Sun Rubber Automobile Toys (33 Views) Sun Gallery     Toy Gallery

A rear view of the Supercharged showing the beautiful, virtually sculptured lines of the car.

The blue sedan to the left exemplifies the Sun Rubber Company toy automobiles. They have a timeless, natural beauty that is as at home in the museum as at an art gallery or speeding along the highway. Sun didn't hold with bringing out new models yearly like the automobile makers, who needed rapid turnover in America's garages to maintain their profits. At Sun, the goal was enduring appeal, designing toys that would not be made obsolete by changes in the automobile industry.

Sun's cars were meant to be detailed and handsome, but also durable. Play with these toys was not for those who preferred the dainty politesse of the tea party set. No, it was for boys and girls who used their imaginations to enjoy their toy cars fully, and gave them the hard use the toys were designed to handle day after day.

Group of three 1936 Supercharged Coupes in red&;/&/;yellow, silver, red. The supercharged coupes are 4 inches long. Pre-WW2 versions are solid color, post-war are both solids and two-tones. All of mine have white tires. A tan over red Supercharged Coupe.
A white over green Supercharged Coupe pulling a siler travel trailer. Pair of 1936 Supercharged Coupes, one silver, one red. The front of the coupes have a sloped triangular grille with round top and six vertical bars which angle further forward at the bottom, further streamlining the car. A long hood that folds upward from the middle is taller than the fenders, which are large, streamlined and half half-circle wheel openings. There are two large exhaust on each side from the hood into the fenders. The round headlights are integral with the fenders.
1936 Supercharged Coupe in light tan over blue viewed from the left front. The supercharged coupes are 4 inches long. Pre-WW2 versions are solid color, post-war are both solids and two-tones. Some, like this one, have trailer hitches. The same model, in yellow over dark green, viewed from the left front. The front windscreen is two pieces, rounded at all corners but the lower inner corners, which come to a sharp point. The top and bottom edges are rounded upward. The rear window is also two piece, longer rather than wide, very round at the end, and pinched at the top of the middle divider. The bottoms come together in a downward point at the divider.
1936 Supercharged Coupe in yellow over red viewed from the left front. The Supercharged Coupe in green over red viewed from the driver's side front quarter. Though well done, this looks to be a repaint.
Pair of Sun Airflows, one red and one green. The Sun Airflows are quite small, about 4 inches long and less than two inches wide, narrower than the Supercharged Coupes. The Airflow was the first rubber toy vehicle produced by Sun. Early examples with have Patent Pending inside the body and often will have special Sun tires as well. Pair of Sun Airflows, one blue and one custom-painted gold with silver trim. The sportier Sun cars are often found with custom paint by children, and many are quite attractive, as is this one.
A red Sun Airflow. Long and narrow, with four suicide doors and the classic Airflow radiator grille, the toy is a perfect fit for a child's hand. A tan Sun Airflow. There is a window in each door and a rear quarter window. The back window is a quite small, divided oval looking rather like a squashed-together infinity symbol.
1940 Dodge pair, one red and one yellow over green. The Dodge is 4 and a half inches long and has suicide doors. 1940 Dodge pair, one white over blue and one black over blue. The '40s styling, with its curvaceous body, long front end and abruptly rounded rear, makes the car look quite large. It would have been a very comfortable auto in its time, certainly. Oddly enough, it is somewhat like a sedate, grown-up Supercharged Coupe, but perhaps that's just me.
A 1940 Dodge without paint viewed from the left front. It is reddish-tan in color. The speckled rubber reveals the car to be postwar. Pre-war cars were made of natural black rubber. Another view of the 1940 Dodge without paint, this time a view from the left rear.
A 1940 Dodge in white over blue, viewed from the left front. The same 1940 Dodge viewed from the left rear.
A very nice pair of '40 Dodge autos, one silver, the other green. A very nice pair of '40 Dodge autos, one yellow over red, the other white over green.
A 1940 Dodge with a paint disaster. The same 1940 Dodge viewed from the rear.
A Teardrop Sedan in white over green. A pair of 1936 Teardrop Sedans, one solid silver, one yellow over red.
A bright red 1936 Teardrop Sedan viewed from the left front. The windows are black (perhaps inked), and the trim is painted silver. This five and a half inch toy looks like its real-life version could really burn up the highway, which makes the trailer hitch some have a bit odd. The same '36 Teardrop Sedan viewed from the right rear.
A deep blue Teardrop Sedan viewed from the left front. A bright blue Teardrop Sedan with yellow roof, silver windows, grill, and radiator shell as viewed from the left front.
A 1936 Brewster Town Car in solid red, viewed from the front. Age has made the color a very deep red and it is quite beautiful. The hood and front fenders are very long and streamlined, the body has an open chauffeur's compartment. The passenger area is streamlined in a long curve down to the rear bumper. The '36 Brewster Town Car viewed from the left rear.

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