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STARSKY & HUTCH™ CAR

Mechanical Car
©1976 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Mego (manufacturer)
Place of origin
Hong Kong (manufactured)

card box, printed in colours to show the title, maker's details and photographs and illustrations of the toy
contains one red moulded plastic car trimmed with black and silver, sheet of decals; in the roof is a hole into which fits a lamp which will flash, lamp attached by a red string
battery operated

Object details

Object type
Mechanical car
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Box
  • Car
TitleSTARSKY & HUTCH™ CAR (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
printed card, moulded plastic
Card
Plastic
Printed
Moulded
Brief description
Starsky & Hutch Car, Mego, Hong Kong, 1976

Starsky & Hutch Car, Mego, Hong Kong, 1976
Physical description
card box, printed in colours to show the title, maker's details and photographs and illustrations of the toy
contains one red moulded plastic car trimmed with black and silver, sheet of decals; in the roof is a hole into which fits a lamp which will flash, lamp attached by a red string
battery operated
Dimensions
  • Length: 15½in
  • Width: 6.25in
  • Depth: 5in
Production typemass produced
Copy number
Palitoy Cat. No. 22841
Marks and inscriptions
  • SAMPLE NO. 2 (hand written in pen on box)
  • REVISED SAMPLE September 27, 1977 (label on car, typed)
  • Children over 3 years (box; printed)
Credit line
Given by the Palitoy Company
Object history
Sample No. 1 was not kept as it was in very poor condition and the car label was missing.
Production
marked MADE EXCLUSIVELY FOR PALITOY BY MEGO CORP

Attribution note: sample
Reason For Production: retail
Associated object
B.674:1-1999
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
B.673:1-1999

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Record createdJune 9, 2000
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O40353/starsky--hutch-car-mechanical-car-mego/
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