Tonka Trucks

The pickup is part of the streets of America since 1920, since the Model T Runabout by the Ford Motor Company was founded. Pickup trucks used by farmers and entrepreneurs in order to transport materials, from families to tow campers, rigged for racing on track, and to attract the attention deceived. The pickup has become a symbol of strength in the U.S. for its versatility and performance.

Reply Pickup Truck History

Thefirst known replica pickups were made ​​by Tonka in the mid-1950. However, these were not technically cast vehicles. Tonka trucks have been pushed out several printed or created, which were riveted together form a complete group. While Tonka was very good for their replicas industrial machinery and construction is known, also had a series of pick-up. The first pick-up truck were Tonkaline based Ford F150 pickup, and although the exact design drawings by Ford in 1960 diverted the current design is still reminiscent of the Ford pick-up design. At the end of 1960 has changed the project more closely resemble Dodge pickups of the time. While many of the first Tonka replicas were not labeled with a scale, most of the replicas 1 / 18

Pickup Truck Die Cast Replicas today

Today is a distantwider range of die-cast pickup truck replicas are available, representing most if not all of the lines of full-size pickup trucks. One popular area for collectors is replicas of racing trucks. As collectors flock to replicas of NASCAR stock cars, similar interest has been generated in the NASCAR Craftsman truck series of racing, and collectors purchase replicas of the trucks of their favorite drivers.

Full-sized pickup trucks have also become attractive to drivers who like to trick out or customize their vehicles. Customization is no longer limited to street cars! This interest has also expanded to the die-cast pickup truck industry. Collectors enjoy modifying stock pickup truck replicas with new paint schemes, chrome parts, and even built in lighting to really grab attention.

But collectors are not limited to the 1/18 scale of vehicles. Matchbox and Hotwheels have been producing 1/64 scale pickup trucks for decades. While these smaller vehicles may not have the collector value as their larger cousins, these vehicles are easier to find and less expensive to purchase, allowing the collector to add a wider range of vehicle models to his collection.

Finally, collectors also have the option to purchase pickup truck replicas that have been branded with their favorite sports team, products, or companies. For collectors who focus on vehicles that sport a specific product brand, such as Coca-Cola, this option allows for a wide variety of die-cast vehicles with common branding.

Die-cast pickup truck replicas represent just one of the many niches of the die-cast vehicle spectrum.