1952 - Rocket Racer 3 by Masudaya (revised)

[Joe K.]

Newspaper advert: San Bernardino County December 1952

(Not to be confused with the later Rocket Racer 3 which has an actual tin windshield and pilot head)

See Modern Toys From Japan, page 187. The Trade Journal Ad re-print from February 1953 shows line drawings of the following (from the top, down):

"Rocket Racer #3" - See Modern Toys, page 195 for a variation identified as "Sparkling Rocket Ship 3 / Moon Rocket". Then see Future Toys, page 195, item #351 for another variation called "Rocket Racer 3".