My video is incorrect in one aspect: The blue shaded Moon Base vehicles were also issued in the 1968 "Apollo Moon Landing" and 1972 "Giant Martian Landing" playsets. So I've included one of the white castings first introduced in "Giant Martian Landing" on the outside chance the vehicle was from either of those later sets. The 1977 "Galaxy Command" and 1978 "Star Base Seven" sets had the white vehicles.
"QUICK! GRAB ON ..."
Now for the forensic study of the three vehicles from the video.
Unlike the other two vehicles below there are no markings on the tank which I can discern.
A look at the interesting variable axles.
Totally badass and the new gem of my space vehicle collection. Now to find the trailer & one of the rockets it hauled ...
Unknown smaller tank, very hard plastic, year and make/model unknown.
Absolutely love this thing and have already used it in some of my art. I am fairly certain it is one of the "Cars of the Future" range of mid 50s Marx vehicles, sold both as individual units from countertop boxes and in collected sets. Mine came from a vendor specializing in estate sales.
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Definitely original as its wheels are outside of the axle braces. The 4 also suggests it may have been part of a boxed collection of vehicles, though sadly the vendor was unable to supply any information other than it came from an estate sale.
I'm puzzled by the odd pattern to the roof and have wondered if it might be evidence of restoration work. One would think that if the car had been crunched (stepped on would be the likely story) an effort would have been made to use the broken pieces to rebuild it, but they look to be of a different color. Any insights are welcome in comments below.
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