Rare 1960s Tonka Red Stepside Truck Model 302 Top Cabin Missing - Collectable Retro Steel Truck

Rare 1960s Tonka Red Stepside Truck Model 302 Top Cabin Missing - Collectable Retro Steel Truck

GREAT VINTAGE 1960S TONKA RED STEPSIDE TRUCK. RARE COLLECTIBLE TONKA TRUCK. TOP CABIN IS MISSING BUT BODY, TYRES AND PAINT STILL IN GOOD CONDITION.
 
This stepside truck has the cool rear fenders positioned outside the truck bed, with a distinct, classic look, often favored by vintage truck enthusiasts. 

NOTE I HAVE THREE OTHER VINTAGE TRUCKS AND CARS ON AUCTION THIS WEEK. TWO 1950s JAPANESE TIN TRUCKS AND A 1980s  BURAGO AUDI QUATTRO SCALE 1:25.

SIZE :
LENGTH 32CM LONG 14CM WIDE
 
MARKINGS: TONKA EMBOSSED ON FRONT GRILL AND BACK DOOR AND ON TYRE RIMS.
CONDITION: TOP CABIN IS MISSING. BODY, TYRES AND PAINT STILL IN GOOD CONDITION.
 
TONKA (1955-1991):
Mound Metalcraft was created in 1946 in Mound, Minnesota, USA by Lynn Everett, Avery F Crounse and Alvin F Tesch. Their original intent was to manufacture garden implements. Their building's former occupant, the Streater Company, had made and patented several toys. EC Streater was not interested in the toy business so they approached Mound Metalcraft.  The three men at Mound Metalcraft thought they might make a good side line to their other products.
After some modifications to the design by Alvin Tesch and the addition of a new logo created by Erfling Eklof (based on a University of Minnesota  drafting student's sketch by Donald B Olsen who later became the company Chief Industrial Engineer with the Dakota Sioux word "Tanka" or Tonka, which means "great" or "big") the company began selling metal toys, which soon became the primary business.
In November 1955, Mound Metalctraft changed it's name to Tonka Toys Incorporated. The logo at this time was an oval, showing the Tonka Toys name in red above waves, presumably honoring nearby Lake Minnetonka.
In 1987, Tonka purchased Kenner Parker for $555 million, borrowing extensively to fund the acquisition. However, the cost of servicing the debt meant Tonka itself had to find a buyer and it was eventually acquired by Hasbro in 1991.
 
TONKA IS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE TOP 10 VINTAGE TOYS FOR ANY COLLECTOR.
 
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