Toy Race car, tin

Object/Artifact

Museum Of American Heritage

Name/Title

Toy Race car, tin

Entry/Object ID

1000.2097.12

Description

Race car, toy, tin

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Mattel

Notes

possible date made: 1950s model name: MOBILGAS

Color

Red

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

curated description

Label

Tin Race Car Mattel 1950s The “Mobilgas” Tin Booneville Salt Flats Race Car was used to promote the Socony Mobil Oil company’s tradename “Mobilgas,” which would later become “Mobil.”

General Notes

Note

Repainted (original was gold over cream) Original car did not have a driver Replaced exhaust pipes