Dogs and Cars

Dogs.  Cars.  Dogs and cars.  There's something magical about the way they go together.  I love seeing dogs with their head out the window, hair/fur flying back in the wind.  People like riding in cars.  And so apparently do dogs.  Toy car companies picked up on this concept years ago witness these fine examples.  And the tradition continues today.

1960s Matchbox MG 1100

1982 Hot Wheels Mercedes 380SEL (1994 release)

You can spot the pooch in the back seat of the Mercedes.  Too bad the owner left the window up.

1985 Hot Wheels Dream Van XGW

  The Dream Van reveals the napping dog inside when you open the cool gull-wing door. 

2010 Matchbox '71 Olds Vista-Cruiser

Mattel continues the tradition with their new castings of Oldsmobile and Pontiac wagons.

2010 Hot Wheels Custom 1966 GTO Wagon

If you're a fan of older Matchbox toy cars you'll want Charlie Mack's excellent book Encyclopedia of Matchbox Toys (A Schiffer Book for Collectors).

 

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