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    Posted 13 years ago

    Grandaddy
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    These are my two favorite garage sale finds. A 1964 Crusader 101 made by Deluxe Reading, and a 1966 Johnny Speed Jaguar also made by Deluxe Reading. At a length of almost three feet long, the Crusader 101 was easily among the largest and most detailed toy cars on the market and was intended to be sold at grocery and discount stores. The trunk had storage space for a spare tire, jack, and lug wrench which could actually be used to change a wheel. Twin radio aerials on either rear fender could be raised and lowered by hand. Not only were the sun visors adjustable, the turn signal lever, steering wheel, and gear selector could be moved as well. And of course no car was complete without a driver. The male driver figure included with the car struck a relaxed pose at the wheel and was just as detailed as the car itself. A remote control shaped like an automatic transmission selector allowed the car to be "driven" as per the promise on the box "you drive it, you park it". The Crusader 101 is one of the most collectible toy cars of the post war era. Originally priced at around $13, prime mint-with-box examples can easily fetch upwards of $300 today. Interestingly, the Crusader 101 sheer size has always made it particularly desirable to Barbie collectors since it is well proportioned to the fashion doll and will seat four of them. As such the Crusader 101 was the subject of the cover story of the December, 2002 edition of Barbie Bazaar magazine.

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    Comments

    1. Claude, 12 years ago
      Thanks for posting such fantastic pictures of the Crusader 101,I had one as a kid myself.I'd been searching for pictures for quite some timejust to show my family & grand son's some of the great toys I really enjoyed when I was young.Thanks again for such great pictures & the history on it make!
    2. fourpeepsake fourpeepsake, 12 years ago
      Super Duper Grandaddy! The condition is incredible, especially for a garage sale find. I wish your pic was a bit larger, but then I would probably be drooling all over my computer. Thanks or sharing.
    3. vincentanton vincentanton, 12 years ago
      Thanks for the enlightenment. I have never seen such a car, nor heard of the Crusader nor the Deluxe Reading Toy Company. You have opened my eyes!
    4. revrobert55, 12 years ago
      Crusader 101 was my first remote control car that my mom & pops gave to me for Christmas in 1964 when I was 7 years old!....Wow
    5. ugoez1, 11 years ago
      WOW HAD BOTH.
    6. chroxy123, 11 years ago
      I also have Crusader 101 it was one of my toys I kept when I was a kid. I also have the dump truck and the rig and trailer. I am thinking of selling all three.
    7. upstatenycollector upstatenycollector, 2 months ago
      That was my absolute favorite toy growing up. I had it until I was in my 20s

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