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Made in England, Lone Star made models at least as early as the 1950s with a line of military models. About 1962 they produced a small series of 1/50 scale models, which tools were later used for Tootsietoy in their "Classics" range made in the mid-1960s. These were little more than a body shell on wheels, durably built for play. Sometime mid 1960s a more extensive line closer to 1/64 but with varying scales was introduced. Impy Super Cars had the most features of any small scale diecast before or since. Models typically had opening doors, hood and trunk, and spring suspension, a clever rock to steer function, and jeweled headlights. As often happened in the late 1960s with the introduction of Hot Wheels, the line was modified and their own "Flyers" wheels were introduced, and the cars steadily lost their features, the jeweled lights and opening doors being some of the first to go. But it wasn't enough to save the company, which soldiered on through the 1970s gradually cheapening their cars, and even a reintroduction of the Impy name was not enough to save them by the end, at which time hoods and trunks had been sealed and even interiors disappeared. The company folded about 1980. They do still have some highly sought models, in particular the Vauxhall Firenza has a rabid following as that model is only covered by Lone Star, and from what I've been told the Firenza enjoyed some success on the track back in the day. Lone Star also made some country specific law enforcement vehicles, particularly on the VW Bus and Mercedes Saloon models, some of which are quite uncommon and highly sought.



Lone Star, Roadmasters, Impy, Flyers, Super Cars Model List

IMPY SUPER CARS model list:

110 Jaguar Mk X

111 Gran Turismo Coupe (C2 Corvette)

112 Imperial (Hardtop)

113 Ford Thunderbird (US) (*unconfirmed)

114 Ford Zodiac Mk III Estate (GB)

115 Volkswagen Micro Bus

116 Motorway Police Patrol Car (Imperial)

117 Mercedes-Benz 220SE

118 Ford Corsair (GB)

119 Volvo 1800S

120 Volkswagen Ambulance (Micro Bus)

121 Fiat 2300S Coupe

122 Rolls Royce Silver Cloud III

123 Alfa Romeo Giulia 1600 Spider

124 Foden Open Truck (Dump, Tipper)

125 Tractor

126 Foden Tanker

127 Ford Taunus 12M (G)

128 Peugeot 404

129 Cement Mixer Lorry

130 Merryweather Fire Engine

131 Ford Transit Breakdown Lorry

132 Fire Chief Car (Ford Corsair)

133 Mobile Crane

134 Euclid Caterpillar Tractor

135 Articulated Flat Truck


IMPY FLYERS model list: (Super Cars list plus)

7 Vauxhall Firenza

8 Ford Capri Sport (*unconfirmed)

9 Maserati Mistrale

10 Jaguar Mk X

11 Gran Turismo Coupe (C2 Corvette)

12 Imperial (Hardtop)

13 Toyota 2000GT

14 Ford Zodiac Mk III Estate (GB)

15 Volkswagen Micro Bus

16 Motorway Police Patrol Car (Ford Zodiac Estate)

17 Mercedes-Benz 220SE

18 Ford Corsair (GB)

19 Volvo 1800S

20 Volkswagen Ambulance (Micro Bus)

21 Fiat 2300S Coupe

22 Rolls Royce Silver Cloud III

23 Alfa Romeo Giulia 1600 Spider

24 Foden Open Truck (Dump, Tipper)

25 Tractor

26 Foden Tanker

27 Ford Taunus 12M (G)

28 Peugeot 404

30 Merryweather Fire Engine

31 Ford Transit Breakdown Lorry (Ford Wrecker Truck)

32 Fire Chief Car

33 Mobile Crane

34 Euclid Tractor

35 Articulated Flat Truck

36 Lotus Europa

37 Ford GT40 (*unconfirmed)

38 70s (C3) Chevrolet Corvette

39 Ford Mustang

40 Cadillac (1967 Eldorado)


LONE STAR IMPY (trucks / lorries) (circa 1976) also called COMMERCIALS

44 Marine Transport (likely same as #53)

50 Tipper Truck

51 Bulk Carrier

52 Crane Truck

53 Marine Transporter

54 Cement Mixer Truck

55 Express Freight Truck

56 Low Sided Truck

57 Water Tank Truck

58 Sand Truck

59 Water Pipe Truck

60 Timber Truck

61 Petrol Tanker



71 Range Rover

72 Cadillac Eldorado

73 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Fastback

74 Toyota Sports (2000 GT)

75 Police Range Rover

76 GT Rallye (C2 Corvette)

77 Jaguar Mk X

78 Maserati Mistrale

79 Ford Mustang

80 Lotus Europa

81 Volvo 264

82 Mercedes-Benz 220SE

Volvo 262C


PLAYSET:
Japanese Market Playset Mustang, Merriweather Fire Engine and Pipe Truck


IMPY MAJORS model list:

181 Crane Truck

182 Fuel Tanker

184 Pipeline Transporter


1281 MILK TANK TRUCK

1283 SAND QUARRIES TRUCK W/SCOOP

1284 LS TRANSPORT CO. TRUCK

1291 ESSO PETROL TANK TRUCK

1293 MI BREAKDOWN WRECK TOW TRUCK



Roadmasters 1/50 scale tools shared with Tootsietoy


'62 Cadillac Fleetwood

'60-62 Chevrolet Corvair

'60 Chevrolet El Camino

'62 Dodge Dart Phoenix

'60 Ford Sunliner convertible

'62 Rambler Cross Country station wagon

'62 Royce Silver Cloud II



TUF TOTS model list (*partial list, these are micro scale, probably close to OO or HO scale):

Landrover
Citroen
Citroen convertible
Jeep (and trailer)
Tanker Truck
Corvette convertible
Dump Truck
 

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