[DrenMadre]

Found this at a swap show......only marking are "Tyco" and "Made in Hong Kong"

I'm assuming it's 50's vintage, maybe a "space ship control car" out of a set? No idea if the couplers are original or not......

My forte is European N scale.....but this caught my eye as something different.....

 

[riogrande]

okie dokie

 

[DrenMadre]

OK...re-reading that post.....I sound like someone trying to make a buck, let me restate....

I have never seen a Tyco like this, even searching to see what it's from came up with nothing....I don't even know what you'd call it.....

I'm NOT looking to make money off it.....as a matter of fact, if someone wants it I will send it for the cost I paid for it (nothing, he gave it to my son because he bought some other cars).....

I just think it's unique and different, and figured maybe someone here knew something about it.....

sorry for coming off the way I did in the first post....

 

[Lemonhawk]

What's the banner say after the car is "unfolded"? Also, with single axle truck, it has that european wagon look. A real keeper to "Keep" us all mystified!

 

[flyboy2610]

Definitely European, they do a lot of single axle trucks over there. That's an interesting coupler as well.

 

[traction fan]

Found this at a swap show......only marking are "Tyco" and "Made in Hong Kong"

I'm assuming it's 50's vintage, maybe a "space ship control car" out of a set? No idea if the couplers are original or not......

My forte is European N scale.....but this caught my eye as something different.....

DrenMadre;

From the doors and their associated hardware, It looks like a refrigerator car to me. With those trucks I guess it's supposed to be a European refrigerator car? That's my guess anyway. The photos below show an American refrigerator car. Notice the similar doors.

Traction Fan :smilie_daumenpos:

 

[CTValleyRR]

Tyco made a lot of toy-quality "not realistic, but I bet young boys will love it" stuff in the '60's. I had an "Army Rocket Command" set, with a missile car -- including a working, spring launched missile -- a radar / tracking car, and a command car. That looks somewhat like the command car, except that it had two axle trucks and hook horn couplers (and was olive drab with USArmy markings).

 

[DrenMadre]

Lemonhawk.....more pics attached....

CTValley...that was my first thought as well, it's all plastic....only metal is a basic car weight....

 

[DrenMadre]

FOUND IT I think.......

who would have thought lol

https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Electric_Train_and_Battle_Set

 

[Eilif]

Yep,
That's part of the transformer set.

 

[Eilif]

I don't need it myself and on its own it's not valuable but I know some guys who are into Tyco who would give it a good home and probably be willing to pay shipping.

Want me to ask around?

 

[DrenMadre]

Eilif, thanks.....but I did receive a request already.....

It may not be valuable, but it'll give some fun to someone