrial Train Set$405.00 Ends Sunday 2 bids 37 watchers
Buffalo Commons Model-t Pickup$401.89 Ends Sunday 13 bids 28 watchers
Buddy L Red Baby International Pick Up-new Reproduction$400.98 Ends Sunday 4 bids 35 watchers
Buddy L 1925 Pressed Steel Ford Flivver$399.00 Ends Monday 1 bid 16 watchers
Tonka Pressed Steel 1958 Fire Dept Water Tank Truck$395.00 Ends Tuesday 6 bids 34 watchers
Vintage-keystone-ride On-toy-fighter-air Plane-steel$360.00 Ends Monday 10 bids 60 watchers
1950's Tonka State Hi-way Set! 4 Pieces-grader, Trucks!$350.00 Ends Sunday 8 bids 29 watchers
Marx Lumar Van Lines Truck ?? Near Mint Cond $350.00 Ends Sunday 8 bids 13 watchers
1960s Marx Sears Gigantic Truck Terminal Playset In Box$333.00 Ends Sunday 16 bids 49 watchers
Smith Miller B Mack Hollywood Film Ad---ex Original-$333.00 Ends Sunday 5 bids 18 watchers
Buddy L Stake Truck ?? Near Mint Outstanding Restoration$330.99 Ends Sunday 6 bids 53 watchers
1920s Steam Shovel Pressed Steel Truck Marion/white$326.00 Ends Sunday 18 bids 54 watchers
Wyandotte 1950s ~dept Of Public Service~ Garbage Truck$325.00 Ends Wednesday 3 bids 14 watchers
1960s Nylint #6600 Mobile Home Mint Sealed In Box$318.33 Ends Saturday 8 bids 53 watchers
1940s Huge.camper Aluminum Smith Miller 2 Feet Long $305.00 Ends Sunday 11 bids 45 watchers
Rare Marx Fix-all Woody Station Wagon Mint In The Box $305.00 Ends Sunday 10 bids 32 watchers
*rare* 20s Keystone Pressed Steel #59 Water Tower Truck$294.00 Ends Sunday 11 bids 35 watchers
Vintage 1957 Tonka Big Mike Dump Truck $265.00 Ends in 23 hours 8 bids 66 watchers
Tru-scale International Truck Red W/driver $255.00 Ends in 23 hours 20 bids 33 watchers
Coca Cola Metalcraft Delivery Truck Not A Repro.$250.00 Ends Tuesday 1 bid 8 watchers
Smith Miller L Mack Blue Diamond Cement Mixer Custom$250.00 Ends Sunday 1 bid 14 watchers
Vintage Smith Miller Mic Lift Gate Truck Red $250.00 Ends in 23 hours 9 bids 40 watchers
Tonka #2100 Airport Service - 5 Piece Set With Box$249.00 Ends in 22 hours 12 bids 22 watchers
Buddy L- Ice Truck C.1926-1931$238.50 Ends Sunday 6 bids 47 watchers
1950s Large 14 Inch Heavy Diecast Car Smith Miller $227.50 Ends Sunday 10 bids 33 watchers
Smith Miller B Mack Aerial Ladder-near Mint Orig Cond-$227.50 Ends Sunday 7 bids 22 watchers
Smith Miller Gmc Mobilgas Tanker $218.00 Ends Sunday 7 bids 20 watchers
1950s Smith Miller Rare Fruehauf Semi W Flatbed Trailer$214.28 Ends Sunday 7 bids 19 watchers
Rare 1920's Keystone Parkard American Railway Express$212.50 Ends in 20 hours 3 bids 30 watchers
1959 Tonka Lowboy And Dragline Buy it Now$202.50 Ends Monday 3 bids 12 watchers
1958 Tonka State Hi-way Hydraulic Dump / Plow Excellent$202.50 Ends Sunday 7 bids 37 watchers
Marx Pre War Ex Glendale Depot 2900 W/extras---nice Nr$199.99 Ends Monday 1 bid 15 watchers
Minnitoys Otaco Red Imperial Esso Tanker Truck$189.63 Ends Thursday 4 bids 18 watchers
10 Minitoys Rubber Tires 2 7/8in. Original Otaco$175.00 Ends Sunday 13 bids 11 watchers
Reproduction Buddy L Overhead Crane (dredge) Rare$163.50 Ends in 23 hours 7 bids 15 watchers
Structo Mobile Crane A Nice Great Old Pressed Steel Toy$162.50 Ends Sunday 19 bids 24 watchers
1961 Tonka #117 Boat Service Pick-up Truck & Trailer Nr$159.50 Ends Tuesday 12 bids 34 watchers
1050's Buddy L #5501 Hydraulic Dump Truck W/plow In Box$157.91 Ends in 23 hours 10 bids 31 watchers
Mic Smith Miller Wrecker$153.50 Ends Sunday 8 bids 34 watchers
Buddy "l" 1920's 25" Dump Truck, No. 201 ( Ratchet)$152.50 Ends Monday 2 bids 21 watchers
Wyandotte Limosine And Trailer$152.50 Ends Sunday 4 bids 6 watchers
Vintage Smith Miller Fruehauf Tractor Trailer 27 5/8"$152.50 Ends Thursday 3 bids 11 watchers
Old Vintage All American Trailer For Log Logging Truck$152.49 Ends Monday 13 bids 25 watchers
Tonka Pressed Steel 1957 Pickup Truck With Box Trailer$150.00 Ends Wednesday 4 bids 23 watchers

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