Christie's World of Automotive Toys

by Mike & Sue Richardson

Description by OLDIES.com:

From the simple wooden and tin trinkets inspired by the emerging automakers of the late nineteenth century to the modern multimillion-dollar plastic and diecast industry, this handsome photographic history encompasses every type of toy vehicle imaginable, from the outrageous to the exquisite. Mike and Sue Richardson, renowned experts on the world of automotive toys, present a detailed history of everything from trucks and buses to motorcycles and racing cars.

Christie's World of Automotive Toys is an ideal resource for the growing number of adult collectors seeking both high-quality display models and the antique toys that are appearing with greater frequency at auctions and fairs around the globe. But while they have compiled an exhaustive source of information for collectors, the authors also provide a colorful and nostalgic review that appeals to anyone, who, as a child, ever populated the city streets, country lanes, or raceways with their own treasured automotive toys.