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LITTLE BIG MAN//SAFARI EXPEDITION

Toy Car
1977-1982 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

carved wood, painted yellow and black
open to show interior seats, steering wheel and gear stick
mounted on 4 black painted wooden wheels
around the sides are strips of brown and cream spotted paper used as body trim, on the left side is the title LITTLE BIG MAN //SAFARI EXPEDITION

back window panels are broken off and thus the roof, windscreen is also detached
wooden roof is painted yellow and black
window parts are plastic


Object details

Object type
Parts
This object consists of 3 parts.

  • Car Model
  • Roof
  • Window Parts, 3
TitleLITTLE BIG MAN//SAFARI EXPEDITION (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
carved and painted wood, plastic
Brief description
Land Rover or Range Rover, Palitoy, English, 1970s

Land Rover or Range Rover Model

Safari Land Rover or Range Rover Model
Physical description
carved wood, painted yellow and black
open to show interior seats, steering wheel and gear stick
mounted on 4 black painted wooden wheels
around the sides are strips of brown and cream spotted paper used as body trim, on the left side is the title LITTLE BIG MAN //SAFARI EXPEDITION

back window panels are broken off and thus the roof, windscreen is also detached
wooden roof is painted yellow and black
window parts are plastic
Dimensions
  • Length: 14½in
Production typeprototype
Credit line
Given by the Palitoy Company
Object history
Part of the Palitoy Archive

revised model of B.2532-1999
Associated object
Collection
Accession number
B.2533:1-1999

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Record createdAugust 2, 2000
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