as kwakers had already reported, during my stay in Canada I found an (at least for me) previously unknown Regular Wheels giftset in an antique shop.
At first sight it looked to me more just like a plastic carry case because of the two handles, but when I took it out of the shop's display case, it turned out to be made completely out of cardboard!
It has been made for Simpson Sears, the Canadian branch of Sears, and it was sold as "Fire Set" or "Collection Incendie" (Cat.No. 28037, Ret. No. 28355).
The set contains one King Size and six Regular Wheels models in their boxes, as well as a cardboard ramp and a couple of traffic signs (but I'm not sure if the traffic signs originally came with this set).
Judging from the models contained, the set must have been sold by the Company some time around 1967.
When you turn the giftset box upside down, it turns into a Matchbox Parking Garage - and you can stick the cardboard ramp into a slit, so there would be access to the upper deck for all the toy cars.
Obviously there must be some cardboard part(s) missing to keep the boxed models in place while shipping the set.
I wonder if the models shown are the original content of the set (but it makes sense), and I also wonder if there are any other sets like this (maybe a "Farm Set", or a "Construction Set")?
Has anyone seen or heard about this set before?
After all, this set is my find of the year (maybe even my find of the decade), and it deserves a special place in my collection!!!
Kay
