Tonka Toys ca. 1974 Pressed Steel XR-101 Car Carrier with 2 Plastic Vehicles *SOLD*

Tonka Toys ca. 1974 Pressed Steel XR-101 Car Carrier with 2 Plastic Vehicles

This is a vintage ca. 1974 pressed steel XR-101 Car Carrier with 2 plastic vehicles manufactured by Tonka Toys of Mound, Minnesota.  

This car carrier has its ramp and comes with two Tonka plastic vehicles. All clear plastic windshields are intact, however, there is some hazing on them.     

This piece is in great all original condition with no breaks, restorations, repairs, or touch ups. This piece shows the usual patina, fading, dust, chips, scuffs, surface rust, scratches, missing accessories and wear that are to be expected from age and play. This is approximately 26″ L with the plastic vehicles being approximately 9” L. We invite you to view the photos to further determine quality and condition.         

      

        

A brief history of Tonka Toys of Mound, Minnesota:        

Tonka was begun by Lynn Everett Baker, Avery F. Crounse and Alvin F. Tesch in 1946, but it didn’t start out as Tonka; instead Mound Metalcraft in 1946.   Tesch re-engineered some old toy concepts left by their building’s previous tenants, and dubbed the toys “Tanka,” which means “big” in Dakota Sioux tongue