Ertl Collectibles, Texaco Series
Do any of you remember when you did not have to get out of your car to pump gas?
If so, you may also remember while someone filled your tank, they also washed your windshield and checked your oil. Okay, I am dating myself, but there was a time when the gas in your tanks started as American crude oil right out of the oilfields of Texas, Arkansas and Pennsylvania.
In 1901, there was an oil gusher at the Spindletop Oilfield in Beaumont, Texas. Hundreds of wealthy entrepreneurs saw the door open for opportunity. Joseph S. Cullinan was one of them and, with the help of an investment manager, started the Texas Fuel Company, which later was renamed The Texas Company. They became the nation’s most prominent oil refinery. [Read More]
What's New at Toy Trucker & Contractor
The 22nd Annual National Toy Truck "N Construction Show is M-O-V-I-N-G! Same town Indianapolis - but different motel. [Read More]
This truck was so popular - it is now gone, only VERY few left to sell at the show!
For Saturday's National Toy 'N Construction Show Custom Contest Rules, click here: [Read More]
Aumann Auction has the toy listing for the
21st Annual National Toy Truck 'N Construction Show
in Indianapolis, Indiana,
August 20, 21 & 22, 2010
at the Wyndham Indianapolis West (formerly Adam's Mark Hotel),
I-465, Exit 11A, 2544 Executive Drive.
This will be a three-day room-trading, showroom with an Auction on Saturday. Go to the Aumann Auctions, Inc. for toy listings. [Read More]
Toy Farmer is Spring Cleaning at the museum and will be putting a number of items up for auction on ebay! [Read More]
An envelope will be inserted into your magazine if your subscription is about to run out.
Return it right away - don't miss a single issue of your favorite magazine(s) - Toy Farmer and/or Toy Trucker & Contractor! [Read More]
This truck is the 2011 Toy Truck 'N Construction Show model!
To get more info., go here: [Read More]
Click: National Toy Truck 'N Construction Show Models to order yours today!
New shows and auctions are being added all the time. Click here to view Shows/Events.
The past National Farm Toy Show models and the National Toy Truck 'N Construction Show models are now available to view on our web site!
Go to the Photos/Videos and scroll down to Products from the Past to view.
Limited quantities of tractors are still available through the Country Store. Also available are truck and construction models through the Country Store. Check it out!
Great fun was had at our show this past weekend. Go to the Photos/Videos for a few scenes from the show.
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The Northwest 25D Crane w/Dragline are gone!
Limited Quantities - 0 draglines remaining - too late! [Read More]
The 2010 Official Construction Model for the National Toy Truck 'N Construction Show is a Bantam Crane on a White WC22 Truck.
To get more info., go here: [Read More]
Die-Cast Promotions by F.F. Ertl III, Inc. is again proud to be the manufacturer of the National Toy Truck 'N Construction Show truck for 2010.
This year's model will be the 1/64 die-cast metal SmithCo Side Dump Truck. The National Toy Truck 'N Construction Show (NTTCS) takes place in Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. 20-22, 2010. [Read More]
Harold was at a train show in West Allis, Wis., this past fall. His layout displays the Bucyrus Steam Shovel available from Toy Trucker & Contractor.
Go to the Country Store to order yours!
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Toy Trucker & Contractor is now on twitter. Click here for the link: Toy Trucker & Contractor twitter to follow us
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Toy Trucker & Contractor and DCP have joined together in bringing you, the chance to own your very own personalized truck. Stop by the show to see a sample model!
Go to DCP Personalized Products to check it out - the model will be available online soon!
Amazing detail of the 2009 National Toy Truck 'N Construction Show model. Prototype pictured - cab roof will be red.
Quantities Limited - 0 trucks remaining - too late! [Read More]
Here is the story that Cathy talked about in the Aug. 2009 issue of Toy Trucker & Contractor. [Read More]
Finding a passageway from the Atlantic to the Pacific Oceans had been a dream of explorers for centuries.
To read the Cranes Etc. model review of the Bucyrus Steam Shovel, go to Crane Etc.
To read Steven Downs review on this model, go to Miniature Construction World.
For article from Model Railroad News, download this PDF file (320 KB).
To get more history on this model piece, download this 8-page PDF file (2.9 MB).
Go to Photos/Videos, scroll down to see more photos and how this model moves.
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