Japanese Tin Toy Edsels




58-Y1-02-01

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 Yonezawa Toy Ltd., Tokyo

10¼"

Dark green body, white roof & scallop, red, white & black
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3

Box (illustrated)

Magne Teigen

Remote control, battery operated. Control box is red with a blue steering wheel and umbilical. Rear license plate reads either 7230 or 2016 (and there may be others.) Small series ’58 body with Citation signature trim in scallop. EDSEL doesn’t appear in scallop as on other Yonezawas. Scallop color doesn’t extend around rear corners. Yonezawa trademark may or may not appear on package shelf. Friction version believed to exist. Shinsei (SKK) trademark appears on box only.