CRAGSTAN 1966 Crown Convertible Diecast Toy at eBay

[Ross Klein <tailfins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

This toy Imperial was part of a series marketed in the late 60's here in the
States. They were also manufactured in Israel under the brand name "Sabra".
I have the Sabra version, which has a black interior. The Cragstan versions
have a slightly different baseplate, and were manufactured in Japan. Many of
the other cars in the series turn up at toy shows from time to time, however
the '68 Cadillac convertible, '66 Riviera, as well as the Imperial seem to
be rather rare.

Ross Klein
'56 Imperial sedan. two-tone green
'68 Imperial sedan, bronze/beige
'78 NYB 4 dr. Golden Fawn
....and more miniature cars than I care to count!
'Life's too short to drive 'ordinary' cars"
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Friedman" <walrusmk@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Imperial Mailing List" <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 8:22 AM
Subject: IML: CRAGSTAN 1966 Crown Convertible Diecast Toy at eBay


> For those of us with one of the 514 1966 convertibles built (or those
> who would like to own one but don't have the space or finances), there's
> an unusual diecast toy on eBay right now.  It is being offered by a
> dealer in Vienna and is listed as being made by "CRAGSTAN".  I have
> never heard of this company or toy (only the Corgi with the golfer &
> clubs), so I was pretty blown away to see it - HOWEVER - if what we see
> in the pictures is what it is then MY '66 Crown convertible is better
> than mint!  Needless to say, it's pretty soggy as far as I can tell.
> Looks like it has been poorly masked and re-painted (by Earl Scheib),
> damage to new paint, chromework looks misaligned at both ends and the
> wheel covers are DEFINITELY not original!  8^)   A daily driver at best,
> a parts donor at worst.  See it at
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1724129603 and have
> fun bidding!!
>
>         Mike
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