1953 - Mormac Planeteer Car by Mormac (revised)

[Joe K.]

As seen in this 1955 Mostow Catalog:

This sighting is NEW to the Timeline.

[Joe K.]

This 1954 Monroe Wholesale Co. catalog sighting moves the date back one year:

The BIN listing:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1954-Monroe-Wholesale-Co-Chicago-Ill-Catalog-Rare-Vintage/113240353561?_trkparms=aid%3D444000%26algo%3DSOI.DEFAULT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20170221122447%26meid%3D9fbb5cdef7784ab8885d13b4684f3651%26pid%3D100752%26rk%3D6%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D113244423857%26itm%3D113240353561&_trksid=p2047675.c100752.m1982

 

[Joe K.]

This 1953 Toys and Gifts catalog from The Geo. Worthington Co. moves the date back another year:

The recently ended listing:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-1953-Geo-Worthington-Co-Christmas-Catalog-Toys-Ect-/113170215322?hash=item1a5978719a%3Ag%3A8JAAAOSwV3pbWj~S&nma=true&si=v9m9znqphYNdIsyAZXBgNFFTBNQ%3D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

 

[Tinplate6]

Neat little car, but it's odd that instead of placing an actual plastic astronaut driver figure under the bubble canopy, they just opted to put a sticker on the window. In the ad, it looks like there were originally going to be two figures in the car...must have cut into the profit margin.

 

 

 

 

[Joe K.]

Here's a second 1953 sighting: A Marshall Field & Company Christmas catalog:

This catalog image more accurately represents the actual look of the toy.