Vintage Tootsietoy 27-Piece Die-Cast Model Toy Vehicle Mega Restoration Lot

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Marion, Ohio, US

An expansive massive estate collection consisting of 27 vintage, mid-century pocket-scale die-cast metal toy vehicles and pull-behind industrial trailers manufactured by the iconic American brand Tootsietoy. This substantial salvage group is rich with classic mid-century automotive profiles, making it a dream lot for vintage toy restoration specialists, customizers, or hobbyists. Featured Casting Groups: Tootsietoy Commercial…

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Marion, Ohio, United States (US)

Item description:

An expansive massive estate collection consisting of 27 vintage, mid-century pocket-scale die-cast metal toy vehicles and pull-behind industrial trailers manufactured by the iconic American brand Tootsietoy. This substantial salvage group is rich with classic mid-century automotive profiles, making it a dream lot for vintage toy restoration specialists, customizers, or hobbyists.
Featured Casting Groups:
Tootsietoy Commercial Trucks: A large fleet of utility units, including two matching green city tow trucks, a green open-box dump truck, a green delivery van, a purple flatbed utility truck, a yellow-and-green mechanical crane crane shovel truck, and a red open-chassis tandem axle transport truck.
Tootsietoy Semis & Trailers: Features a large grey unpainted metal cab-over tractor hooked to a ribbed aluminum-style freight box trailer, alongside two loose support pull trailers including a bright yellow mechanical tow rig and a small red flatbed trailer.
Tootsietoy Sports & Passenger Cars: A multi-colored line of sleek fastbacks and classic street coupes, including three identical low-slung red racer models, a green sports coupe, a grey split-window classic coupe, a grey open-wheel Indy-style formula race car, two grey Volkswagen Beetle sedans detailed with blue pinstripes, and a small lavender convertible.
Public Service Units: Includes a large gold airport or construction scraper vehicle, a yellow model T-style hot rod, and a classic red utility ladder fire engine.
Maker Markings: Undersides feature authentic deep-stamped casting marks, including the official “Tootsietoy ® U.S.A.” registry brand text.
Condition Report:
The collection is offered strictly in well-played, unrestored salvage condition with notable vintage defects. As pictured, the vehicles exhibit widespread paint loss, heavy chipping, oxidation, and surface weathering throughout from historical play. Crucially, multiple models show bent metal axles, surface rust scaling along wheel pins, and varying degrees of wheel deformation.