Below are photos of a larger scale Hubley Checker Cab from the early 1950's. Checker was always behind the times with their styling, opting for a more conservative, sturdy design for their taxi customers.
Note that this model has a stamped steel baseplate. In the early 1950's, both Tootsietoy and Hubley tried to emulate the baseplates found on the then-new Dinky Toys. Both soon found out that American children did not care if there was a baseplate or not, and deleted the baseplates from their offerings to reduce production costs.
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Note that this model has a stamped steel baseplate. In the early 1950's, both Tootsietoy and Hubley tried to emulate the baseplates found on the then-new Dinky Toys. Both soon found out that American children did not care if there was a baseplate or not, and deleted the baseplates from their offerings to reduce production costs.
So enjoy seeing these old, pressed steel toys cars from your toy box, Bill. Thinking you and I might be in the same age range as I had similar ones as a kid.
