Roadmaster Sunliner

[fixer]

a pair of Sunliners the white one is the early Tootsie branded version blue is the later lone star
apart from the colour and wheel differences the interior is metal in the Tootsie and plastic in the Sone Star
the front and rear mouldings also differ in detail
now to find the early blue one

[GHOSTHUNTER]

Great pair of Sunliners Reg. You are finding some really nice Lone-Star 'Roadmasters' models and your collection is surely becoming quite comprehensive now.

Nice to see such a good example of the 'TOOTSIETOYS' version as these rarley come up for sale in the UK. This is model number 1473, introduced during 1960-62, the 4th of Four models made for the American market by Lone-Star.

The pale Blue 'LONE-STAR' version with White tyres comes from the 1965-66 production period.

Ghosthunter.

[fixer]

thanks Kev, the Tootsietoy was an ebay win a couple of weeks ago and a bargain price too
did they do the Tootsietoy in blue and what were the other releases

[GHOSTHUNTER]

Sorry Reg, I don't kow what other colours were available on the Tootsietoys. I understand the range was very limited regards the marketing of the models and only 4 subjects all based on American cars were made for Tootsitoys before the aggreement between the Two companies folded in 1962. This became the First batch of models as listed below.

#1470, Chevrolet Corvair.
#1471, Rambler Station Wagon.
#1472, Cadillac Sedan.
#1473, Ford Sunliner.

All with the 'TOOTSIETOYS' branding on the baseplate.

A Second batch of 4 models went ahead for production but did not have the 'TOOTSIETOYS' branding on the baseplate, so were made as 'ROADMASTERS' and marketed in the UK from 1962-64, as listed below.

#1474, Chevrolet EL Camino Pick Up.
#1475, Dodge Dart Phoenix.
#1476, Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud II.
#1477, Dodge Dart Phoenix Police Car.

All with the Lone-Star 'ROADMASTERS' branding on the baseplate.

Ghosthunter.

[fixer]

huh call yourself an expert ....I finally found a question you can't answer
seriously thanks mate for that, another side line to look out for, I think I have examples of must of the Roadmasters and now chasing variations
when will this end

[Sebastian10]

Very nice collection. I have both of these but am looking for the one in the photos. I think this type with the whitewall wheels were towards the end of production as they are usually harder to find. I have a couple of the whitewall issues but they are for another one of the Roadmasters.

Sebastian

[fixer]

Additions to the Sunliner gang