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Tin Chevrolet Corvair Greenbriar van... The first mini-van?

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Tin Model Cars150 of 187Grandfather's CarTin toy friction cars found in dime stores but made in Japan...friction powered.
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    Posted 15 years ago

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    mikecassidy
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    The Corvair Greenbriar was infact, a small van with a flat 6 engine. Spacious and economical... How could it not be the first mini van? This one was tin plate and probably Japanese made in 1/25 scale.

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    1. EJW-54 EJW-54, 15 years ago
      When I was a kid we had a green one, I can still hear the sound of that engine in the back.
    2. Stonie Stonie, 15 years ago
      VW Bus came out in 1954, making it the first mini van.
    3. AzTom AzTom, 15 years ago
      Nice! "The Big Book of Tin Toy Cars" states it was made in Japan by KTS (Tatsuya).

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