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The realistic details of these sturdy little toys came as quite a surprise to me when first I began to collect them. The colors are those most favored by children back then (and probably today). Playing with these toys requires imagination and, well, a bit of exercise. My toys and I always played outdoors where nature provided many things to bring me into a living fantasy world. Can such toys as these compete with online gaming? With videos? With chats and tweets? I fear the answer is NO, so it is a good thing that they can be seen in many active collections.

The realistic details of these sturdy little toys came as quite a surprise to me when first I began to collect them. The colors are those most favored by children back then (and probably today).

Playing with these toys requires imagination and, well, a bit of exercise. My toys and I always played outdoors where nature provided many things to bring me into a living fantasy world. Can such toys as these compete with online gaming? With videos? With chats and tweets?

I fear the answer is "No!", so it is a good thing that they can be seen in many active collections around the world.

Left front quarter view of the Auburn rubber Cord. The supercharged Cord is six inches long and glossy red. I doubt that the paint is original but it is excellent. Right front quarter view of the Auburn rubber Cord.
A dark red 1937 Oldsmobile 4-door viewed from the upper left front quarter. The car has suicide doors, black wheels and is 4 1/2 inches long. The red 1937 Oldsmobile 4-door viewed from the upper right front quarter.
A group of three Auburn 1937 Oldsmobile 4-door sedans, one red, one green, and one orange. A group of three Auburn 1937 Oldsmobile 4-door sedans, one red, one blue, and one gray.
Two 1937 Oldsmobile 4-door sedans, one red and one green. Another grouping of '37s, this one with a red car, a blue car, and a green car border=
A highly customized version of the 1937 Oldsmobile the Museum calls The Joker. Fenders are cut open very high, almost to the point of resembling cycle fenders; runningboards and bumpers are cut away. The car body is painted white, with diagonal green stripes across the hood. The front end sheet metal and the trunk are bright red, as are the fenders. The passenger's door is solid black. Perhaps time or inclination or paint ran out. Just above it is an original, red '37 sedan. The Joker from slightly above and along the passenger side of the sedan. Just above it is a '39 Plymouth.
A gleaming, tan 1938 Oldsmobile 4-door sedan seen from the right front quarter. Like the '37, the car has suicide doors, white wheels, but is 5 3/4 inches long. Above it is a 1936 stake-side pickup truck made by Sun Rubber. Here one sees the '38 Oldsmobile from the left rear quarter.
A lovely blue 1938 Oldsmobile 4-door sedan seen from the right front quarter. The car has suicide doors, white wheels and is 5 3/4 inches long. Here one sees the blue '38 Oldsmobile from the left rear quarter.
The blue '38 Oldsmobile side by side with a green '37 Olds. A '37 and '38 Olds compared from below.
The factory failed to drill for and install axles and wheels on this orange red sedan A Christmas green over red, 1940 Oldsmobile with closed fenders. It has silver windows, grill and headlights. The body is long and low, and is 6 inches long. The driver can be seen cast with the car in the driver-side window.
An orange 1940 Oldsmobile with open fenders and silver grill. A pair of '40 Olds sedans, one red with open fenders and one green with closed.
Another red '40 Olds with black tires and closed fenders. A red '40 Olds with figures of an older man and woman. The car has open fenders, black tires, and is red.
A stunning yellow over red Buick fastback two-door, seen along the driver's side front quarter. Another view of the yellow and red Buick seen along the passenger side front quarter.
The same yellow over red Buick, seen from the driver's side rear quarter. Another view of the yellow and red Buick seen along the passenger side front quarter.
A sleek green over red 1948 fastback Buick two-door sedanette. The Buick is 7 1/4 inches long. The same Buick viewed from the rear quarter.
A pairing of '36 coupes. First a hot-rodder and restorer's dream find. The other is a radically redone coupe, paint undone, fenders and runningboards removed. A red 1936 coupe. Nothing fancy, but beautiful in its simplicity. Certainly hot rodders think so.
A front corner view of a red 1950 Cadillac four-door sedan. The toy is 7 1/4 inches long Close-up front and rear view of 1950 Cadillac.
This is a trio of lovely 1939 Plymouth two doors, seen from the upper front. One is red, one is green, and in the middle is one that is yellow with black fenders and running boards. The bumpers are silver and the wheels are white. Front quarter view of a red and a green '39 Plymouth. They have the lovely, sweeping styling of the 1940 Ford coupes except of course that they are Plymouths. Yes, lovely.
This is a view of the full length of the passenger side. The lovely '39 Plymouth, this time in light blue down the driver side from the front fender.
Here we have the '39 Plymouth in orange, from the passenter side front quarter. And now, the '39 Plymouth in red, from the driver's side front quarter.
Here we have the '39 Plymouth in blue, from the passenger side front quarter. And the same car, from the passenger's left rear quarter.
A green 1946 Lincoln with green interior, silver trim, and square headlights. Four and one half inches long. A red 1946 Lincoln with yellow interior and round headlights. Four and one half inches long.
A custom painted green 1946 Lincoln with green interior and square headlights. Four and one half inches long. A a custom painted green 1946 Lincoln with green interior and square headlights. Four and one half inches long.
A trio of '46 Lincolns, one green with round headlights, one red with round headlights, and one green with square headlights, seen from the left front quarter. The Lincolns with round headlights have yellow interiors. The trio of '46 Lincolns seen from the rear.
A very customized version of the Linoln with the front skirts removed and the entire back end of the body removed to leave the rear fenders as stand-alone body extensions and no remaining trunk at all. Instead, there is a panel just behind the back seat. The rear axle and wheels attach to this with the usual Auburn clip. There is no sign of any bondo or gluing, although the front skirts clearly have been cut out by a previous owner. All paint appears to be original. The custom body is a masterpiece. This is a view from overhead, down and along the driver's side. A very customized version of the Linoln with the front skirts removed and the entire back end of the body removed to leave the rear fenders as stand-alone body extensions and no remaining trunk at all. Instead, there is a panel just behind the back seat. The rear axle and wheels attach to this with the usual Auburn clip. There is no sign of any bondo or gluing, although the front skirts clearly have been cut out by a previous owner. All paint appears to be original. The custom body is a masterpiece. This is a view from overhead, down and along the driver's side.
Another view of the Lincoln. Another view of the Lincoln.
Another view of the Lincoln. Another view of the Lincoln.
Another view of the Lincoln. Another view of the Lincoln.
Another view of the Lincoln. Another view of the Lincoln.
Another view of the Lincoln. Another view of the Lincoln.
Another view of the Lincoln. Another view of the Lincoln.
Another view of the Lincoln. A pair of 1949 futuristic sedans, one red and one deep green. The red car has no silver trimming, the green one is a deeper green than usual. Both have the smaller bumpers.
A rear quarter view of the 1949 futuristic sedans This is a red version of the '49 futuristic sedan, decked out with silver. It has the larger bumpers.
A rear quarter view of the red sedan. A quarter view of a red custom Auburn coupe which has had the fenders and runningboards removed and new, larger white rubber tires with red wooden wheels installed.

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